Stories from March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022 5:26 PM

Spring storm continues: Rain and snowfall reports so far

Our sloppy spring storm is dumping significant rain, ice and snow.

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March 22, 2022 4:05 PM

Donated clothes help in Ukraine. But here's one thing aid experts like better

Donations are pouring in — but they don't always address the needs of the many displaced and homeless Ukrainians who've lost practically everything they own.

by Jason Beaubien

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March 22, 2022 3:44 PM

Disney workers walk out over the company's response to so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill

The full-scale walkout is a bid to urge the company to take a stronger stance against the Parental Rights in Education legislation in Florida, what critics have called the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

by Joe Hernandez

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March 22, 2022 3:30 PM

Fact check: Republicans skew Jackson's record on crime

Over the first two days of hearings, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was the subject of misleading rhetoric. Here’s a look at how some claims compare with the reality.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 3:05 PM

Byron, Minn., schools bar Ukrainian flag display in class

Teachers in the Rochester-area school district are asking administrators to reevaluate policies that they say prevent teachers from displaying the Ukrainian flag in classrooms.

by Catharine Richert

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March 22, 2022 2:32 PM

Hundreds of Minn. facilities to test for ‘forever chemicals’

State regulators say the monitoring data will provide vital clues about how and where the ubiquitous compounds are getting into Minnesota’s air, water and soil.

by Kirsti Marohn

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March 22, 2022 1:50 PM

Heavy snow, ice up north; Twin Cities getting soaked

The peak of our potent spring storm continues through Tuesday night.

by Paul Huttner

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March 22, 2022 12:58 PM

Feds propose endangered species listing for northern long-eared bat

A federal judge last year ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider a 2015 decision to list the bat as threatened rather than endangered.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 22, 2022 12:54 PM

CWD found in wild deer in Grand Rapids

The Minnesota DNR says it will update its chronic wasting disease response plan after the disease was discovered in a wild deer in the city of Grand Rapids.

by Dan Kraker

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March 22, 2022 12:35 PM

After a stroke blinded one eye, Frank Bruni focused on the future

The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to make a decision: He could focus on what had been lost or on what remained. He chose the latter. Bruni's new memoir is “The Beauty of Dusk.”

by Terry Gross

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March 22, 2022 9:42 AM

There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

by Joe Hernandez

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March 22, 2022 9:36 AM

China's search for survivors from crashed jetliner turns up nothing so far

The flight, with 132 passengers and crew aboard was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou when it crashed in a forested area of southern China on Monday.

by Emily Feng and Aowen Cao

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March 22, 2022 9:20 AM

Spring storm brings rain, ice, snow to Minnesota

A messy spring storm is bringing lots of precipitation to central and eastern Minnesota in a variety of forms. Expect mostly rain in the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota Tuesday with a transition to snow in the southwest and northeast parts of the state.

by Sven Sundgaard

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March 22, 2022 8:38 AM

Canadian Pacific to resume operations after work stoppage

Approximately 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be returning to work after an agreement was reached between the railroad operator and union.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 7:09 AM

A soggy Tuesday; wintry northeast

A potent spring storm is bringing almost all of the above for precipitation in Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect periods of rain south and freezing precipitation turning to snow in the northeast. Temperatures will range from the 30s north and 40s south.

by Sven Sundgaard

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March 22, 2022 7:02 AM

DNR releases details of two more Line 3 aquifer breaches

The incidents in three counties along the pipeline route resulted in the uncontrolled flow of millions of gallons of groundwater. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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March 22, 2022 6:11 AM

As a nurse faces prison for a deadly error, her colleagues worry: Could I be next?

Former nurse RaDonda Vaught is on trial on charges of reckless homicide. Her case raises consequential questions about how nurses use computerized medication-dispensing cabinets.

by Brett Kelman

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March 22, 2022 6:07 AM

Bullock, Mavs hold on after delay, beat Timberwolves 110-108

Reggie Bullock scored 18 points with a clutch 3-pointer late after missing four games for personal reasons, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-108 in a game delayed briefly because of a leaky roof.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 6:02 AM

Talbot, Wild blank Vegas 3-0 as Fleury watches from bench

Nicolas Deslauriers scored in his Minnesota debut as the Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for the shutout after Marc-Andre Fleury was acquired at the trade deadline to share time with him in the Wild net.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 5:42 AM

Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol

Ukrainian forces fought off continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia’s Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 5:27 AM

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s history.

by The Associated Press