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Stories from September 21, 2024

Additional showers and storms for Saturday night; cooler, dry Sunday

Additional showers and storms for Saturday night; cooler, dry Sunday

Spotty showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly in the metro area and southeastern Minnesota. Cooler temperatures are forecast for Sunday, with highs in the upper 60s. A dry spell is anticipated this week as high pressure moves in.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall

A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth’s gravity this fall. The “mini-moon” will spend about two months in Earth’s orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
by Michael Levitt

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Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in an Israeli strike

Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in an Israeli strike

Israel's military says a top Hezbollah leader was among those killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment block. Lebanese officials on Saturday raised the death toll from Friday afternoon's airstrike to 37, including seven women and three children.
by The Associated Press

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Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety

Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety

Crews built Hideaway Hills, located a few miles northwest of Rapid City, from 2002 to 2004 in an area previously owned by the state where the mineral gypsum was mined for use at a nearby state-owned cement plant.
by The Associated Press

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FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge

FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge

The FBI has confirmed that federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro.
by The Associated Press

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An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says

An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, the Israeli army has struck a number of schools, packed with tens of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by Israeli offensives and evacuation orders. The conflict has left 90% of Palestinians in Gaza displaced, according to figures from the United Nations.
by The Associated Press

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Stormy start to Saturday; cooler Sunday

Stormy start to Saturday; cooler Sunday

Saturday will begin with showers and thunderstorms, with redevelopment expected in the afternoon and evening. It will be one more warm day in the 80s before a cold front moves in, dropping temperatures into the 60s for Sunday.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Lynx to lean on defensive strategy, fan support as playoffs begin with home game

Lynx to lean on defensive strategy, fan support as playoffs begin with home game

The 2023 season ended in the first round of the playoffs for the Minnesota Lynx, and the team’s General Manager Clare Duwelius is hopeful history won’t repeat itself.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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As Minnesota’s Muslim community grows, old Qurans overwhelm mosques

As Minnesota’s Muslim community grows, old Qurans overwhelm mosques

Strict Islamic rules around disposal of the sacred text are colliding with state environmental laws, leaving Muslim leaders looking for a solution.

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Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people

Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move from packaging into food.
by Pien Huang

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How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president

How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president

President Joe Biden has been receding from the spotlight as the campaign marches on. But he still holds the highest office in the land for another four months and he’s trying to make the most of it.
by Tamara Keith

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The contest in one New Mexico swing district mirrors a larger, anxious electorate

The contest in one New Mexico swing district mirrors a larger, anxious electorate

Democrats and Republicans both think they can win the state's Second Congressional District — one of the swingiest in the country — where immigration and abortion rights are dominating the debate.
by Claudia Grisales

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