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Stories from March 9, 2020

Rapid snowmelt triggers some flooding

Rapid snowmelt triggers some flooding

Very warm temperatures over the weekend triggered rapid snowmelt across Minnesota. Flood forecasters will recalibrate this week and issue new flood outlooks Thursday.
by Paul Huttner

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Minneapolis report: Residents want to drive less

Minneapolis report: Residents want to drive less

According to a draft report released Monday, 50 percent of people surveyed say they usually drive. But they indicated they'd like to be able to walk or ride their bikes more often.
by Brandt Williams

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MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

A review of the three most recent available years of DNR enforcement records show conservation officers opt to educate rather than cite offenders about two-thirds of the time, issuing warnings instead of the citations that come along with fines and paperwork — and that’s fine with agency leaders.
by Dan Gunderson

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Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California

Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California

The Grand Princess pulled into the Port of Oakland on Monday. Health and Human Services said officials hope to unload about half the 2,400 passengers Monday. Minnesota officials said 42 state residents are among the 3,500 people aboard the cruise ship.
by The Associated Press

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Numbers stable, but Minnesota's moose aren't out of the woods

Numbers stable, but Minnesota's moose aren't out of the woods

Based on their January 2020 moose survey, DNR researchers estimate the population at 3,150 in northeastern Minnesota, statistically unchanged from last year. The herd, however, remains hampered by low reproductive success and continued deaths from diseases.
by Dan Kraker

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Freeman asks to have feds review Myon Burrell case

Freeman asks to have feds review Myon Burrell case

The Hennepin County attorney said his office has asked U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was the chief prosecutor of the 2002 case, to request the U.S. Department of Justice review the conviction of Myon Burrell.
by MPR News Staff

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Critical care doctor on how to protect yourself, others amid COVID-19 outbreak in Minnesota

Critical care doctor on how to protect yourself, others amid COVID-19 outbreak in Minnesota

At the time of this show, two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Minnesota. How do you keep you and your families safe? What about health care workers on the front lines? How do they keep healthy? Dr. Jeff Dichter joined the program to answer questions and reminded listeners to — please, wash your hands.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Minnesota spring gardening: Now is the time to start planning, not planting

If all that melting snow and mud has you thinking about what you can plant this spring, you’re not alone. Two master gardeners answer questions on how to prepare for spring gardening.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Thread Must-Read: ‘Parnassus on Wheels,’ ‘Ink and Bone’

Thread Must-Read: ‘Parnassus on Wheels,’ ‘Ink and Bone’

This week, we celebrate books about books by reminiscing about an early 20th century novel and looking to a dystopian future involving access to books in a suspenseful young-adult work.
by Kerri Miller

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Mpls. could control Upper Harbor land as it pursues development

Mpls. could control Upper Harbor land as it pursues development

The city still hopes to transform the old Mississippi River barge terminal into a mix of parks, housing and business, with a music venue. But in a victory for neighborhood advocates, it is reversing course on plans to sell land to developers.
by Melissa Townsend

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March reality check: The other shoe arrives

March started unseasonably mild. Colder temperatures are returning to the weather maps.
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesota Legislature speeds $21M in coronavirus money

Minnesota Legislature speeds $21M in coronavirus money

Gov. Tim Walz praised lawmakers for “working in a totally nonpartisan manner” shortly before the 64-0 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate. The Democratic-controlled House passed the bill soon afterward, 133-0. Walz is expected to sign the bill Tuesday.
by Brian Bakst

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U.S. flu season beginning to ease, modelers say

U.S. flu season beginning to ease, modelers say

Though COVID-19 has captured the headlines, influenza places a huge burden on the health care system. This year's flu shot provides good protection, the CDC says, so do get one if you haven't already.
by Joe Palca

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Laundry between emails: Working from home goes viral in the time of coronavirus

Laundry between emails: Working from home goes viral in the time of coronavirus

Love it or hate it, millions of workers are figuring out a new work-life balance as more employers try to curb the spread of the coronavirus by ordering them to stay away from the office.
by Yuki Noguchi

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'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

Max von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic "The Exorcist," has died. He was 90.
by The Associated Press

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Much cooler Monday; warming midweek

Much cooler Monday; warming midweek

After a balmy weekend, much cooler weather has arrived for Monday. Then look for warming again midweek. Some rain and a little wet snow is likely from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.
by Bill Endersen

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Cory Booker is latest former rival to back Biden

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has announced his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden, adding to the wave of support from former rivals he has received.
by NPR Staff

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MPR News Update

March 9. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus

Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus

As the U.S. death toll from the virus reached at least 21 and the number of cases worldwide soared above 110,000, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought to reassure the public that none of the Grand Princess passengers would be exposed to the U.S. public before completing the quarantine.
by The Associated Press

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Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Most Minnesotans will have their first contact with the 2020 census this week. Starting Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau is sending out letters Thursday inviting residents to fill out their census questionnaires online.
by Jon Collins

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Ghosts, murder, forbidden love roam northern MN in Ojibwe writer's new novel

Ghosts, murder, forbidden love roam northern MN in Ojibwe writer's new novel

Dennis Staples' debut novel "This Town Sleeps" depicts the struggle of a gay Ojibwe man to accept a Native tradition where he rarely felt at home, while escaping a reservation he could never quite leave. Staples is a member of the Red Lake Nation.
by John Enger

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Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia gave the 2020 Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict.

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Policast: State lawmaker stops in-person visits; Senate takes up violence prevention measures

With three COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, state officials say it’s too early to cancel large gatherings. But one state lawmaker says he’s stopping all in-person meetings with constituents. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Senate takes up several violence prevention measures, and St. Paul teachers are back on the picket line.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Policast: A second COVID-19 case and Rep. Collin Peterson runs for re-election

Health officials have announced a second COVID-19 case in the state. Lawmakers are responding with a funding package that could be signed in the coming days. And Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson says he’ll run for 16th term in Congress.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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