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June 10, 2024

There will be cloudy skies tonight with a possibility of rain in the morning. The afternoon will be partly sunny with temperatures in the 70s. You can also get the latest on Updraft.

New Minnesota poll has Biden with narrow edge over Trump as both remain unpopular

Democratic President Joe Biden carries a slight edge in Minnesota over former Republican President Donald Trump into their rematch, although a new Minnesota Poll shows that advantage is short of the incumbent’s victory margin four years ago in a must-win state for Democrats.  

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Hopkins police: Missing 4-year-old found dead in Minnehaha Creek; ‘horrible accident’

Hopkins police searching for a missing 4-year-old said Monday the boy was found dead in Minnehaha Creek, about 500 yards downstream from his apartment building and is believed to have drowned.


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🫕 Three Minneapolis restaurants are up for James Beard awards
Oro by Nixta is one of ten finalists up for Best New Restaurant. Oro’s chefs and co-owners are Kate and Gustavo Romero. Also nominated: Christina Nguyen of Hai Hai in Northeast Minneapolis and Ann Ahmed of Khaluna in East Harriet. Both are nominated for Best Chef of the Midwest.
💭What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s first hearing in more than a decade
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a federal prison in Florida.
🏀WNBA star Caitlin Clark doesn't make the USA Olympics basketball team
Caitlin Clark, who plays for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, confirmed Sunday that she didn’t make the national team roster. "I’m excited for the girls on the team. It’s the most competitive team in the world," Clark told reporters.
🦟Once called Nantucket fever, this nasty tick-borne illness is on the rise
Micheline LeBlanc knew something was up when. she felt achy and fatigued. When she developed throbbing pain in her legs and shortness of breath, her husband took her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. A few days later her doctor called to tell her a test showed she had a different tick-borne illness – babesiosis.
🏫With 'chronic absenteeism' soaring in schools, most parents aren’t sure what it is
As the school year comes to a close, one problem is plaguing educators across the country: chronic absenteeism. In 2023, roughly 1 student out of 4 was chronically absent across the school year. The problem is aligned with historic drops in reading and math scores nationwide.
🏒Princeton's Sarah Fillier is preparing for upcoming PWHL draft, where Canadian projected to go 1st
Sarah Fillier has a degree from Princeton, but she's opting for a pro hockey career by entering the PWHL draft on Monday. The projected No. 1 pick from Canada took a moment to cherish her past six years in college.
– Madelyn Bonkoski, MPR News
 

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