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Stories from August 14, 2019

Bodycam use by Minneapolis police hits record highs this year

Bodycam use by Minneapolis police hits record highs this year

Reviews showed officers used the cameras an average of 95 percent of the time in April, May and June — more than twice the initial use of the cameras in 2017.
by Tim Nelson

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Dow tumbles 800 points as bond markets signal recession

Dow tumbles 800 points as bond markets signal recession

Some worry a trade war is hurting the global economy, and the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell below 2-year Treasuries — which have a strong track record of predicting a recession.
by Uri Berliner and Chris Arnold

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Federal agency to consider protections for lake sturgeon

Federal agency to consider protections for lake sturgeon

Federal regulators will consider extending legal protections to lake sturgeon — prehistoric fish once abundant in the Great Lakes but reduced to dangerously low numbers by overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction.
by The Associated Press

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Summer 2019: Warm, but not hot

Summer 2019: Warm, but not hot

Weather records show interesting trends this summer.
by Paul Huttner

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Gunman wounds at least 6 Philadelphia police; 2 more trapped

Gunman wounds at least 6 Philadelphia police; 2 more trapped

At least one gunman opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in a Philadelphia neighborhood, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the evening, including a potential hostage situation, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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5 things to keep in mind when talking to your kids about e-cigs

5 things to keep in mind when talking to your kids about e-cigs

The Minnesota Department of Health this week alerted people to four cases of severe lung disease. Children’s Minnesota thinks they could be linked to vaping. How should parents talk to their kids about electronic cigarettes?
by Mark Zdechlik

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Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run

Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run

The Hmong-American gymnast from St. Paul put on an impressive performance at the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championship. She says honoring Minnesota’s Hmong community pushes her to succeed.
by Simone Cazares

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Man suspected of Mpls. home invasion charged; children were in the home

Hennepin County prosecutors have charged a man in connection with a home invasion in which a teenager was tied up as two other children were in the south Minneapolis residence. Police say the case could be related to dozens of other similar burglaries over the last several months that targeted Latinos.
by MPR News Staff

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Reflecting diversity of St. Paul, sidewalk poetry winners include new languages

Reflecting diversity of St. Paul, sidewalk poetry winners include new languages

This spring, Public Art St. Paul opened its sidewalk poetry competition to works in Dakota, Hmong, Somali and Spanish — and some of those poems are among the winners. The city will begin stamping the new crop of poems in concrete this month.
by Sophia Sura

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Lawsuit challenges Bloomberg link to MN attorney general office

Lawsuit challenges Bloomberg link to MN attorney general office

A lawsuit against Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking documents related to a fellowship program that the plaintiffs contend is inappropriate and unethical. Ellison says the lawsuit is without merit.
by Tim Pugmire

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Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes

Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes

Planned Parenthood officials asked for a stay against new Trump administration rules that forbid organizations receiving Title X funds to provide or refer patients for abortion.
by Sarah McCammon

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'Lithium' is a homage to a drug — and to the renegade side of science

'Lithium' is a homage to a drug — and to the renegade side of science

By celebrating those who applied the substance as a drug, Walter A. Brown aims to raise awareness — and to demolish what remains of the myth that scientific progress is driven by rigorous dispassion.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Black breastfeeding moms find support in one another

Black breastfeeding moms find support in one another

A Minneapolis support group for African-American mothers offers encouragement and advice about nursing their babies.
by Riham Feshir

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Stocks fall sharply after bond market warns of recession

The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury's yield Wednesday for the first time since 2007. The so-called inversion has correctly predicted many past recessions and is the loudest warning bell yet about a possible recession ahead.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota to test alert system for attacks on police officers

The alerts will include details of an incident involving a law enforcement officer, possibly photos and suspect and vehicle descriptions.
by Tim Nelson

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Two local musicians share how they navigate sobriety

Two local musicians share how they navigate sobriety

A musician's workplace is often a bar or nightclub. Usually there's alcohol. Sometimes drugs. So, what happens when a musician decides to become sober? Lydia Liza and Kevin Bowe talk about their journey, breaking points and how they continue to stay sober.
by Brandt Williams, Manda Lillie and Karen Zamora

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Twin Cities saxophone legend Irv Williams turns 100

Williams is celebrating with a party Wednesday night at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.
by Phil Picardi

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Adult victims of childhood sex abuse in New York can sue alleged abusers

Adult victims of childhood sex abuse in New York can sue alleged abusers

The one-year filing period, or look-back window, allows victims to bring cases that used to be beyond the state's statute of limitations that legislators overhauled this year.
by Mara Silvers

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Children's Theatre Company settles with six survivors

Children's Theatre Company settles with six survivors

The students are all survivors of sexual abuse that occurred at the theater company in the 1970s. A statement from the company did not say how much money was agreed to in the settlement.
by Marianne Combs

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Policast: Critics tee off on Human Services Department

Critics tee off on the state Human Services Department; behind the scenes work on clean energy legislation
by Mike Mulcahy

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In 'An American Sunrise,' Joy Harjo speaks with a timeless compassion

In 'An American Sunrise,' Joy Harjo speaks with a timeless compassion

The poet laureate's collection tells a tale of a fierce and ongoing fight for sovereignty, integrity, and basic humanity. It's a plea that Americans take responsibility for what's done in our names.
by Craig Morgan Teicher

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How opioids inundated communities across the country

How opioids inundated communities across the country

Between 2006 and 2012, more than 840 million prescription opioid pills made their way across the state of Minnesota. What’s being done to hold people accountable?
by Brandt Williams and Marcheta Fornoff

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Wet, wild and high: Lakes and rivers wreak havoc across Midwest, South

Wet, wild and high: Lakes and rivers wreak havoc across Midwest, South

Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.
by Cheryl Corley

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Trump official: Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

Trump official: Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe" and that America is looking to receive migrants "who can stand on their own two feet."
by The Associated Press

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Youth Outdoors-Duluth bridges the gap between young people and the outdoors

Youth Outdoors-Duluth bridges the gap between young people and the outdoors

Although Youth Outdoors-Duluth doesn’t run any outdoor programs itself, the group works as the connective tissue between outdoor organizations and young people who might not otherwise have access to the state’s vast outdoor programs.
by Simone Cazares

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Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Minneapolis Public Schools is partnering with the Native American community in the Twin Cities on a new kind of professional development for teachers, designed to help educators become more culturally proficient.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Correcting America's Historical Memory'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Correcting America's Historical Memory'

Pulitzer Prize-winning historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed speak at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival about myth, memory and historical reality.
by MPR News Staff

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Lake Nokomis beaches closed after E. coli outbreak identified

Lake Nokomis beaches closed after E. coli outbreak identified

Three children have tested positive for the same strain of E. coli after swimming in the Minneapolis lake in late July and early August. The lake’s beaches will remain shut down.
by MPR News Staff

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