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Stories from July 29, 2019

Kamala Harris' new health plan draws critics from all sides

Kamala Harris' new health plan draws critics from all sides

Progressives took issue with the presidential candidate for stopping short of the full-scale health care overhaul embodied by the "Medicare for All" legislation. Her more moderate rivals, meanwhile, said she was trying to have it all without taking a firm position on one of the most animating issues in the primary.
by The Associated Press

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Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

Appearing in the Rose Garden with more than 60 first responders from the 2001 terrorist attacks, Trump signed into law an extension of the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.
by The Associated Press

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NWS: 5 tornadoes Sunday including rare 'satellite tornado'

Damage patterns indicate a relatively rare “satellite” tornado formed and revolved around the bigger Silver Lake tornado.
by Paul Huttner

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Med tech executive seeks to challenge Rep. Dean Phillips

Med tech executive seeks to challenge Rep. Dean Phillips

Republican medical technology executive Kendall Qualls on Monday formally launched a congressional bid to unseat first-term Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips in Minnesota’s 3rd District. The suburban district had been in GOP hands for decades until 2018.
by Mark Zdechlik and The Associated Press

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Seizures of methamphetamine are surging in the U.S.

Seizures of methamphetamine are surging in the U.S.

The amount of meth seized in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. That translates to lots more meth, along with cocaine and other stimulants, on the streets — and likely more deaths.
by Martha Bebinger

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Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist

Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist

In the latest rhetorical shot at lawmakers of color, Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live" were not racist.
by The Associated Press

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Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to U.S.

Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to U.S.

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate change, said that she plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota man sentenced for faking death for $2M insurance

A Minnesota man will serve more than three years in prison for faking his own death eight years ago in Eastern Europe to collect a $2 million life insurance policy.
by The Associated Press

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St. Louis County working to reduce post-jail opioid overdoses

St. Louis County working to reduce post-jail opioid overdoses

St. Louis County is creating a program to provide medication for opioid treatment in the county jail as part of a U.S. Department of Justice initiative that seeks to reduce the number of people overdosing on opioids.
by Jon Collins

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State's Office of Inspector General gets interim manager

The state Department of Human Services has hired a former suburban police chief to be interim manager of the agency’s Office of Inspector General.
by Tim Pugmire

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What warming oceans mean for the planet

What warming oceans mean for the planet

The oceans are heating up dramatically — more evidence of climate change. What does ocean warming mean for our planet, and is there anything we can do to stop it?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Congrats mama llama! Minnesota Zoo welcomes new addition

Congrats mama llama! Minnesota Zoo welcomes new addition

The mother, Calypso, was waiting for the right moment to give birth so the new baby was almost a month overdue — because llamas can delay delivery! Here are some more fun llama facts and a video of the newest member of the Llama Trek exhibit.
by Sara Porter

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Drive right: Law directs slower motorists to move over

Drive right: Law directs slower motorists to move over

Along with a new ban on holding a cellphone while driving, Minnesota has an updated ‘slowpoke’ law. But don’t expect a crackdown on slower drivers.
by Brian Bakst

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Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement

Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement

The roughly 2,000 state and local governments suing the drug industry over the deadly opioid crisis have yet to see any verdicts or reach any big national settlements but are already tussling with each other over how to divide any money they collect.
by Associated Press

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5 dead, 2 injured in residential shootings in Wisconsin

5 dead, 2 injured in residential shootings in Wisconsin

Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say shootings at two homes have left five people dead, including the suspected shooter, and two others injured.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota lawmakers say there's agreement on emergency insulin aid

Minnesota lawmakers say there's agreement on emergency insulin aid

Legislators working for months on a way to help Minnesotans struggling with runaway insulin prices say they’ve agreed on a plan to get emergency supplies to those who need it. But there’s no deal yet on how to pay for it.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Sunday tornadoes; blissful forecast ahead

Sunday tornadoes; blissful forecast ahead

A cooler and drier air mass blows south from Canada the next few days. Dew points fall into the comfy 50s by late Monday. Highs return to the 80s later this week.
by Paul Huttner

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Hands-free phones for drivers tops Minnesota new laws list

Hands-free phones for drivers tops Minnesota new laws list

Minnesota motorists will be required to use hands-free devices if they want to talk on the phone while driving. Slower drivers must move over to let faster drivers pass. Groping a person's clothed buttocks without consent will become a crime. And vaping in public indoor spaces and workplaces will become as illegal as cigarette smoking in them.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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'Marilou is Everywhere,' and also a miracle

'Marilou is Everywhere,' and also a miracle

Sarah Elaine Smith's debut novel, about a girl from an impoverished, broken family who impersonates a missing neighbor in order to get motherly attention, is otherworldly in its beauty and power.
by Michael Schaub

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Irritating compounds discovered in 'vape juice'

Irritating compounds discovered in 'vape juice'

Research chemists who analyzed a number of flavored e-liquids found that some ingredients combine on the shelf to create "acetals" — compounds likely to irritate or inflame airways when inhaled.
by Susie Neilson

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A new old way to combat toxic algae: Float them up, then skim them off

A new old way to combat toxic algae: Float them up, then skim them off

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.
by Greg Allen

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Watch Lizzo's Tiny Desk concert

Watch Lizzo's Tiny Desk concert

Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from “Cuz I Love You.”
by Stephen Thompson

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Looking for stories along the Mississippi, she's found love

Looking for stories along the Mississippi, she's found love

The Relay of Voices project aims to connect river towns with each other, but those aren’t the only connections it has made.
by Britta Greene

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23 and who? Your DNA test results and the law

23 and who? Your DNA test results and the law

Companies that sell DNA tests have hired lobbyists as Minnesota legislators eye regulating who has access to the results.
by Briana Bierschbach

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4 dead, including 1 shooter, at Northern California food festival

4 dead, including 1 shooter, at Northern California food festival

Police also say 15 people are injured after the shooting which took place at an annual garlic festival in Gilroy, Calif., Sunday. Authorities are looking for a second suspect.
by Emma Bowman

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A star is born as 22-year-old Egan Bernal wins Tour de France

A star is born as 22-year-old Egan Bernal wins Tour de France

Egan Bernal’s crowning Sunday as the Tour de France's youngest post-World War II champion, and its first from South America, heralded the birth of a new supernova in the cycling universe.
by Associated Press

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