🚧 Heads-up if you're traveling in the Twin Cities this weekend: even though it's getting colder, we still have road construction to deal with. There will be closures along a stretch of Interstate 494 in Bloomington and Richfield, and in St. Paul were part of I-94 and I-35E will be closed. More details here.
🌾 If you didn't get a chance to see the crop art at the State Fair (or if you just didn't want to stand in that gigantic line) you have a second chance. The Minneapolis Institute of Art is hosting “Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase,” Sept. 6-28, featuring 10 artworks by 11 artists. Only bummer is you probably can't have a beer in one hand and a corn dog in the other at the museum.
WEATHER
🥶 A reinforcing shot of chilly air is sliding in behind last night’s clipper system. It will keep most of Minnesota only in the 50s for afternoon highs. A few spots in southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, may reach 60 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun.
🌤️ The weekend will generally be brighter but still on the cool side of normal with highs mostly in the 60s and 50s. Sunday will be the likely sunnier of the two days. The nights will be cold; in the 30s north to 40s south with potential frost north also.
When a mass casualty or crisis happens, there’s a careful choreography that starts even before ambulances reach the emergency room. To get a glimpse into what it took to turn shooting victims into survivors, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with two surgeons at Hennepin Healthcare
The Minneapolis Institute of Art will showcase award-winning and notable crop art from this year’s State Fair in the exhibition “Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase,” Sept. 6-28, highlighting the artistry, wit and cultural resonance of the seed-based works.
NEWS ROUNDUP
🗳️ Race for rare open Senate seat in Minnesota heats up well ahead of primary. Big-name
endorsements and campaign spending are picking up in the contest to fill the seat coming open with Sen. Tina Smith’s retirement.
🚓 Two dead, child injured in crash involving car fleeing Minneapolis police. The suspect, who was taken into custody at the scene of the crash and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, was allegedly involved in a carjacking that occurred earlier in south Minneapolis.
🧑⚖️ Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Minnesota's abortion protections. A federal judge in Minnesota has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to limit abortion access in the state. An attorney for the plaintiffs says they’ll appeal the decision.
🗣️ Mother of child shot at Annunciation calls for ‘immediate ban’ on semi-automatic rifles. The mother of Vivian St. Clair, a third grader who survived last week’s shooting at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis, shared her thoughts Thursday at a news conference.
⚖️ Man imprisoned for 27 years released after Georgia woman admits to Minneapolis murder. Bryan Hooper Sr. was released late Thursday morning on the order of Hennepin County Judge Marta Chou, who vacated his first-degree murder conviction for the 1998 killing of Ann Prazniak in Minneapolis after a woman serving a prison sentence in Georgia in an unrelated case confessed to the crime.
🏫 ‘Kids need connection:’ Annunciation principal says planning underway to return to classes. School leaders say they may return to the school with a “soft launch” before resuming full-time instruction following a shooting that killed two students and left 21 people injured. The timeline has yet to be determined.
🩺 Facing high health insurance costs, some patients turn to a new model of care. Direct primary care subscriptions are best for people who have uncomplicated health situations. The model can be appealing for people with kids, who generally don't often need specialized care.
🎒 Bomb threats close Rochester’s Catholic schools; may be part of a national ‘swatting’ trend. Rochester police say law enforcement quickly determined there were no credible threats to any of the schools.
MUST LISTEN
🎧 Reflections from a caretaker of the memorial outside Annunciation. One woman, Annique London, has helped thousands of people pay their respects to the victims of the shooting at Annunciation. Hear her story, in her own words, about tending to the memorial.
🎧 Meet the newest MPR News reporters covering greater Minnesota. Get to know Molly Castle Work and Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval, the
newest additions to the MPR News team. 🎧 Appetites: Plant-forward cooking traditions from Central America. You’ve heard about plant-based cooking, but what about
plant-forward cooking?
— Sam Stroozas, Payton Whaley and Anna Haecherl, MPR News
