🌨️ A post-Thanksgiving snowstorm is set to move in just as one of the busiest travel weekends of the year continues. Heavy snow and plunging temperatures will cause some travel disruptions and post-holiday headaches.
☃️ Snowfall totals are expected to be heaviest in southern Minnesota and taper off to the north. Southern counties could see a widespread 6 to 10 inches from Fairmont to Mankato, Albert Lea and Rochester.
❄️ The Twin Cities area will see varying amounts, with the southern metro forecast for 3 to 5 inches, and northern and central parts of the metro receiving 2 to 4 inches.
🌨️ The cutoff for snow totals will be abrupt. Areas north of St. Cloud may see only a dusting, while west-central to central Minnesota could receive 1 to 5 inches.
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In a fire station tucked just blocks from downtown Minneapolis, a crew of four is reshaping a narrative that predates them by generations: Who gets to be the one answering the call?
PFAS, often called "forever chemicals," have turned up almost everywhere in Minnesota — in water, soil, fish and wildlife. Now, scientists want to know how much PFAS are in the air and how the chemicals are moving through the environment. They're using a simple and natural tool: pine needles.
There’s good news for anglers hoping to hit the ice on Mille Lacs Lake this winter. They’ll be able to bring home up to three walleyes, if they’re lucky enough to catch them.
Hundreds packed a hall of Karmel Mall Sunday afternoon to gather in solidarity with the Somali community after the president called for elimination of a program that offers temporary protective status for people from Somalia who are in Minnesota.
🚨 St. Paul Police use of force during ICE protests raises press freedom concerns
Three photojournalists hit by police munitions while covering an ICE protest Tuesday believe they were targeted by police while doing their jobs. All three photographers said they were clearly marked as press, had large cameras in their hands and they were grouped together as they worked.
🌊 New, more flood-resilient bridge opens above High Falls in Tettegouche State Park
A new footbridge has opened in Tettegouche State Park over the Baptism River, just above where High Falls plummets 60 feet as the river gushes toward Lake Superior along the North Shore. The former bridge had been closed to the public since it was damaged in major flooding in 2022.
💡 A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving
Stillwater prison is an 111-year-old facility with old-fashioned metal bars, no air conditioning in the cells and an estimated $180 million in deferred maintenance costs. But staff and men serving time there say the prison has been reborn.
🍎 U of M to license new fruit varieties, including a sequel to the Honeycrisp apple
The University of Minnesota’s breeding program, famous for creating the Honeycrisp apple, has launched six new varieties of apples and grapes that it’s licensing to growers.
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Jury convicts Minnesota man of faking Purple Heart, POW medals in 'stolen valor' scheme to steal VA benefits
⛏️ On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry
Mesabi Metallics, an iron ore mine under construction in Nashwauk, has purchased the largest trucks ever used in Minnesota’s iron mines. The trucks haul 400 tons of rock in a single load and are designed to be operated autonomously.
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Research shows wolf population changes follow trends in deer, not the other way around
The number of deer harvests this hunting season appears to have bounced back after several low years. Some hunters have pointed to wolves as the cause of scarce deer. A recent study from far northern Minnesota tells a different story.
📙 Mary Lucia shares it all in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To'
Mary Lucia was an iconic DJ at MPR’s The Current for almost 20 years — until a stalker unraveled her sense of safety and sense of self. With characteristic snark and honesty, Lucia shares her own story in the new memoir, “What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To.”
❄️ Waymo is coming to Minneapolis. But can the self-driving taxi navigate winter weather?
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service, is currently on the streets of Minneapolis beginning testing. For now, there is a driver behind the wheel. But eventually Waymo wants you to take a ride with no driver.
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