MPR News PM Update

June 20, 2024

☔ Scattered showers will develop Thursday for portions of central and southern Minnesota. Heavier rain and storms are possible Friday and Saturday. Get the latest on Updraft

St. Louis County declares state of emergency amid flooding, city of Cook underwater

The county reported more than 40 roads closed due to flooding several roads in the county are washed out. Downtown Cook is underwater and YMCA Camp du Nord is reportedly cut off due to a road washout.

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U.S. Forestry Service moves forward with Leech Lake land transfer agreement

Former President Donald Trump signed the Leech Lake Restoration Act in December of 2020. The act compensates Leech Lake for approximately two-thirds of land erroneously transferred in the 1940s and 50s.
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🏊🏾 V3 Sports aquatic, recreation center looks to bridge racial gap in north Minneapolis
V3 Sports is at the gateway of north Minneapolis, on the corner of Plymouth and Lyndale Avenues. And its founders hope it will be a gateway to access for swimming and recreation for the community.
🧑🏽‍🌾 Heavy rains and climate change troubling for agriculture industry, emerging BIPOC farmers
“It has been a tough season,” Marcus Carpenter, founder of an organization that supports emerging BIPOC farmers, said. “When you have farmers of color who have very little acreage to deal with in the beginning, having an entire washout can be detrimental for them, both economically … and from a community perspective.”
⚾ Rays stop Twins' winning streak at 6 with 3-2 victory, after Royce Lewis' 10th-inning throwing error
Randy Arozarena scored for the Tampa Bay Rays on a throwing error by Minnesota 's Royce Lewis with two outs in the 10th inning in a 3-2 victory that ended the Twins' six-game winning streak on Wednesday.
⛹️‍♀️ Collier scores 16, Carleton 14 as Lynx win fifth straight 68-55 over Atlanta; Howard injured
Napheesa Collier scored 16 points and the Minnesota Lynx used a balanced attack to defeat the Atlanta Dream 68-55 on Wednesday night for their fifth-straight win.
☀️ Millions of Americans are under heat advisories as high temperatures roast the U.S.
A multi-day heat wave is still beating down on millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast, with officials in multiple states declaring heat emergencies and urging people to take precautions as temperatures remain high.
– Madelyn Bonkoski, MPR News
 
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