MPR News PM Update

May 16, 2024

🌷 Feels like spring! Most of the state will be dry with light rain showers lingering in northeastern Minnesota for the rest of the day. Temps are back into the upper 60s in western and southern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.
Minnesotans honor the state’s Japanese American veterans

Generations of military veterans gathered at Fort Snelling’s cemetery today to honor Minnesota’s Japanese American veterans — including 99 people who are buried there. Fort Snelling was home to a linguistics school, where about 6,000 people were trained in Japanese language.
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Minnesota officers killed in duty, including those killed in Burnsville, are honored during National Police Week

President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962 and designated the entire week as National Police Week. Support for law enforcement has been visible this week, with Gov. Tim Walz ordering flags fly half-staff Wednesday.
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🏛️ Tensions flare at Minnesota Capitol as debates stretch on; DFLers say they’ll push ahead with ERA measure
In a sign of growing Capitol frustrations, House Speaker Melissa Hortman called for a snap vote after a long debate. Republicans say the move suppressed their voice. It could spell trouble for an orderly session end.
🏈 Vikings sign Robert Tonyan to add some depth at tight end while waiting for Hockenson’s return
The Minnesota Vikings have signed Robert Tonyan as they added depth at tight end while T.J. Hockenson recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
❤️‍🩹 Call to Mind: Birth & Depression - The Unspoken Conversation
Listen: This special program looks at the under-recognized public health issue of postpartum depression and the challenge of treatment. We’ll hear first-hand from people who have experienced it.
🛒 The Supreme Court upholds the funding structure for the consumer protection agency
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the manner in which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded. The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5th Circuit. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented.
🚨 Police fatally shoot man with hatchet in Crookston, BCA investigating
Crookston police said the man was shot after he “rapidly approached” officers while swinging a hatchet.
🛣️ Call to Mind: Schizophrenia - Finding Home on a Hard Road
Listen: This program shares stories about schizophrenia that don’t make the headlines. We’ll hear from people living with this illness and from leading experts about new treatments that make it possible to manage.
📣 The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers
Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of “homemaker” in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking “in his personal capacity.”
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
 

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