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Stories from September 2, 2023

Heat wave into Tuesday; then relief

Heat wave into Tuesday; then relief

Hot weather will be with us into Tuesday before temperatures sag closer to normal.
by Bill Endersen

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Meta plans major data center in Twin Cities metro

Meta plans major data center in Twin Cities metro

Filings with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Friday confirmed Meta, through a subsidiary based in Roseville, Minn., is the company behind the $700 million data center project in Dakota County.
by Kyra Miles

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Gay Softball World Series draws thousands to the Twin Cities

Gay Softball World Series draws thousands to the Twin Cities

People traveled from across the country this weekend to the Twin Cities for the Gay Softball World Series. The action took place on softball fields in Eagan, South St. Paul, Woodbury and Lac Lavon Park in Burnsville, where the series’ “Championship Saturday” took place.
by MPR News Staff

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Update on Labor Day weekend heat: some records will be broken

Update on Labor Day weekend heat: some records will be broken

There will be many highs in the 90s this Labor Day weekend, and some spots will see triple-digits highs. We have the heat details, plus a drought update.
by Ron Trenda

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See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

To see the extent to which the Republican political calendar and Donald Trump's legal calendar are intertwined, it's helpful to see them laid out together.
by Benjamin Swasey

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Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

President Joe Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.
by Ashley Lopez and Tamara Keith

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Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.
by Ron Elving

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Women's gymnastics is changing in more ways than one

Women's gymnastics is changing in more ways than one

What had once been a sport associated largely with white girls is increasingly dominated by women of color. And more elite gymnasts are competing in the NCAA while they go for the gold.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Hot Labor Day weekend

Hot Labor Day weekend

Our Labor Day weekend will feature hot weather. Record-setting heat is possible on Sunday.
by Ron Trenda

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Colllier scores 27 as Lynx top Dream 91-85 in OT to move into 5th place

Colllier scores 27 as Lynx top Dream 91-85 in OT to move into 5th place

Both teams entered the game with 17-19 records, tied with idle Washington for fifth place with a week left in the season. Atlanta, which has lost nine straight on the road, holds the tiebreaker over the Lynx.
by The Associated Press

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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

“Margaritaville,” released on Feb. 14, 1977, quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a state of mind for those ”wastin’ away,” an excuse for a life of low-key fun and escapism for those “growing older, but not up.”
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Wild Guide to Starting School'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Wild Guide to Starting School'

This month on Ask a Bookseller, we'll be celebrating the start of school by featuring books for kids and teens.
by Emily Bright

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Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

The former New York mayor waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing. He joins the former president in forgoing an appearance before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.
by The Associated Press

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After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the U.S.

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the U.S.

When thousands of fans couldn't get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift's summer stadium tour, some diehards paid upwards of 70 times face value to see their favorite artist in person — an outrage that prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers.
by The Associated Press

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