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Stories from September 15, 2024

SWAT team shoots, wounds suspect during standoff in Yellow Medicine County

SWAT team shoots, wounds suspect during standoff in Yellow Medicine County

Police first arrived at 3:15 p.m. for a welfare check in the city of Clarkfield. Members of a regional SWAT team opened fire and wounded the suspect after being shot at with a long rifle.
by MPR News Staff

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Mild and muggy for mid-September

Mild and muggy for mid-September

The words muggy and sticky are back in the forecast. Dew points will be in the lower to mid-60s with 80-degree temperatures. A shift in the weather pattern will bring multiple chances for rain Wednesday through the weekend.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Sam Darnold and an attacking defense drive the undefeated Vikings in a 23-17 win over the 49ers

Sam Darnold and an attacking defense drive the undefeated Vikings in a 23-17 win over the 49ers

Sam Darnold passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns against his former team, including a 97-yard strike in the second quarter to Justin Jefferson, and an attacking defense again fueled the Minnesota Vikings in a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

The FBI says it's investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. No shots were fired at the former president.
by The Associated Press

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Hit-and-run vehicle plows into crowd, kills 16-year-old girl and injures others

Hit-and-run vehicle plows into crowd, kills 16-year-old girl and injures others

A 16-year-old girl died and five others were injured after a driver plowed into a downtown Minneapolis crowd shortly after midnight Saturday. The alleged driver, a 22-year-old woman, has been booked and arrested on suspicion of murder.
by Cari Spencer

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Warm, sunny Sunday with breezy south winds

Warm, sunny Sunday with breezy south winds

We’re looking at another week of similar temperatures, with 80s continuing. Expect multiple chances for showers throughout the week, but also plenty of sunshine. More typical seasonal temperatures are expected to return by next weekend.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.
by Julia Simon

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State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds

State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds

Much of the food supply in the U.S. goes uneaten, which contributes to climate change. Some states have tried to cut food waste in landfills, but their efforts have fallen short, researchers found.
by Clare Marie Schneider

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Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk

Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk

The five-day trip, funded by internet entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, broke several records including the first-ever commercial spacewalk using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on Polaris Dawn mission.
by Russell Lewis

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