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Stories from January 26, 2024

Weather history: Minnesota cities break record for highest overnight low temperatures

Duluth, St. Cloud, Hibbing and International Falls each broke records this morning for warmest overnight low temperature. The Twin Cities tied a record with a low of 35 degrees. That mild weather isn't going anywhere, anytime soon.
by Emily Reese

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Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.
by The Associated Press

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Cube Critics discuss ‘Echo’ and ‘Wild At Heart’

Cube Critics discuss ‘Echo’ and ‘Wild At Heart’

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss “Echo” and “Wild At Heart.” Plus a Cube Critics extra: An interview with the Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Gary Batton.
by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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Interstate 94 closures planned this weekend in eastern Twin Cities metro

Interstate 94 closures planned this weekend in eastern Twin Cities metro

Drivers in the eastern Twin Cities metro this weekend should take note: Interstate 94 will be closed overnight in both directions in parts of St. Paul and Maplewood.
by Peter Cox

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Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Actor Timothee Chalamet was in town for a Bob Dylan tour of Hibbing, where the songwriter grew up. The tour included a stop at the high school’s stage, a 1920s-style, 1800-seat theater where Dylan performed as a student. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Hopeful downticks in Minnesota’s COVID-19, RSV and flu data

Hopeful downticks in Minnesota’s COVID-19, RSV and flu data

In the Twin Cities seven-county metro, new hospital admissions for COVID-19, flu and RSV are down by 12 percent, 33 percent and 28 percent, respectively, for the first week in January compared to the last week in December. COVID hospital admissions ticked down during the first week in January after climbing for the nine previous weeks.
by Craig Helmstetter

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Tracy K. Smith delivers a plea for the American soul

Tracy K. Smith delivers a plea for the American soul

Former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith shares a deeply personal portrait of her family, America’s history and her path to sobriety in “To Free the Captives.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Advocates: End-of-life bill gives patients 'personal liberty and autonomy' in the face of terminal illness

Advocates: End-of-life bill gives patients 'personal liberty and autonomy' in the face of terminal illness

Ahead of the 2024 legislative session, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee voted 10-5 Thursday in favor of a bill that would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to end their own lives with medication prescribed by a doctor.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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All the ways to measure Minnesota's warm winter

All the ways to measure Minnesota's warm winter

We had a 10-day cold snap but it’s back to our incredibly mild winter, which is on track to potentially be the warmest of 151 years. Our latest, prolonged warmup could set the stage for February. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Predators use 3-goal third period to edge Wild 3-2

Predators use 3-goal third period to edge Wild 3-2

Alexandre Carrier and Filip Forsberg scored 35 seconds apart to open a three-goal third period, Juuse Saros made 22 saves and the Nashville Predators came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2.
by The Associated Press

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More mild, foggy weather Friday. Warmer still next week

More mild, foggy weather Friday. Warmer still next week

Fog and clouds continue to sit over much of Minnesota Friday. We’ll see very similar conditions from Thursday with highs in the 30s Friday. Even warmer weather is coming next week. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Minneapolis passes cease-fire resolution. End-of-life bill in the works

The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution Thursday calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. And Minnesotans would have the option to medically end their lives under a controversial bill that elicited hours of public testimony Thursday.
by Phil Picardi

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New gene-editing tools may help wipe out mosquito-borne diseases

New gene-editing tools may help wipe out mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists say gene-editing technology may eradicate a mosquito in the U.S. that spreads dengue and other diseases. Concerns remain about the possible environmental impact of bioengineered mosquitoes.
by Greg Allen

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That giant extinct shark, Megalodon? Maybe it wasn't so mega

That giant extinct shark, Megalodon? Maybe it wasn't so mega

The ancient extinct shark that starred in the film The Meg is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But there's debate over what it really looked like.
by Ari Daniel

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School resource officers top Minnesota lawmakers' education to-do list

School resource officers top Minnesota lawmakers' education to-do list

Following a historic legislative session that delivered a big boost in funding, Minnesota lawmakers say the coming session will focus on adjustments to legislation on literacy, school meals, civics education and school resource officers. Here’s a guide.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota fiddle maker loses home and workshop to fire

Minnesota fiddle maker loses home and workshop to fire

A Minnesota man known for his fiddle building skills lost his home, workshop, and dozens of instruments in a recent fire. Bud Larsen plans to rebuild and continue teaching others to make Norwegian hardanger fiddles.
by Dan Gunderson

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Better wellness visits, healthier kids: Minnesota pediatricians try a new approach

Better wellness visits, healthier kids: Minnesota pediatricians try a new approach

Some pediatricians in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud are experimenting with a program they say is improving basic kid wellness visits and may lead to better outcomes for some of the youngest, neediest Minnesotans. The state’s looking at how it might help the program grow.
by Kyra Miles

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Skate punk ceramics: Tetsuya Yamada at Walker Art Center

Skate punk ceramics: Tetsuya Yamada at Walker Art Center

Tetsuya Yamada's exhibit “Listening” at the Walker Art Center blends traditional ceramics with skate punk culture, reflecting his unique artistic journey.
by Max Sparber

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