Stories from June 24, 2023

Xcel Energy reports around 30,000 Twin Cities metro customers are without power Saturday afternoon due to strong winds. Crews are on site working to restore the outages, Xcel said.
Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow
Moscow had braced for the arrival of forces from the Wagner Group, a private army led by Yevgeny Prigozhin that has been fighting alongside regular Russian troops in Ukraine, by erecting checkpoints with armored vehicles and troops on the city's southern edge
Showers/thunderstorms at times Saturday/Saturday night
Many of us will see some rain at times today. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible.
ChangeMakers: Leigh Finke helped make Minnesota a 'trans refuge' state
Finke, 41, made history last November when she won her election for the Minnesota House of Representatives, becoming the first openly transgender person to ever serve in the Minnesota Legislature.