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Stories from April 28, 2022

Frigid 2022? Blame it on La Niña

Frigid 2022? Blame it on La Niña

La Niña jet stream patterns continue to dominate the Upper Midwest.
by Paul Huttner

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Deal struck for unemployment insurance and pandemic worker pay at Capitol

Deal struck for unemployment insurance and pandemic worker pay at Capitol, and a Minnesota sailor lost on the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor has at long last been identified and will be buried in June in his home town. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson.

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Weekend weather: Wet Saturday into Sunday morning; cool temps

Weekend weather: Wet Saturday into Sunday morning; cool temps

Saturday will be the wettest day of the weekend, but some showers are also possible Sunday morning. We have the weekend weather details, including temperatures and winds.
by Ron Trenda

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Chippewa Falls residents propose 'Lily Alert'

Chippewa Falls residents propose 'Lily Alert'

Chippewa Falls resident and father Eric Henry said that many people only learned about the case the morning after Lily was reported missing.
by Sam Stroozas

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Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods

Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods

How to quickly destroy thousands of chickens or turkeys exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza is an unpleasant problem. Here’s a closer look at how it’s done in Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In Focus: Environmental justice and Minnesota’s climate future

MPR News host Twila Dang hosted this virtual discussion exploring some of the meaningful and culturally specific ways environmental justice is being addressed in our state.
by Twila Dang and Kelly Gordon

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Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Legislative leaders said Thursday they have an agreement on two spending issues that they’ve been stuck on for months–bonuses for frontline pandemic workers and a fix for a depleted trust fund that will prevent tax increases for businesses. 
by Brian Bakst

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Clouds increase, showers develop late

Clouds increase, showers develop late

We’ll sneak in some sunshine early Thursday before clouds increase and thicken up ahead of some showers by late in the day. Friday will be milder before more rain moves in for the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Why this economy may be sturdier than it looks

Why this economy may be sturdier than it looks

U.S. GDP growth likely slowed sharply in the first few months of the year, but the economy may be sturdier than it looks.
by Scott Horsley

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Mayor and council members vow action on scathing state report on Minneapolis police

Mayor and council members vow action on scathing state report on Minneapolis police, and Starbucks employees have unionized the first store in Minnesota, on Snelling Avenue in the city’s Macalester-Groveland neighborhood. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Two systems bring rain over the coming days

Two systems bring rain over the coming days

Clouds thicken Thursday with showers mainly in the south. Some scattered late day showers and even thunder spreads north with breezy conditions.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer.
by The Associated Press

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Ukraine says Russian offensive in east picks up momentum

Ukraine says Russian offensive in east picks up momentum

Ukraine says that Russia’s offensive in the east has picked up momentum, with several towns coming under intense attack as Moscow’s forces attempt to surround Ukrainian troops.
by The Associated Press

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Ryan's arm, Kepler's bat lead Twins past Tigers 5-0

Ryan's arm, Kepler's bat lead Twins past Tigers 5-0

Joe Ryan threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Max Kepler stayed hot with a pair of home runs as the streaking Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0.
by The Associated Press

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Art Hounds describe when art forms collide and complement each other

Art Hounds describe when art forms collide and complement each other

Autumn Cavender’s exhibit “Wowicakekage: Dakota Art Encoded” in Granite Falls finds the connections between Dakota quillwork and glitch art. The 21st annual Red Wing Poet Arts Collaboration asks artists to illustrate a poem. The Midwest Music Fest rocks multiple venues in Winona Friday and Saturday.
by Emily Bright

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Rochester's Destination Medical Center plan moved ahead despite challenges

Rochester's Destination Medical Center plan moved ahead despite challenges

In spite of the pandemic, much-anticipated construction in the heart of Rochester is chugging along. But even as new spaces for restaurants, shops and other amenities are built as part of a yearslong transformation of the city, some remain conspicuously vacant.
by Catharine Richert

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Facebook shrugs off fears it's losing users

Facebook shrugs off fears it's losing users

More people used Facebook in the first quarter than analysts expected, easing concerns about competition from TikTok.
by Shannon Bond

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