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Stories from September 10, 2020

Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Nearly half of all vehicles sold in the United States are sport utility vehicles, and the International Energy Agency reports they’re second-largest contributor to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last decade. But a new wave of electric SUVs and pickup trucks is on the horizon.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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St. Paul brewery, U of M team up on Organic Brewers Alliance

St. Paul brewery, U of M team up on Organic Brewers Alliance

The project will help breweries connect with organic farms for hops, barley and other ingredients such as honey. The goal is to support sustainable agriculture practices.
by Steven John and Megan Burks

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Frost advisories, rain, and 70s ahead

Wild September weather swings continue for Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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How are Minnesota's parents doing?

How are Minnesota's parents doing?

MPR News host Angela Davis dives into the realities Minnesota’s parents of school-age children are facing right now.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Jacqueline Woodson wants kids to know the beauty — and the danger — of football

Jacqueline Woodson wants kids to know the beauty — and the danger — of football

Woodson's new novel in verse “Before the Ever After” follows a 12-year-old boy whose football star father is beginning to show the damaging effects of too many blows to the head.
by Sacha Pfeiffer

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Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

In recent weeks, attorneys representing former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death have sketched out a legal strategy that alleges that Floyd was intoxicated, overdosed and contributed to his own death. Raising a victim’s history of drug use to justify police killings has precedent, but will it be effective this time?
by Jon Collins

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Gov. Tim Walz on COVID-19, emergency power, Floyd's killing and more

Gov. Tim Walz on COVID-19, emergency power, Floyd's killing and more

Six months after Gov. Tim Walz first declared the peacetime emergency, where is Minnesota in the response to the pandemic and what will the next few months bring? On this week’s Politics Friday, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talked with Walz, discussing some of the pressing issues in Minnesota and taking listener questions from around the state. 
by Mike Mulcahy

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U drops men's track, tennis, gymnastics

The University of Minnesota will end men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s gymnastics and men’s tennis as it slashes costs to ease losses from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Big Ten’s move to postpone football. This is an MPR News evening update for Thursday, September 10, 2020. Hosted by Britta Greene. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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The world lost two-thirds of its wildlife in 50 years. We are to blame

The world lost two-thirds of its wildlife in 50 years. We are to blame

Human activities are causing an "unprecedented" and alarming decline in wildlife populations around the world, a new report warns. It says the staggering loss ultimately threatens human life as well.
by Nathan Rott

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Author traces what happened to WWII's 'Last Million' displaced people

Historian David Nasaw tells the story of the concentration camp survivors, POWs and other displaced people who remained in Germany following the war. Many had no home to return to.
by Dave Davies

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U drops men's track, tennis, gymnastics; cites need to cut costs, COVID-19

U drops men's track, tennis, gymnastics; cites need to cut costs, COVID-19

The University of Minnesota will end men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s gymnastics and men’s tennis as it slashes costs to ease losses from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Big Ten’s move to postpone football.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump, Biden to campaign in Minnesota next week

Trump, Biden to campaign in Minnesota next week

Both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Minnesota on Sept. 18.
by MPR News Staff

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Twitter's new rules aim to prevent confusion around the 2020 vote

Twitter's new rules aim to prevent confusion around the 2020 vote

Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors.
by Shannon Bond

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Weekend forecast: Temps recover; Saturday rain chance

Weekend temperatures are headed in a nice direction. Sunday looks nicer than Saturday, especially in northern Minnesota. We have your weekend forecast details.
by Ron Trenda

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Is more economic relief from Congress on the way?

Is more economic relief from Congress on the way?

Millions of Americans have taken a financial hit during the pandemic. As Congress returns from recess, is more economic relief on the way?
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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A temperature rebound begins Thursday

After another cold start Thursday, temperatures finally start warming into the weekend.  Meanwhile, another round of rain targets the state Friday into Saturday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Some hospitals fail to set COVID-19 patients apart, putting others at risk

Some hospitals fail to set COVID-19 patients apart, putting others at risk

Nurses say COVID-19 patients have sometimes been housed in the same units as uninfected patients. While officials have penalized nursing homes for such failures, hospitals have seen less scrutiny.
by Christine Jewett

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Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump's virus comments

Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump's virus comments

Bob Woodward says he needed time to be sure that President Donald Trump's private comments from February were accurate. On Twitter and elsewhere online, commentators accused Woodward of valuing book sales over public health.
by The Associated Press

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Dense fog and cold weather to start Thursday

Thursday begins foggy and unseasonably cold, then skies turn sunnier and most of Minnesota makes it into the 60s for the first time in a few days.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility, which was decimated by the Aug. 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated, triggering a shock wave explosion that blasted windows, doors and walls miles away.
by The Associated Press

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HCMC staff accused of accessing George Floyd's medical records

HCMC staff have been fired for HIPAA violations after viewing George Floyd's protected medical records without authorization, KARE 11 has learned. "There were multiple breaches by multiple people," Floyd family attorney Antonio Romanucci told KARE 11.  This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday September 10, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus

'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus

A new book by journalist Bob Woodward reveals that President Donald Trump told Woodward he had been warned in January that the virus had the potential to kill millions. Yet Trump reassured Americans publicly that the virus was "very well under control."
by The Associated Press

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Sept. 10 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 15 deaths; moderate growth in new cases

Sept. 10 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 15 deaths; moderate growth in new cases

Recent testing numbers remain low, which likely explains the moderate case growth. “We’re still likely seeing depressed numbers from over the holiday weekend,” Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, told reporters.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic financially imperils nearly half of American households, poll finds

Pandemic financially imperils nearly half of American households, poll finds

There are dividing lines when it comes to how families are weathering the pandemic: Those living in big cities, those making less than $100,000 a year, and Latino and Black families are faring worst.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Art Hounds: Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival celebrates with music, art and food

Art Hounds: Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival celebrates with music, art and food

The festival includes Iranian music, visual art and food. While largely online this year —including numerous music concerts and a virtual art gallery — two events allow American and Iranian cultures to connect over food.
by Emily Bright

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Small farmers challenge conventional agriculture in Pineland Sands

Small farmers challenge conventional agriculture in Pineland Sands

One farmer's plans to irrigate his land to grow crops has triggered a legal challenge by organic farmers and clean water advocates. They say traditional agriculture is not a good fit for the sandy soil, and they envision a different way of farming in this region.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Intelligence Squared debate: Washington should break up Big Tech

Intelligence Squared debate: Washington should break up Big Tech

As the internet giants face more probes from the FCC, DOJ, and a host of state attorneys general, some are calling this Big Tech’s “big tobacco moment.” But are these companies really too large?
by MPR News Staff

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