Stories from October 14, 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day event in Minneapolis encourages voter registration, education
Indigenous communities across the country are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day. In Minneapolis, the community is marking the holiday by making sure people are registered to vote and know about the issues.
Honoring water on Indigenous Peoples Day
Several events took place around the state for Indigenous Peoples Day, including a gathering to honor and bless a creek in the western suburbs.
Widespread freeze; below-average temperatures Tuesday
Chilly temperatures will persist under Canadian high pressure. Widespread freezing is possible Tuesday morning in areas outside the Twin Cities, leading to a cool afternoon with highs in the low to mid-50s.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is on another campaign swing in battleground Wisconsin. Parts of northeast Minnesota saw significant, beneficial rainfall over the weekend — along with a few snowflakes too.
With hunting party, Walz invites moderate male voters into the fold
Independent voter David Clayton joined Gov. Tim Walz at Saturday’s pheasant opener and says he’s sold on voting for the Harris-Walz ticket. He thinks others may be, too, but aren’t talking about it. “There are many, many MAGA-minded Americans who aren’t really so MAGA-minded. But they can’t say it out loud because of fear of any kind of cancelation.”
VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin
A near-meeting on the tarmac at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport opens the campaign week for Tim Walz and JD Vance, the vice presidential nominees on their party tickets. Walz, the Democrat, was off to Wisconsin; Vance, the Republican, was in Minnesota for a fundraiser and a stop at a former police building.
Agweek editor reflects on Minnesota's growing season
Winter is undeniably on its way. And this leaves everyone from neighborhood squirrels to farmers taking stock of what the summer yielded — and cleaning up for winter.
Your guide to the international grocers of the Twin Cities
Local food and music critic Ali Elabbady wrote an exhaustive list of all of them for the alt-weekly internet publication Racket. He talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the indigenous groups that fought to create it.
Morning Announcements for Oct. 14
Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Sprinkles, snow showers northeast; frost statewide Monday night
It finally feels like October with a chilly air mass in place. We’ll see a few sprinkles Monday with some snow showers in northeastern Minnesota. Widespread frost is likely the next two nights. 
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance will be at a fundraiser in Minnesota on Monday. And Medicare’s open enrollment period starts Tuesday and there are big changes in the works. 
China holds large military exercises surrounding Taiwan to warn against independence
China deployed ships and warplanes in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan Monday, simulating the sealing off of ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait.
Navigating Medicare: What Minnesotans need to know
Medicare’s open enrollment period begins Tuesday amid market turmoil. Health systems in Minnesota are part of a nationwide trend in which shrinking profits have led some to drop Medicare Advantage plans.
Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth
Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives could come down to one race in a district outside Duluth, where first-term Republican Natalie Zeleznikar is being challenged by Democratic retired judge Mark Munger.