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Stories from May 24, 2022

Voters in southern Minnesota kick off political season with special Congressional election

Voters in southern Minnesota kick off political season with special Congressional election and avian flu is starting to subside with warmer, drier weather. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Better than average Memorial Day weekend?

Better than average Memorial Day weekend?

Warmer temperatures arrive for the first big holiday weekend of ‘summer.’
by Paul Huttner

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Minneopa State Park sees record 16 wild bison calves this spring

Minneopa State Park sees record 16 wild bison calves this spring

The herd at Minneopa State Park near Mankato includes what park officials believe are 16 new calves, the most the program has recorded since the animals were reintroduced to the area in 2015.
by Tim Nelson

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UMN President Gabel on college tuition increase

The Twin Cities and Rochester campuses would see at 3.5 percent tuition hike
by Cathy Wurzer

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A gunman killed at least 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school

A gunman killed at least 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school

It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunmen killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. And it came just 10 days after a gunman in body armor killed 10 Black shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities say was a racist attack.
by Vanessa Romo

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Biden to sign policing order on Floyd anniversary

Biden to sign policing order on Floyd anniversary

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter.
by The Associated Press

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Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in St. Paul began this year's surveillance of mosquitoes and black flies and found that, although there are a lot of mosquito larvae, there aren’t many adult mosquitoes out biting people.
by Kaila White

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Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts

Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts

Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore.
by The Associated Press

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Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Dozens of cabin and resort owners with property on the Canadian side of northern Minnesota’s Sand Point and Namakan lakes can’t legally access their properties to try to protect them from ongoing flooding, because of restrictions on crossing the international border.
by Dan Kraker

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From the archives: Dr. Abraham Verghese on his novel, 'Cutting for Stone'

From the archives: Dr. Abraham Verghese on his novel, 'Cutting for Stone'

This Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas is a conversation with novelist Marie Myung Ok-Lee. Her new novel, “The Evening Hero,” is about changes in rural medicine, as told through the eyes of a physician who practices at a northern Minnesota hospital. To whet your appetite, we are bringing back one of host Kerri Miller’s all-time favorite Talking Volume conversations, with Dr. Abraham Verghese, practicing doctor and author of one of the great modern classics, “Cutting for Stone.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Can 'self serve' save the small town grocery?

Can 'self serve' save the small town grocery?

Small town grocery stores have been closing for decades. A young couple in west-central Minnesota decided to try a different way of doing business to bring groceries back to main street.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesotans respond to the rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation

Minnesotans respond to the rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how proposed anti-LGBTQ bills across the country affect youth locally, and how Minnesotans are responding. She talks with a transgender youth advocate and their mother about advocating for a safe, inclusive space in school. And she talks with a health care leader about how anti-LGBTQ hate affects children’s health.
by Angela Davis, Lindsay Guentzel and Samantha Matsumoto

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Pleasant Tuesday; rain moves in Tuesday night

Pleasant Tuesday; rain moves in Tuesday night

Tuesday will bring nearly normal temperatures with increasing clouds ahead of rain that moves in Tuesday night into Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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DOJ's new policy requires officers to stop others from using excessive force

DOJ's new policy requires officers to stop others from using excessive force

The policy spells out situations in which officers have an "affirmative duty" — to prevent or stop other officers from using excessive force, and to render or call for medical aid when it's needed.
by Bill Chappell

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Twin Cities airport installs mock aircraft cabin to help travelers gain confidence

Twin Cities airport installs mock aircraft cabin to help travelers gain confidence

A newly arrived airliner at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport doesn't have wings, or wheels, or engines. It'll never leave the gate. But it will help more people gain the skills and confidence needed to make their travel goals a reality.
by Tim Nelson

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As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting that the worst of this year's outbreak could be over. But the unpredictability has caused a lot of stress for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry.  This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Mild Tuesday; rainy Wednesday; warm weekend

Mild Tuesday; rainy Wednesday; warm weekend

We have one more dry, pleasant day with temperatures getting closer to normal. Tuesday night will bring rain showers developing from south to north.
by Sven Sundgaard

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200 bodies found in Mariupol as war rages in Ukraine's east

200 bodies found in Mariupol as war rages in Ukraine's east

Ukrainian authorities say that workers digging through rubble found 200 bodies in Mariupol. That's another grim discovery in the ruined port city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.
by The Associated Press

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Connelly leaves Nuggets for similar role with Timberwolves

Connelly leaves Nuggets for similar role with Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves have brought in Denver Nuggets President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly to take a similar role. Connelly steadily built the Nuggets into a perennial playoff contender behind draft picks such as two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
by The Associated Press

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Kepler hits slam, Urshela and Twins walk off Tigers 5-4

Kepler hits slam, Urshela and Twins walk off Tigers 5-4

Max Kepler hit an early grand slam, and Gio Urshela’s infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
by The Associated Press

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The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within

The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within

The election system shuddered in 2020 as Donald Trump sough to overturn the result. Now, election deniers and defenders have eyes on the nuts and bolts of the process itself.
by Connor Donevan, Ailsa Chang, Courtney Dorning and Karen Zamora

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As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting the worst may be over. But the unpredictability of this year’s outbreak has caused a lot of mental strain for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry.
by Kirsti Marohn

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