Good morning, Minnesota! Here’s your roundup of the week’s top stories along with what you need to know for the weekend.
WEATHER
🥶 Saturday: The weekend will be chilly behind a storm front with highs Saturday mostly in the 40s and 30s.
☀️ Sunday: Sunny and slighty warmer with highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
🌡️ Next week: We'll see a return of warmer temperatures. The pattern will be pretty quiet until late next week when the next storm system may move into the region.
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Minnesota State Fair crop artists react to new rules, including a future quinoa ban. With limits on entries and seed changes, expect a surge of quinoa-heavy art this year.
In the 1970s and '80s, Minneapolis had numerous public sexual spaces. In the years to come, they would close one by one until the final bathhouse ended service in 1988, one day before the ban took place. Police raids and public fears about the AIDS crisis contributed to the city council unanimously passing a ban on adult bathhouses.
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The vote clears the path for Twin Metals to reapply to open an underground copper mine near Ely, just outside the wilderness area. Conservation groups argue mining in the region poses an unacceptable pollution threat.
Sam Nordquist of Oakdale traveled to New York state to meet the woman of his dreams. Nearly five months later, his body was found in a farmer’s field in a rural area. State investigators say he was held against his will for about a month in his girlfriend’s apartment.
📱 State audit raises significant concerns about DNR’s new app for hunting, fishing licenses
A state audit outlined several concerns about the rollout of a new app that could simplify the process of buying a hunting, fishing or boating license. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says they are working on the issues and plan to release the app this spring.
⛪ Winona-Rochester Bishop Barron, a Trump ally, urges president to apologize to Pope
Conservative Catholic Bishop Robert Barron, who is a close ally of President Trump, sharply rebuked the president for his harsh rhetoric criticizing Pope Leo XIV, calling it “inappropriate and disrespectful.”
🫎 Minnesota’s moose population has stabilized. Now to grow their numbers
Minnesota’s moose population has stabilized after years of decline, and wildlife officials are now launching a new effort aimed at helping the iconic species grow again.
🎣 Ahead of fishing opener, health officials update fish consumption guidelines
The new fish consumption guidelines include warnings about eating too much fish caught in northeastern Minnesota lakes and rivers, where fish tend to have higher mercury levels.
🎨 Why this Minneapolis feminist art collective still matters 50 years later
A Minneapolis exhibition marks 50 years of WARM, a pioneering feminist art collective that created space for women artists and helped reshape the local and national art scenes.
Sign a retirement e-card for Paul Huttner
For nearly two decades, Paul Huttner has been a trusted voice covering the weather in Minnesota. But Paul will soon give his final forecast. Join us in celebrating the retirement of MPR News’ Chief Meteorologist on April 30. Tell Paul how much his weather coverage has meant to you by sharing your thoughts in this e-card.
Dissonance continues in Minneapolis as the city moves forward with plans to reconstruct George Floyd Square, a site that remains both a memorial and a source of deep disagreement over what healing should look like.
🎓 Historically Black colleges and universities and the role they play today
