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July 9, 2024

Happy Tuesday! Today is hot with chances of isolated showers this evening and Wednesday. Stay alert and get the latest on Updraft.

📣 In celebration of Disability Pride Month, throughout July MPR News is featuring stories about Minnesotans with disabilities who are making an impact. See more at mprnews.org/changemakers.
New AI security measure at Mall of America raises concerns for some

Mall of America officials say the facial recognition system launched in June is accurate, effective and is an important addition to its existing security measures. However, some experts and state lawmakers worry about risks to privacy or possible misuse of the technology.
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Minnesota state trooper faces multiple felony charges after fatal Rochester crash

The charges allege that trooper Shane Roper was traveling at 83 mph in a 40 mph zone in Rochester — without his emergency lights activated — when he collided with two other vehicles in May. The crash killed 18-year-old Olivia Flores of Owatonna.
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🏫 Interim president hopes to help St. Cloud State University find path forward
Larry Dietz will lead SCSU for two years while the university searches for a permanent president to replace Robbyn Wacker, who stepped down when her contract expired this year.
📽️ Minneapolis could host Sundance Film Festival in 2027
The 45-year-old event is the largest independent film festival in the United States and has been in Utah since it began in 1978. But in 2026, the festival’s current 13-year contract with the city will expire.
🧑🏻‍⚖️ Judge: Lawsuit filed by Amir Locke’s family can go forward
A federal judge has denied the city of Minneapolis’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 22-year-old man shot and killed by a police officer in 2022.  
🗳️ Nikki Haley releases her delegates so they can back Donald Trump at the RNC next week
Nikki Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year’s Republican primary so that they’re free to support Donald Trump at next week’s convention, a move that goes toward solidifying GOP support around the party’s presumptive nominee.
🎡 ‘Foodiest foodie fair ever:’ A critic dishes on new 2024 Minnesota State Fair foods
Food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is a six-time James Beard Award winner, a frequent Appetites guest for MPR News, and a bona fide State Fair aficionado. She joined host Tom Crann on All Things Considered to give her take on the fair’s 2024 list of new foods.  
⚾ Twins score twice in 11th and improve to 8-0 against White Sox with 8-6 win
Brooks Lee and Manuel Margot drove in runs in the 11th inning and the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on Monday night.
⛈️ Far from the ocean, remnants of storms like Beryl can cause severe floods
Beryl made landfall as a hurricane in Texas, and there are forecasts that as the storm breaks apart it will drive deeper into Midwestern states like Missouri, Illinois, Indiana,  Michigan – even Ontario, Canada.
– Madelyn Bonkoski, MPR News
 
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