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Stories from February 11, 2022

Blizzard plume visible from space; arctic weekend ahead

Blizzard plume visible from space; arctic weekend ahead

A ferocious blizzard closed I-94 between Moorhead and Fergus Falls Friday. Heavy snowfall along the North Shore. Highs winds and subzero wind chills invade Minnesota overnight.
by Paul Huttner

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Dozens flood Mpls. City Hall with ethics complaints against Mayor Frey

Dozens flood Mpls. City Hall with ethics complaints against Mayor Frey

Dozens of people filled the rotunda of the City Hall Friday to file ethics complaints and express their disapproval of the mayor. Many also called for Frey to resign.
by Nina Moini

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North Hill High football player shot earlier this week has died

A 15-year-old Minneapolis student who was shot Wednesday has died. Deshaun Hill, who played on the football team at North High School, passed away Thursday. This is an MPR News Evening update for February 11, 2022. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Our theme music is by Gary Meister. 

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Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

The company does not want to pay "absurdly high" royalty fees to Mesabi Trust and is using more scrap metal in its electric arc furnaces.

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St. Paul teacher’s union to hold strike vote

St. Paul teacher’s union to hold strike vote

The executive board of the St. Paul teacher’s union has authorized a strike vote. The district says it doesn’t have funds to pay for teacher demands.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada

Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada

Canadian authorities are turning up the legal and public pressure on protesters to lift their blockades in Ottawa, Ontario, and at the U.S. border, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning: “This unlawful activity has to end and it will end.”
by The Associated Press

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Love, romance and comedy on Valentine’s Day

Love, romance and comedy on Valentine’s Day

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a romance writer and a comedian with two different takes on romance and Valentine’s Day.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Why your Super Bowl chicken wings will cost more this year

Why your Super Bowl chicken wings will cost more this year

There's no fowl play here — just blame the supply chain, our comfort food habits and a simple fact of nature. Wings might be pricier, but there's no shortage of them, experts say.
by Emma Bowman

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Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

The newest numbers build on recent evidence of an ebb in the pandemic wave that slammed Minnesota following the end-of-year holidays. Public health leaders continue to plead for vigilance against the virus.
by MPR News Staff

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Weekend forecast: Cold temps, lighter winds; Sat. evening snow chance

Weekend forecast: Cold temps, lighter winds; Sat. evening snow chance

We’ll have very cold temps this weekend, along with ample sunshine. Some of us will see some flakes Saturday evening. We have your updated weekend forecast, plus the latest Minnesota snow depth map.
by Ron Trenda

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Minneapolis high school student, 15, dies after shooting

Minneapolis high school student, 15, dies after shooting

Deshaun Hill, who played on the football team at North High School, and whom staff remembered as an “incredible young man,” died after being shot in Minneapolis.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Blizzard conditions force highway closures in NW Minnesota

Blizzard conditions force highway closures in NW Minnesota

Several major highways in west-central and northwestern Minnesota were closed Friday morning as north winds gusting to near 50 mph created blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger

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Blowing snow, falling temps Friday; cold Saturday

Blowing snow, falling temps Friday; cold Saturday

Gusty winds and falling temperatures are spreading across Minnesota, with blizzard conditions in the northwest. Temps fall into the teens Friday afternoon. Expect single-digit highs across most of Minnesota Saturday. Conditions will be slightly warmer Sunday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

The cities last month began requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to enter public places serving food and drink. With the current surge waning, the mayors on Thursday rescinded the controversial orders. Public masking mandates remain in place. This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, February 11, 2022. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Blustery with falling temperatures, snow showers

Blustery with falling temperatures, snow showers

While starting out mild early Friday, temperatures will drop through the day as northwest winds howl and bring a return to colder temperatures for the bulk of the weekend along with some scattered snow showers Friday. Blizzard conditions throughout eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota have prompted a no-travel advisory.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief

Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief

President Joe Biden is expected to use executive authority to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the American funding system to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
by The Associated Press

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Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was 'in distress'

Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was 'in distress'

Testimony continued Friday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Bystander Alyssa Funari testified Friday morning that she was going to the corner store when she saw Floyd on the ground with three officers on top of him.
by Jon Collins

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What you need to know about redistricting in Minnesota

A panel of Minnesota judges will roll out new political maps, likely this coming Tuesday, that will shape Minnesota elections for the next decade. 
by David H. Montgomery

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New theater production doesn't shy away from taking on serious issues

New theater production doesn't shy away from taking on serious issues

Coco’s Barrio began as a live performance show that’s part old time radio and part “Saturday Night Live.” But then the pandemic turned everything upside down. Now the show is a podcast.
by Vicki Adame

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Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

A report released in December 2020 showed that 28 percent of Latino-owned businesses faced a reduction in available supplies.
by Vicki Adame

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