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Stories from July 24, 2019

SKorea says NKorea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into sea

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first launches in more than two months as North Korean and U.S. officials work to restart nuclear diplomacy.
by Associated Press

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DFL lawmakers ask Gov. Walz to suspend PolyMet permits

DFL lawmakers ask Gov. Walz to suspend PolyMet permits

The 18 legislators said a flawed permitting process led to flawed permits, and raised questions about why the MPCA asked the EPA to issue critical comments over the phone and not into the public record. Republican lawmakers say they’ll respond with their own letter in support of PolyMet.
by Dan Kraker

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Hit and miss: More humid, spotty thunderstorm coverage ahead

Thursday’s storm risk looks spotty and iffy to me. We’ll see a few spotty thundershowers. A couple may reach severe limits but the setup is weak compared to last Friday’s derecho scenario.
by Paul Huttner

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Police release data on alleged rape by Chinese businessman

Police release data on alleged rape by Chinese businessman

Chinese billionaire Richard Liu was arrested Aug. 31 on suspicion of felony rape after a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota said he forced himself on her after a night of drinking. Prosecutors declined to file criminal charges due to problems with evidence.
by Associated Press

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him

Seeking to discredit Robert Mueller — and make some campaign money from the effort — President Trump falsely claimed exoneration Wednesday even as the former special counsel was testifying to Congress about his investigation. Here’s a look at some of the statements inside and outside the congressional hearings.

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Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Deputy Brian Krook pleaded not guilty to the charge during a Wednesday court appearance. Krook shot and killed Benjamin Evans in April 2018 after deputies tried to persuade Evans to put down a gun.
by Matt Sepic

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From insomnia to sexsomnia, unlocking the 'secret world' of sleep

From insomnia to sexsomnia, unlocking the 'secret world' of sleep

Neurologist Guy Leschziner, author of The Nocturnal Brain, says the brain can be in different sleep stages at once — which explains why people sometimes walk, eat and even have sex when sleeping.
by Dave Davies

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Deaths as bomber detonates in Mogadishu mayor's office

Deaths as bomber detonates in Mogadishu mayor's office

A suicide bomber walked into the office of Mogadishu's mayor and detonated explosives strapped to his waist, killing six people and badly wounding the mayor minutes after a visit from the new United Nations envoy, Somali officials said Wednesday.
by Associated Press

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Midwest wildlife officials discuss chronic wasting disease

Midwest wildlife officials discuss chronic wasting disease

Midwest wildlife officials gathered Wednesday to discuss how they might better combat chronic wasting disease, which has been spreading through the region's deer herds with no end in sight.
by Associated Press

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MN lawmakers look to relaunch drone bill

MN lawmakers look to relaunch drone bill

Lawmakers want to clarify how police agencies use information gathered by drones.
by Tim Pugmire

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Trump, allies frame Mueller testimony as win for White House

Trump, allies frame Mueller testimony as win for White House

President Trump and his allies did not wait for Robert Mueller to finish testifying Wednesday about his investigation into the sitting president before framing the moment as a victory for the White House, mocking the former special counsel's findings and performance.
by Associated Press

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David Treuer on ‘The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee’

David Treuer on ‘The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee’

Native history didn’t end after Wounded Knee, even if many historical accounts stopped there. Ojibwe author and anthropologist David Treuer’s new book aims to document how Native life persisted after the 1890 massacre.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75

Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75

The prolific actor, best known for playing the android ‘Roy Batty’ opposite Harrison Ford, died at his home in the Netherlands according to his agent.
by Associated Press

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U.S. Women’s National Team will play exhibition soccer game in St. Paul

U.S. Women’s National Team will play exhibition soccer game in St. Paul

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Portugal in the Sept. 3 game at Allianz Field. Ticket sales for Minnesota United season ticket holders start Friday; tickets go on sale to the public July 31.
by Tim Nelson

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Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Department of Natural Resources had the authority to change the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to its original Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska.
by Associated Press

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Sharks have few places to hide from fishing, study shows

Sharks have few places to hide from fishing, study shows

Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds. As a result, tens of millions of sharks in the open ocean end up caught either as food or bycatch.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Giant panda shocked by electric fence in Scotland

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which owns Edinburgh Zoo, said Yang Guang had one shock from the electric fence but will soon learn to avoid it.
by The Associated Press

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration's new asylum rule

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's new asylum rule

Just hours earlier, another judge ruled that the change could take effect because it was "in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy."
by Vanessa Romo

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Two charged in alleged kidnapping, assault, waterboarding incident in Bemidji

Two men were arrested over the weekend for allegedly kidnapping and then torturing a man — and also wounding a woman he was with — at an area mobile home park over several perceived offenses, one of which was “falsely representing” as a gang member.
by MPR News Staff

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As Mueller speaks, Trump attacks, lobs baseless claims

As Mueller speaks, Trump attacks, lobs baseless claims

Trump in recent days had claimed that he would not watch much, if any, of Wednesday's highly anticipated nationally televised hearings. But his morning tweets made clear that he had his mind focused squarely on the proceedings unfolding at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
by The Associated Press

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FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

As part of the agency's settlement with Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have to personally certify his company's compliance with its privacy programs. The FTC said that false certifications could expose him to civil or criminal penalties.
by The Associated Press

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'Lager Queen' author was tired of caricatures of Midwestern women

'Lager Queen' author was tired of caricatures of Midwestern women

J. Ryan Stradal wasn't seeing the strong, Midwestern women who raised him reflected well in contemporary fiction. So he decided to write those characters himself in “The Lager Queen of Minnesota.”
by Ari Shapiro

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Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere any time soon.
by Nina Totenberg

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Mueller on Russian election interference: 'They're doing it as we sit here'

Mueller on Russian election interference: 'They're doing it as we sit here'

Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn't want to appear in Wednesday's hearings, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
by Philip Ewing

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Cyclist fatally struck in north Minneapolis

Investigators believe the bicyclist failed to stop for a stop sign and was hit by a vehicle.
by Tim Nelson

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Andover reckons with past pollution as landfill’s hazardous waste cleanup begins

Andover reckons with past pollution as landfill’s hazardous waste cleanup begins

In the 1970s, Minnesota allowed hazardous waste to be dumped at a site in what was then the far outskirts of the Twin Cities. Today, the landfill is surrounded by homes, ball fields and a creek. The state is paying $22 million to clean it up.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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As climate changes, taxpayers will shoulder larger U.S. payouts to farmers

As climate changes, taxpayers will shoulder larger U.S. payouts to farmers

That's good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA.
by Dan Charles

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How to help your anxious partner — and yourself

How to help your anxious partner — and yourself

Anxiety can be consuming, and it doesn't have an easy solution. But psychiatrists and therapists say there are ways to help your partner navigate their challenges while also taking care of yourself.
by Susie Neilson

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Parents of man shot by Washington Co. deputy say they await details of their son's death

Benjamin Evans was shot last year while Washington County deputies were responding to a 911 call of a suicidal man. His parents released the statement after they said they learned of an indictment of a deputy.
by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini

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