MPR News PM Update

May 6, 2024

🌞 Happy Monday! It's a warm beginning of the week with highs in the 70s for most of the state. A wind advisory is in effect until late evening for western Minnesota. And showers and a few thunderstorms are possible overnight. Get the latest on Updraft.

Trump to make 1st campaign stop in Minnesota of latest presidential run

After losing Minnesota twice, former President Donald Trump has been telling backers he has a chance to put the state on the map in 2024. He’ll come to a Republican Party fundraising dinner in St. Paul next week.
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Minneapolis educator named Minnesota Teacher of the Year

After leaving a career in the financial world, ninth grade English teacher Tracy Byrd became a teacher in 2017. Seven years later, he received the Minnesota Teacher of the Year award amid a minute-long standing ovation.
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🏛️ Equal Rights Amendment takes step forward in the Minnesota Legislature
DFL Leaders want to put a constitutional amendment before Minnesota voters in 2026 that would extend to abortion rights and gender identity. It differs from a version that cleared the state Senate.
🚖 Lawmakers, Minneapolis council members reach rideshare driver deal — but Uber and Lyft aren’t on board
The agreement at the state Legislature would set both Minneapolis and statewide wages for drivers at $1.27 per mile and $0.49 per minute. Uber and Lyft say they’ll stop operations in Minnesota if the statewide legislation is enacted.
A Gaza cease-fire deal hangs in the balance, as Israel begins striking eastern Rafah
Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a cease-fire. Israel responded that the deal didn't meet its requirements and announced it was pushing ahead with an assault in Rafah.
🕯️ Off-duty Eagan, Eden Prairie firefighter fatally shot in Minneapolis
Joseph Johns had been working as a volunteer with the Eden Prairie Fire Department since 2015 and in 2020, he joined the Eagan Fire Department as a career firefighter.
⚡ Duluth electric utility owner Allete sold for $6.2 billion
Allete is the parent company of Minnesota Power, which serves about 150,000 customers across northeastern Minnesota. That includes several taconite mines and processing plants, which are some of the largest industrial electric customers in the country.
♿ Disabled riders in Twin Cities weigh transit options as potential rideshare exit approaches
Almost every day, Mark Hughes rolls his wheelchair into a Metro Mobility van. He’s one of 18,000 Twin Cities residents who are signed up for the service and is worried about more people riding Metro Mobility if Uber and Lyft leave the Twin Cities on July 1.
🚨 Three killed, three seriously injured in central Minnesota crash
Three people died and three others were critically injured in a head-on crash early Sunday in central Minnesota. The State Patrol said the crash may have involved drunken driving.
🌪️ Biggest tornado outbreak in Twin Cities history came May 6, 1965
“You kids get inside. Your father called and there’s a tornado coming!” MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner recalls his mom’s words before six tornadoes tore through the western Twin Cities 59 years ago.
🏀 Nuggets know physicality, stopping Edwards’ supporting cast are keys to tying series with Wolves
The reigning NBA champions could be facing an early exit if they don't bring more urgency and physicality into their series with Minnesota. Game 2 is today at 9 p.m.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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