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Stories from September 26, 2024

Warmest September on record continues through Sunday

Warmest September on record continues through Sunday

Most of Minnesota is running between 5 and 8 degrees warmer than normal this month.
by Paul Huttner

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Lowertown shooting update; Alleged abuse on school bus in Minneapolis

Saint Paul police say its officers were involved in a fatal shooting this morning in Belle Plaine, southwest of the Twin Cities. And a parent alleging abuse against her child on a Minneapolis public school bus says she has been granted a restraining order against a district employee.
by Emily Reese

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Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?

Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?

With new candidates on the Democratic ticket and former president Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket for a third time, a new Minnesota poll shows Kamala Harris with an edge. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota journalists about the poll results.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez, Ellie Roth and Alanna Elder

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‘Fingerprints of a warming world’ evident in Minnesota climate trends

‘Fingerprints of a warming world’ evident in Minnesota climate trends

Minnesota’s climate continues to shift. The trend toward warmer winters and more erratic precipitation patterns continues. Heidi Roop, the director of Minnesota’s Climate Adaptation Partnership, said these are the signs of a “warming world.”
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Fraud investigation targets priest’s alleged $72,000 in cash requests

Fraud investigation targets priest’s alleged $72,000 in cash requests

Police in southeastern Minnesota have opened a fraud investigation after a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester allegedly requested tens of thousands of dollars from parishioners.
by Matt Sepic

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On ballot herself, Klobuchar devotes campaign time and resources to lifting other DFLers

On ballot herself, Klobuchar devotes campaign time and resources to lifting other DFLers

Minnesota Democrats are banking on Sen. Amy Klobuchar to boost their ticket around the state even though she hasn’t had to expend significant effort in her own campaign for another term.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Twin Cities Arab Film Festival highlights Palestinian, Sudanese works

Twin Cities Arab Film Festival highlights Palestinian, Sudanese works

The festival, which marks Mizna’s 25th year, includes a documentary featuring “Succession” star Hiam Abbass and closes with Sudan’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

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New cookbook from Minnesota support group merges grief and food

New cookbook from Minnesota support group merges grief and food

“Good Grief! What’s for Dinner?” is a collection of more than 200 recipes curated by the Grief Club of Minnesota. Annie Sperling helped put together the cookbook with her widow group at the Grief Club. She talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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September heat and turning leaves: Where to catch fall colors

September heat and turning leaves: Where to catch fall colors

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests leaves are in the beginning stages of turning colorful across northern Minnesota with the start of notable color in the Iron Range and near North Dakota, as well as a sprinkle along the southern border of Minnesota.
by Anika Besst

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Pioneering Rochester ambulance system illuminates today's rural EMS gaps

Pioneering Rochester ambulance system illuminates today's rural EMS gaps

A new exhibit at the History Center of Olmsted County puts the spotlight on Gold Cross Ambulance and its advances, and a panel discussion Thursday night aims to find solutions for the challenges that remain in rural emergency medical services.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Thank You, Stranger: A bucket list after a cancer diagnosis, with help from strangers

Thank You, Stranger: A bucket list after a cancer diagnosis, with help from strangers

Our “Thank You, Stranger” series is about the people who come into our lives and lend a little support, maybe make our days a little brighter. This one focuses on a woman who started building a bucket list after finding out she was sick — and leaned on hundreds of strangers for their help.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Minnesota native prepares for Hurricane Helene in Florida

Minnesota native prepares for Hurricane Helene in Florida

Since moving to Florida from Minnesota in the late 1980s, Cheryl Magnuson has been through several big storms. She talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about preparing for this one.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Hurricane Helene making landfall Thursday night as a major hurricane

Hurricane Helene making landfall Thursday night as a major hurricane

Hurricane Helene will be making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida Thursday evening. Damaging hurricane-force winds and destructive storm surge threaten Florida’s Gulf Coast.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Karl-Anthony Towns bringing youth basketball facility to Dominican Republic, his mother's homeland

Karl-Anthony Towns bringing youth basketball facility to Dominican Republic, his mother's homeland

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Minnesota. His roots, however, are in the Dominican Republic.
by The Associated Press

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Morning Announcements for Sept. 26

Morning Announcements for Sept. 26

Here are the morning announcements for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Drought expands significantly across Minnesota

Drought expands significantly across Minnesota

While a few lucky spots have received rain, most of Minnesota has been very dry this September. This has allowed abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions to expand. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows

More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows

Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Police: Fatal St. Paul shooting was an act of random violence. Anonymous donor saves Minneapolis shelter

St. Paul Police say a woman who was shot and killed in an alley Wednesday evening in the Lowertown neighborhood was the victim of random violence. And an anonymous donor has agreed to match a $1.5 million grant to save Agate Housing and Services in downtown Minneapolis, which was set to close Oct. 9.
by Phil Picardi

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Copy and paste weather: More sun, more above-normal temperatures

Copy and paste weather: More sun, more above-normal temperatures

Temperatures remain well above normal and sunshine continues Thursday into the weekend. Dry weather persists into next week as well. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Lynx beat Mercury to move forward in WNBA playoffs. PUC taking up clean energy law

The Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury last night 101 to 88, finishing a two-game sweep in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. And the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission takes up the state's 100-percent clean energy law at a hearing this afternoon in St Paul.
by Phil Picardi

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Helene weakens to a tropical storm while moving north from Florida to Georgia

Helene weakens to a tropical storm while moving north from Florida to Georgia

Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.
by Jonathan Franklin, Rachel Treisman and Willem Marx

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How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator

How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.
by Shannon Bond

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What’s carbon-free? Utility regulators to decide what qualifies under state’s clean energy law

What’s carbon-free? Utility regulators to decide what qualifies under state’s clean energy law

When state lawmakers approved a bill last year requiring utilities to produce all their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040, they didn’t specify what qualifies as carbon-free. Now the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will decide. That in turn could shape the future of technologies such as biomass and carbon capture in Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Art Hounds: The Black Woman’s Guide to Making God

Art Hounds: The Black Woman’s Guide to Making God

Art Hounds recommend exploring divinity, capturing light, and confronting environmental change.
by Emily Bright

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Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown

Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown

St. Paul police say the suspect in an apparently random homicide in the city’s Lowertown neighborhood on Wednesday evening was fatally shot by police early Thursday as officers tried to arrest him southwest of the Twin Cities.
by Anna Haecherl, Andrew Krueger, Peter Cox and Sarah Thamer

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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