Stories from March 22, 2022

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 
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.
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.
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.