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Stories from August 26, 2019

A cool and windy Tuesday; shower, thunderstorm chance for parts of Minn.

Winds will pick up on Tuesday, and high temperatures will be well below normal. The best chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms will be in the northern half of Minnesota, but we could see a shower and isolated thunderstorm in the Twin Cities metro area Tuesday afternoon.
by Ron Trenda

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China's leaders are divided over trade war with U.S.

China's leaders are divided over trade war with U.S.

Various government factions want to take different tacks toward the trade war. Some argue for cutting a deal quickly to save the economy, while others call for a war of attrition with President Trump.
by Emily Feng and Amy Cheng

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Fact check: Trump's mistold tale of Obama and Iran

Fact check: Trump's mistold tale of Obama and Iran

President Trump on Monday assailed the Obama administration for being hoodwinked by Iran, making his case with a frequently told and false story about the U.S. giving billions of dollars to Tehran. Trump also asserted inaccurately that the U.S. has the cleanest air, as well as energy riches that only he brought to life.
by The Associated Press

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Maryland state senator denies tweeting Omar is 'illegal'

Maryland state senator denies tweeting Omar is 'illegal'

Republican Sen. Johnny Ray Salling tweeted Monday that last month's tweet on his account "was not from me." He added: "I don't react to statements of negativity."
by The Associated Press

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Former Grand Old Day organizers subject of criminal probe

Former Grand Old Day organizers subject of criminal probe

The probe was prompted by financial problems that initially led to the cancellation this spring of Grand Old Day. A grassroots fundraising effort ultimately saved the street fair this year.
by Tim Nelson

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How to get ready for a recession

How to get ready for a recession

Economics experts say a recession is on the way. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two experts about the slowing economy and how you can prepare for it.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Minnesota's deputy Human Services commissioner resigns again

Minnesota's deputy Human Services commissioner resigns again

Claire Wilson is leaving the Minnesota Human Services Department at the end of the week. She resigned six weeks ago but pulled back her resignation after former Commissioner Tony Lourey stepped down.
by Tim Pugmire

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Omar: Women of color on the rise in national politics

Omar: Women of color on the rise in national politics

Minnesota DFL U.S. House Rep. Ilhan Omar expects women of color to be even more visible in the 2020 election campaigns. “We are the face of our party,” Omar tells MPR News.
by Tim Nelson and Angela Davis

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Program aims to ease summer food gap for school kids

Program aims to ease summer food gap for school kids

The nonprofit Sheridan Story is working to help get food to kids who might go hungry in the days before the new school year.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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40 years since Chic was No. 1 on the Billboard chart with ‘Good Times’

The song was influential as well as popular: Chic’s bass player, Bernard Edwards, told the “New Musical Express” that he taught his counterpart in Queen the bass line, which ended up in “Another One Bites the Dust.”
by Cathy Wurzer

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What question do you have for Gov. Tim Walz?

What question do you have for Gov. Tim Walz?

Gov. Tim Walz will sit down with 1A on Thursday at the Minnesota State Fair to talk about state issues and answer your questions. What’s your question?
by MPR News Staff

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Trump on US-China trade: 'Sorry, it's the way I negotiate'

Trump on US-China trade: 'Sorry, it's the way I negotiate'

Brushing off concerns about global economic instability, President Donald Trump defended the way he is trying to squeeze a trade deal out of China on Monday, saying it's a style that worked for him as a businessman.
by The Associated Press

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DNR to close Mille Lacs to walleye fishing Sept. 6

DNR to close Mille Lacs to walleye fishing Sept. 6

A busy fishing season and high catch rates in July and August when the water was warm led to an increase in fish that were caught and released but died anyway, officials said Monday.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Tropical storm Dorian menaces Barbados, with Puerto Rico ahead

Tropical storm Dorian menaces Barbados, with Puerto Rico ahead

Dorian is currently forecast to grow into a lower-level Category 1 hurricane, meaning its sustained winds would narrowly top the 74-mph threshold for a hurricane.
by Bill Chappell

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Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents extradited to MN

Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents extradited to MN

Twenty-two-year-old Dylan Bennett was booked into the Todd County Jail early Monday. Authorities say he had fled to Mexico after his parents were found fatally shot in their home last week.
by The Associated Press

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Policast: Gov. Walz tells agencies to prepare for legal marijuana

Gov. Walz tells agencies to prepare for legal marijuana; more presidential politics in Minnesota

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Trump says he's willing to meet Iran's, China's leaders — but next steps unclear

Trump says he's willing to meet Iran's, China's leaders — but next steps unclear

President Trump said he believes Beijing "wants a deal very badly" to end its trade war with Washington and that he'd consider meeting with Iran's president if Tehran came to terms over its nuclear program.
by Dana Farrington

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Rain and some thunderstorms Monday; cool, breezy Tuesday

Areas of rain will cross Minnesota on Monday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible mainly in the afternoon. Tuesday will be breezy and rather cool with scattered showers.
by Bill Endersen

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Trump, Macron hold joint news conference at G-7 summit

Trump, Macron hold joint news conference at G-7 summit

Tensions over Iran, Russia, the U.S. trade war with China and the faltering global economy have dominated the three-day summit, which Trump and Macron are set to finish with a joint news conference Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Study questions mainstay treatment for mild asthma

Study questions mainstay treatment for mild asthma

Many of the 26 million Americans with asthma use a low-dose steroid inhaler daily to prevent symptoms. But a recent study raises questions about this strategy for people with mild, persistent asthma.
by April Dembosky

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Women may be more adept than men at discerning pain

Women may be more adept than men at discerning pain

Pain researchers say men and women respond differently to pain, and women may "feel more" pain than men. Understanding the differences in pain perception could lead to better treatments.
by Patti Neighmond

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Working in while eating out: The evolution of doing business while dining

Working in while eating out: The evolution of doing business while dining

Though it may seem like the gig economy has ushered in the mobile work style from restaurants and coffee shops, the fact is that working and eating have been intertwined since ancient civilization.
by Claire Leaden

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'It's showtime': 4-H'ers work for months to get animals ready for State Fair

'It's showtime': 4-H'ers work for months to get animals ready for State Fair

Each day at the Minnesota State Fair, thousands of people wander into the livestock barns to look at award-winning cows, sheep and pigs. But behind each of those animals — and sometimes sleeping in the stalls with them — are kids who have put in months of hard work preparing for the fair.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Walz wants state to be ready to roll on legal marijuana

Walz wants state to be ready to roll on legal marijuana

Gov. Tim Walz has directed state agencies to be ready to implement legal marijuana, even though the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate shows no sign of allowing it to become law.
by Tim Pugmire

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Man dies after shooting in north Minneapolis

Police said the shooting happened at about 8:20 p.m. Saturday on the 2000 block of Aldrich Avenue North, near the corner of Broadway.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota officials on lookout for infected plants carrying disease that kills oak trees

Minnesota officials on lookout for infected plants carrying disease that kills oak trees

State agriculture officials say a fungus-like organism that has killed millions of oak trees on the West Coast has made its way to the Midwest — and they're asking for the public's help in monitoring for its possible spread to Minnesota.
by Andrew Krueger

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