☀️ We’ll see decreasing clouds into midday Saturday, allowing temperatures to warm well into the 80s to even low 90s
🌡️ Sunday storm chances look more isolated with likely drier conditions and decreasing clouds. Highs Saturday and Sunday will be in the upper 80s with some low 90s in southwest Minnesota.
A private funeral service for former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, is scheduled for Saturday in Minneapolis. MPR News will broadcast the service on the radio and provide live video online along with special coverage Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
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curated roundup of recommended events highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors resentment over his imprisonment.
Political leaders, family and friends will gather Saturday at the Minnesota Capitol to pay tribute to Melissa Hortman. She was remembered for her calm demeanor, strategic thinking and lasting impact on Minnesota politics.
When work boots wear out, most of the time they head to the trash. For Red Wing Shoes, that’s not always the case. Over the decades, as Red Wing boots have evolved from workwear to fashion staple, customers have started sending their weathered boots back to headquarters.
At Wild Things Antiques in Fridley — a queer-owned, 20,000-square-foot vintage mall and sober community space — monthly events like First Thursday Drag Bingo blend LGBTQ history, Pride-themed decor and inclusive celebration with the owners’ mission to create a welcoming, diverse alternative to the often exclusionary world of antiques.
🌷 Frederick the corpse flower unleashes his funk at Como Park
🐦 Minnesota corn fields pose migration risk for songbirds, study shows
For many songbirds, flapping through Minnesota isn’t easy. In new research from Cornell University, scientists have found that the Corn Belt’s large stretch of farmland forces migrating songbirds to alter their natural flight patterns.
🏥 Alleged Hortman killer worked at U of M eye bank until day before shootings
🏛️Minnesota lawmakers consider security measures after Hortman killings
The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark has thrust the issue of how best to protect elected officials back into the spotlight. Lawmakers are grappling with how to protect themselves while not “fencing off the voice of people” in democracy.
💧Mankato small businesses try to stay afloat after last year’s historic floods
🚧 Major freeway closures planned in Twin Cities this weekend
Closures will affect parts of Interstates 35W and 494 in Richfield and Bloomington, as well as a stretch of Interstate 94 in St. Paul. All the closures are set to begin at 10 p.m. Friday, and wrap up by 5 a.m. Monday.
Gary Hines, the music director and founder of Sounds of Blackness, joins MPR News host Angela Davis to talk about the history and influence of Black artists across all genres of music.
🎤 In wildly different projects, Duluth musician Alan Sparhawk works through grief
Duluth’s Alan Sparhawk and his late wife, Mimi Parker, first sprung onto the music scene in 1993 with their band, Low. Their harmonies and minimalistic instrumentation defined them. Sparhawk reemerged last year with a sound completely unfamiliar — “White Roses, My God” features a drum machine and his voice through a processor.
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