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Stories from September 5, 2021

Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill

Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill

Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as a one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open.
by The Associated Press

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Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before he was wounded and surrendered, a Florida sheriff said Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Pleasant Labor Day, then Monday night thunder north

Pleasant Labor Day, then Monday night thunder north

We’ve had two days of gorgeous weather. Can we keep the weather streak going on Labor Day? We have the answer to that question, plus a look at the week ahead.
by Ron Trenda

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State of Minnesota opening two more COVID testing sites as demand increases

State of Minnesota opening two more COVID testing sites as demand increases

Rising COVID case counts in recent weeks are bringing more demand for testing. The state will open a COVID testing site at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Wednesday, and another at the former YMCA in Lino Lakes on Sept. 13.
by MPR News Staff

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With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota

With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota

Due to the drought encompassing much of Minnesota this year, natural food sources are harder to find. Bear sightings have been common across the state, as the opportunistic creatures take advantage of backyard bird feeders and other readily available food sources.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Here are 3 pivotal moments in workers' history to remember this Labor Day

Here are 3 pivotal moments in workers' history to remember this Labor Day

From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

The goal of having a plan for splitting up $250 million for Minnesota’s pandemic frontline workers by Labor Day won’t come to pass. A nine-member working group is striving for unanimous agreement.
by Brian Bakst

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They don't remember their parents dying on 9/11. But they'll never forget

They don't remember their parents dying on 9/11. But they'll never forget

Many children of 9/11 victims were too young to remember their parents who died. They've grown up living with the tension between having a personal connection to the day but few, if any memories.
by Melissa Block and Daniel Lam

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Until 2023? Parts shortage forecast to keep auto prices sky-high

Until 2023? Parts shortage forecast to keep auto prices sky-high

A surge in COVID-19 cases from the delta variant in several Asian countries that are the main producers of auto-grade chips is worsening the supply shortage. Analysts say that means record-high consumer prices for vehicles will extend into next year.
by The Associated Press

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Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

A group of parents of students at Minnesota K-12 schools that have not implemented mask mandates are suing the state, asking the court to order Gov. Tim Walz to enact a statewide mask mandate for schools amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
by MPR News Staff

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Descendants of slaves found shelter from Ida in a historic plantation's Big House

Descendants of slaves found shelter from Ida in a historic plantation's Big House

Joy Banner's family took shelter in a house on a plantation their ancestors helped build. "They were not able to have this kind of house for their own protection when a hurricane hit them," she says.
by John Burnett

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If monsters were real, this book knows what you'd really do — nothing

If monsters were real, this book knows what you'd really do — nothing

What appears to be a simple, awful police killing turns out to be much worse in Cadwell Turnbull's new “No Gods, No Monsters,” set in a world where monsters and magic are real, and none of it is pretty.
by Jason Sheehan

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