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Stories from November 10, 2018

'Nothing here': Returning to rubble in Northern California

'Nothing here': Returning to rubble in Northern California

People surveyed the damage and struggled to cope with what they had lost. Entire neighborhoods were leveled and the business district was destroyed by a wildfire that killed at least nine people.
by Associated Press

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Talking about Minnesota prep sports tournaments, traditions

MPR News spoke with John Millea, media specialist for the Minnesota State High School League and an authority on prep sports in the state, about fall tournaments and traditions.
by Andrew Krueger

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Toll rises to 53 dead from bomb blasts in Somalia's capital

Somali hospital and police sources say the death toll from Friday's bombings outside a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to at least 53 with more than 100 injured.
by Associated Press

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St. Paul city council member cleared in voting dispute

A St. Paul city council member has been cleared of charges related to an incident when he helped a woman vote for him last year.
by Associated Press

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Recounts ordered in Florida Senate, governor races

Recounts ordered in Florida Senate, governor races

Two statewide elections in Florida are heading for recounts, with voters almost evenly divided on candidates in the state's races for governor and U.S. Senate.

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Saturday evening/night snowflakes; chilly Sunday, but warmer by mid-week

Saturday evening/night snowflakes; chilly Sunday, but warmer by mid-week

Yes, this is unusually chilly for early November. Our Saturday afternoon temps in the 20s were well below our average Nov. 10 Twin Cities high of 45 degrees. The cold temps combined with late afternoon and evening snowflakes to make it feel really wintry. Hang in there, we’re expecting some milder weather by the middle…
by Ron Trenda

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As construction of Keystone XL is paused, tribes brace for what's next

As construction of Keystone XL is paused, tribes brace for what's next

This week a federal judge in Montana temporarily blocked TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. Indigenous activist Angeline Cheek considers a temporary win — "but also," she says, "our fight is never over."
by Nate Hegyi

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Alan Page set to receive nation's highest civilian honor

Alan Page set to receive nation's highest civilian honor

Page is one of seven individuals who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom next week from President Trump. The White House made the announcement Saturday.
by MPR News Staff

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Man fatally shot by police officer in Shakopee

Authorities said officers were called to a home on a report of a fire alarm. Shakopee police reported that the officers were met at the front door by a man holding a handgun.
by MPR News Staff

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Deadly fire leveled California town in less than a day

Deadly fire leveled California town in less than a day

Most of its buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed. In a single day, this town of 27,000 founded in the 1800s was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do.
by Associated Press

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Flakes return late Saturday; chill continues on Sunday

Flakes return late Saturday; chill continues on Sunday

The thermometer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hit 11 degrees early Saturday morning. It was the coldest Twin Cities official temp since April 3. Some of the Twin Cities suburbs reported single-digit low temps, and there were many single-digit lows elsewhere in Minnesota.  Bemidji and Long Prairie dipped slightly below zero. It feels like January…
by Ron Trenda

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An American and her Filipina translator exhume a massacre

An American and her Filipina translator exhume a massacre

Gina Apostol's new novel is a story about the Philippine-American War set in the present day, told from two dueling perspectives. Turns out the idea of multiple identities is close to her own heart.

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The rise of the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

The rise of the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

Glory Edim loves to read and talk about what she is reading. So she started a fellowship that became a literary festival, a collection of essays and a national phenomenon.
by Lynn Neary

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