Good morning, Minnesota! Here’s your roundup of the week’s top stories along with what you need to know for the weekend.
WEATHER
☀️ This weekend: Warm, more humid air settles in with highs in the 80s. A few spotty storms are possible but it won’t be a washout.
🌡️ Next week:
The warm, muggy pattern lingers into next week with highs well into the 80s. Periodic chances for spotty showers and storms continue, with a better chance by Tuesday.
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With fewer than 10 percent of submissions accepted into the State Fair Fine Arts Competition, rejected artworks are finding new audiences at two popular Twin Cities exhibitions.
For the first time in 48 years, the Big Pepper won’t be at the Minnesota State Fair. The pepper-shaped stand, known for its stuffed peppers and fried ravioli, was run by the Barrett family since 1979. After being denied the chance to pass it on to the next generation, the family was required to demolish it this spring.
Harper Moyski was one of two students killed in the Annunciation Catholic Church and School mass shooting nearly one year ago. Since then, her younger sister Quinn and Harper’s three best friends have become a support system for each other as they grieve and heal.
A record 594 crop art pieces were submitted to the Minnesota State Fair this year, up from last year’s 451, as the popular tradition continues to grow. Many works focus on topics ranging from last winter’s immigration enforcement surge to Minnesota sports and pop culture.
📚 Teachers call for Target boycott over ICE response
A national teachers union is urging a back-to-school boycott of Target, saying the retailer failed to respond to calls to oppose a surge of federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.
💔 Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, who rose from poverty in rural Tennessee to become one of the most influential figures in country and pop music, has died at 80.
🗺️ Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States
President Donald Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday that updated the lake’s name for the U.S. geographic naming service.
🎡 ‘For the joy of it’: State Fair diehards say they don’t care about winning a blue ribbon
A blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair might seem like the prize that home bakers covet, but many of the Minnesotans submitting to the State Fair enter year after year for more than a placement. For some, it’s become a tradition, community and duty.
📊 Business owners squeezed as costs rise, profits fall, Minneapolis Fed survey finds
Most Upper Midwest businesses report falling profits as rising costs continue to squeeze margins, according to a new Minneapolis Fed survey of more than 900 firms.
⚖️ Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
Ruthie Baker shares what it was like to meet Dolly Parton during a 2018 musical in St. Paul, remembering a warm, humorous encounter and a lasting message about sharing your gifts.
👔 Minneapolis moves to pass dress code ordinance
Minneapolis leaders are weighing a new ordinance that would require businesses to publicly post dress codes, aiming to prevent so-called “velvet rope discrimination.”
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Summer comes to a close as one of the warmest in state history
Despite a near-normal August, this summer ranks among Minnesota’s warmest on record, driven by repeated heat waves and persistent humidity.
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