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Stories from August 29, 2021

A pleasant Monday; rain chances ramp up later this week

A pleasant Monday; rain chances ramp up later this week

We’ll start the week with pleasant weather. Some showers and thunderstorms are possible later in the week. We have your forecast details, plus an update on Hurricane Ida.
by Ron Trenda

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Louisiana hospitals filled with COVID patients face Hurricane Ida

Louisiana hospitals filled with COVID patients face Hurricane Ida

Ida struck as hospitals and their intensive care units were filled with patients from the fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across Louisiana.
by The Associated Press

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3 killed in separate shootings in St. Paul

St. Paul police are investigating three separate fatal shootings early Sunday. Authorities said the shootings are the 19th, 20th and 21st homicides in the city this year.
by MPR News Staff

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With Biden looking on, the remains of 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul return home

With Biden looking on, the remains of 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul return home

In hushed reverence, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving families Sunday under a gray sky as, one by one, the remains of 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul suicide bombing were removed with solemnity from a military aircraft that brought them home.
by The Associated Press

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Gold medalist Gable Steveson having fun as he considers next move

Gold medalist Gable Steveson having fun as he considers next move

Wrestler Gable Steveson has been on the go since his dramatic last-second victory to earn an Olympic gold medal. He could go to mixed martial arts, professional wrestling or head back to Minnesota to defend his NCAA heavyweight wrestling title.
by The Associated Press

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Vikings sign 10th-year safety Harrison Smith to $64M extension

Vikings sign 10th-year safety Harrison Smith to $64M extension

The Minnesota Vikings signed five-time Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith to a four-year contract extension on Sunday, securing the team's longest-tenured player for what could be the remainder of his decorated career.
by The Associated Press

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Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” has died. He was 91.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. says drone strike killed IS bombers targeting Kabul airport

U.S. says drone strike killed IS bombers targeting Kabul airport

A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul's international airport, American officials said. An Afghan official said three children were killed in the strike.
by The Associated Press

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A bright and breezy Sunday here; Ida making landfall in Louisiana today

A bright and breezy Sunday here; Ida making landfall in Louisiana today

Most of Minnesota will have a dry and breezy Sunday. The week ahead will bring us a couple of rain opportunities. We have details on that, plus a Hurricane Ida update.
by Ron Trenda

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These 3 books are perfect for your back-to-middle-schooler

These 3 books are perfect for your back-to-middle-schooler

LeUyen Pham has written and illustrated more than 100 books for kids of all ages — so we asked her to give us some solid middle-grade reading recmomendations for kids heading back to school.
by Asma Khalid

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Unvaccinated pastor who almost died of COVID now preaches the importance of vaccines

Unvaccinated pastor who almost died of COVID now preaches the importance of vaccines

Pastor Danny Reeves encouraged some members of his congregation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but thought he didn't need to get vaccinated himself. That changed after COVID-19 almost killed him.
by Nina Kravinsky

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Quiet Sunday weather here; update on Ida

Quiet Sunday weather here; update on Ida

Most of us will have a dry Sunday, but rain will linger into the morning in northeastern Minnesota. We have the details, plus a look at Hurricane Ida.
by Ron Trenda

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Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, tearing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors.
by The Associated Press

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Areas of thunderstorms into Saturday night, with severe weather possible

Areas of thunderstorms into Saturday night, with severe weather possible

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved through parts of Minnesota on Saturday, and the potential for severe weather lingers into Saturday night. Heavy rain is also possible. The daylight hours of Sunday look fairly quiet.
by Ron Trenda

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Welcome rain arrives as crews report some containment of Greenwood Fire

Welcome rain arrives as crews report some containment of Greenwood Fire

Steady rain fell across much of northeast Minnesota from Saturday into Sunday — with some reports of more than an inch of rain in the area where fire crews are battling the Greenwood Fire. Containment of the fire remains at 14 percent.
by MPR News Staff

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