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Stories from September 6, 2024

Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals

Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals

A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Fans cheer on three Minnesotans in Paralympic wheelchair basketball semifinals

Fans cheer on three Minnesotans in Paralympic wheelchair basketball semifinals

The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team is heading to the Paralympic gold medal match, after their close win against China in Friday’s semifinal, 50-47. Fans and former coaches met in St. Louis Park to cheer on the team’s three Minnesotan players.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minneapolis council proposes to keep shelter open with the help of a grant

The Minneapolis City Council proposed funding Friday to address the closure of a shelter operated by Agate Housing and Services, affecting more than 80 residents and 23 employees. Council members proposed a $1.5 million grant, contingent on a match from Agate. Also, frost advisories and freeze warnings are in effect for late Friday through early Saturday for northeast Minnesota, as temperatures may drop into the low to mid-30s.

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A chilly Friday night; frost advisories and freeze warnings

A chilly Friday night; frost advisories and freeze warnings

One of the chilliest nights in months is in the forecast for Friday night. Freeze warnings and frost advisories are up for northeastern Minnesota. Saturday will be cool, then temperatures warm by Sunday with 80s returning to the forecast for n
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Minneapolis City Council members propose grant to avoid shelter closure

Minneapolis City Council members propose grant to avoid shelter closure

Members of the Minneapolis City Council are proposing a $1.5 million grant to avoid the permanent closure of a downtown shelter. The grant is contingent on Agate Housing matching that amount to help repair its 100-year-old building.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Politics Friday: Minnesota’s Senate race is a study in contrast

Politics Friday: Minnesota’s Senate race is a study in contrast

From their personal style to their policy positions, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White have little in common. Coming up Friday at noon, listen to conversations with the two U.S. Senate candidates looking to represent Minnesota in Washington D.C.
by Brian Bakst, Clay Masters, Ellie Roth and Matthew Alvarez

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Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’

Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’

To celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of Talking Volumes, we are revisiting a favorite from last year. New York Times columnist and nature writer Margaret Renkl closed out the 2023 Talking Volumes season with meditations on the joys of a backyard oasis, the inevitable losses of a warming climate and how to live while holding both of those truths in tandem.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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September will warm up despite starting cool

September will warm up despite starting cool

A warm September is not out of the norm considering an upward temperature trend since the early 90s. MPR News climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said Minnesotans shouldn’t expect any different this year either.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting four people at his high school in Georgia is expected to make his first court appearance. It comes a day after his father was also arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities weekend freeway closures. Woman pleads guilty to bribery attempt in fraud trial

A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a juror in the first Feeding our Future trial. And drivers in the Twin Cities will need to navigate two freeway closures this weekend.
by Alex Simpson

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Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld wins bronze for table tennis at Paralympics

Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld wins bronze for table tennis at Paralympics

Ian Seidenfeld of Lakeville won a bronze medal on Thursday for table tennis at the Paralympics in Paris. Seidenfeld attended the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. This is his second time at the Paralympic games.
by MPR News Staff

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Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka

Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.
by Ayana Archie

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Trump deputy campaign manager identified in Arlington National Cemetery dustup

Trump deputy campaign manager identified in Arlington National Cemetery dustup

National Public Radio identified two Trump staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery including a deputy campaign manager, highlighting a disconnect between Trump's messaging and his campaign.
by Stephen Fowler, Quil Lawrence and Tom Bowman

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Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Colleges rely on resident assistants to help support students during the school year, but the job has become more complex in an era when student mental health needs have leaped. With the new school year starting, RAs and their trainers say the demands have never been greater.
by Anika Besst

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Bringing back ‘bio supermarkets’: Program helps landowners restore vanished wetlands

Bringing back ‘bio supermarkets’: Program helps landowners restore vanished wetlands

Wetlands help prevent flooding, filter nutrient pollution, store carbon and provide wildlife habitat. But many have disappeared due to draining and filling. A partnership between the federal government and a nonprofit is helping willing private landowners restore wetlands in the Upper Mississippi headwaters.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Group teaches people in low-population areas how to run for office and become civic leaders

In west-central Minnesota, an effort is underway to get more people involved in political and civic leadership. The nonpartisan rural democracy initiative runs programs that help people learn how to run for office or take action in areas deemed “leadership distressed.”
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Woman who carried cash in Feeding Our Future bribery case pleads guilty

Woman who carried cash in Feeding Our Future bribery case pleads guilty

A Seattle woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a federal juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial — admitting she left a Hallmark gift bag with $120,000 at a juror’s home and said she would pay more in exchange for a not guilty vote. 
by Cari Spencer

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