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Stories from August 23, 2019

Referendum on St. Paul’s trash system readied for voters

Referendum on St. Paul’s trash system readied for voters

The St. Paul City Council unanimously approved ballot language at its special meeting Friday to ask voters whether they want to continue with the city's centralized trash collection system. The vote followed a ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court that the issue should go to voters.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota lawmakers announce plan to ban for-profit immigration detention

Minnesota lawmakers announce plan to ban for-profit immigration detention

A private company’s push to reopen a vacant state prison in western Minnesota has prompted two DFL state representatives to announce a proposal that would ban private immigration detention centers from operating within the state.
by Riham Feshir

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Weekend split; 60s next week, warm Labor Day weekend?

Saturday is the best day of the weekend. Many of us may pick up another inch of rain Sunday night and Monday.
by Paul Huttner

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The Amazon rainforest, ablaze in Brazil

The Amazon rainforest, ablaze in Brazil

There have been 74,155 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month. Some world leaders are raising the alarm.
by Suzette Lohmeyer

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Record crowds flock to Minnesota State Fair on opening day

Record crowds flock to Minnesota State Fair on opening day

Fair officials said 133,326 people passed through the gates on Thursday. That broke the previous opening-day record of 122,695, set just last year.
by Andrew Krueger

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated again for cancer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated again for cancer

The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
by Nina Totenberg

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Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

Escalating his trade war with China, President Trump bumped up his tariffs on Chinese imports Friday, lashing back after Beijing raised taxes on U.S. products.
by The Associated Press

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A girl goes missing, but it's not a mystery

A girl goes missing, but it's not a mystery

“It is the most surprising book I have read all year,” says bookseller Emilie Sommer.
by Tracy Mumford

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Court: Suit by St. Cloud couple opposed to filming same-sex weddings can continue

Court: Suit by St. Cloud couple opposed to filming same-sex weddings can continue

A federal appeals court on Friday resurrected a lawsuit by two Minnesota filmmakers, who argue that their objection to filming same-sex weddings should be protected under First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of religion.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Wrapping up Minnesota’s most interesting weather so far this year

It’s only August, but 2019 has already seen a range of weather records and notable events—from the snowiest February in state history, to recent reports of rare grapefruit-sized hail (Clear Lake in July, and Delano in August).
by Cathy Wurzer

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Policast: Private prison wants to house immigrant detainees

A private prison wants to house immigrant detainees; Jason Lewis goes after Ilhan Omar as he runs against Tina Smith
by Mike Mulcahy

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Characters shine in powerful, dreamy 'The World Doesn't Require You'

Characters shine in powerful, dreamy 'The World Doesn't Require You'

Rion Amilcar Scott's second story collection returns readers to his fictional town of Cross River, Md., site of America's only successful slave uprising, and God is one of the best-known residents.
by Michael Schaub

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Minnesota group to be part of 400th anniversary of slavery commemoration

The Twin Cities-based group The Sounds of Blackness will be in Hampton, Va. this weekend to participate in a commemoration of 400th anniversary of the first enslaved people arriving from Africa in what would become the United States. There are a series of events planned at Fort Monroe which is near where the first ship arrived. The Sounds of Blackness and Common will be featured in a concert that will take place tomorrow night. MPR News’ Tim Nelson caught up with the group as it rehearsed this week and talked to music director Gary Hines.

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Weather winning streak continues into the weekend

Weather winning streak continues into the weekend

We’ll see a lot of high temps in the 70s over the next few days, and rain chances hold off until late in the weekend. Our cooling bills are smaller this summer than last summer.
by Ron Trenda

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No Sherburne County expansion for immigration holds

No Sherburne County expansion for immigration holds

Sherburne County's jail won't be expanding to take more immigration detainees. The county earlier this year submitted a proposal to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold an estimated 500 immigration detainees.
by The Associated Press

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The invisible children with cancer

The invisible children with cancer

A study looks at the toll of cancer on children around the world. Co-author Dr. Lisa Force of St. Jude hospital says: "An important prognostic indicator for survival is where that child is living."
by Marc Silver

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Minneapolis police investigate fatal shooting

Police say a man was found dead at a residence in Minneapolis. He appeared to have been shot.
by Kirsti Marohn

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China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of U.S. products

China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned increase, deepening a trade war that threatens to tip the global economy into recession.

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Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79.
by The Associated Press

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Nation's largest Hispanic journalist group drops sponsorship by Fox News

Nation's largest Hispanic journalist group drops sponsorship by Fox News

The conservative network ignored the Hispanic journalists group's concerns about its immigration coverage, NAHJ says. The break came when a Fox pundit compared migrants with Nazis who invaded Europe.
by Richard Gonzales

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Putin orders Russia to respond after U.S. missile test

Putin orders Russia to respond after U.S. missile test

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty.
by The Associated Press

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'Going Dutch' is a charming, well-observed debut

'Going Dutch' is a charming, well-observed debut

James Gregor's novel about a gay man who falls into an intense relationship with a woman mixes old-fashioned style and contemporary setting. His observations on human nature are precisely rendered.
by Ilana Masad

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On Lake Superior, rip currents prompt call for more lifeguards in Duluth

On Lake Superior, rip currents prompt call for more lifeguards in Duluth

Last year, a record number of people drowned in the Great Lakes. This year, drownings are on pace to set a new record. Some in Duluth say more and better-trained lifeguards are needed to make beaches on Lake Superior safer.
by Dan Kraker

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Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda

Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.
by Scott Neuman

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Meltdown on Main Street: Inside the breakdown of the GOP's moderate wing

Meltdown on Main Street: Inside the breakdown of the GOP's moderate wing

House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s.
by Susan Davis

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