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Stories from May 5, 2022

Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

The mother of a man killed by Brooklyn Center police last year says an officer there threatened to arrest her for legally filming a traffic stop Wednesday night.
by Matt Sepic

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The Army Corps of Engineers is weighing a key permit for Polymet

The Army Corps of Engineers is weighing a key permit for Polymet, and doctors at Mayo are among those trying to figure out a strange outbreak of childhood hepatitis. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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MN Senate passes bill to distribute $300M from opioid suit

The Minnesota Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to create a framework for distributing about $300 million that the state is receiving as part of a settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Now May 5, 2022

Minnesota Now on Thursday featured more information on “hero” pay and how to apply, a conversation with a Minnesota-based horse owner of a Kentucky Derby contender and the sports roundup with Eric Nelson and Wally Langfellow.
by Cathy Wurzer, Simone Cazares and Ellen Finn

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$500 million in 'hero' pay allocated for frontline workers

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Deputy Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach talked with host Cathy Wurzer about the program and what it will mean for frontline workers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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$500 million in 'hero' checks allocated for frontline workers

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Deputy Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach talked with host Cathy Wurzer about the program and what it will mean for frontline workers.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills

Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills

More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery. The battle over access to medication abortions will only grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and allow individual states to ban the procedure.
by The Associated Press

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The latest in sports with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson

The latest in sports with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson

It's time for sports! Host Cathy Wurzer got the all the latest in Minnesota sports from experts Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson. They talked the Wild’s playoff Game two, the Twins and Vikings’ upcoming games and the Minnesota Lynx season opener this Friday.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Weekend weather: Springy; shower chance on Sunday

Weekend weather: Springy; shower chance on Sunday

We’ll enjoy very nice weather on Saturday, then some areas could see a few showers on Sunday. We have the weekend weather details for you.
by Ron Trenda

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Can a new vision for Interstate 94 repair historic harm in Rondo?

Can a new vision for Interstate 94 repair historic harm in Rondo?

The construction of the interstate highway system in the 1960s cut through many Black urban communities, destroying homes and bisecting neighborhoods. On Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talked about a proposal to use new transportation construction to repair some of that historic harm.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Showers south Thursday; warming trend continues

Showers south Thursday; warming trend continues

Scattered showers will brush across the southern quarter of Minnesota on Thursday with more clouds than the north. Highs will be warmer in northern Minnesota in the mid to upper 60s.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
by The Associated Press

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Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages

Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages

Ukraine’s military says that it recaptured some areas in the south and repelled Russian attacks in the east. Meanwhile, a bloody battle rages at a steel mill in Mariupol where Ukrainian troops are holed up in tunnels and bunkers, fending off a Russian onslaught.
by The Associated Press

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Flood fight continues in parts of NW Minnesota, NE North Dakota

North Dakota National Guard helicopter crews have been airlifting one-ton sandbags to shore up a dam in danger of failing, as rivers across the region remain in flood stage from snowmelt and heavy rain in recent weeks. The Guard on Tuesday dropped more than 100 of the massive sandbags at the Bourbanis Dam in Pembina County, about 70 miles northwest of Grand Forks, N.D. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Kaprizov gets hat trick as Wild thump Blues 6-2, even series

Kaprizov gets hat trick as Wild thump Blues 6-2, even series

Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice for the Minnesota Wild, who snapped back at the St. Louis Blues with a 6-2 victory to even their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.
by The Associated Press

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Orioles slow surging Twins with 9-4 victory

Orioles slow surging Twins with 9-4 victory

Cedric Mullins and Ramón Urías each hit a two-run homer during Baltimore’s six-run third inning, and the Orioles went on to a 9-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. 
by The Associated Press

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Showers south Thursday; summer-like next week

Showers south Thursday; summer-like next week

A system will brush southern Minnesota with a few showers Thursday. Temperatures will be back well into the 50s and 60s. Warmer temps ahead for Saturday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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One of Argentina's signature foods inspiration for DelSur Empanadas

One of Argentina's signature foods inspiration for DelSur Empanadas

Every culture has a food it’s known for. For Argentina, that food is empanadas. In Argentina, you can find empanadas sold as a street food or as an appetizer in a fancy restaurant.
by Vicki Adame

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What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase

What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase

Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Joe Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.
by Adrian Florido, Courtney Dorning and Elena Burnett

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Art Hounds recommend folk music and international film

Art Hounds recommend folk music and international film

The Ukrainian Village Band uses their Easter European folk music to raise awareness and funds for Ukraine. Minneapolis’s Pooja Goswami Pavan sings ballads of love and harmony written during tumultuous times. The Minneapolis St. Paul Film Festival launches at the refurbished St. Anthony Main Theatre along with other Minnesota venues.
by Emily Bright

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77 years after his death in WWII, a Minn. soldier to be buried in Washington

77 years after his death in WWII, a Minn. soldier to be buried in Washington

More than three-quarters of a century after a young soldier from Eveleth, Minn. was killed during a bombing mission over Berlin during World War II, he will finally be buried on May 5, 2022, in Washington's Arlington National Cemetery. Modern science — and family perseverance — helped lead to the identification of the remains.
by Dan Kraker

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Hundreds rally on U of M campus in Minneapolis to support Roe v. Wade

Hundreds rally on U of M campus in Minneapolis to support Roe v. Wade

The crowd of mostly young people chanted and listened to speakers on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus before marching to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's office nearby.
by Matt Sepic

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