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Stories from December 16, 2024

Judge grants Chauvin access to Floyd’s heart tissue, bodily fluids in bid to reverse guilty plea

Judge grants Chauvin access to Floyd’s heart tissue, bodily fluids in bid to reverse guilty plea

A federal judge on Monday allowed defense attorneys for Derek Chauvin to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue and bodily fluids as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s challenge to his federal civil rights conviction.
by Matt Sepic

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CWD discovered for 1st time in western Minnesota

CWD discovered for 1st time in western Minnesota

A sample taken from a wild adult buck during the opening weekend of this year’s firearms season tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The always-fatal condition has never been detected in that area of the state.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Farmington residents sue city over proposed data center

Farmington residents sue city over proposed data center

The group is against a plan by Tract, a Colorado-based company, to build a campus of 12 data centers on a former golf course in their neighborhood. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Lawsuit questions DFL lawmaker's residency; construction starts on Camp Ripley veterans' museum

A DFL state lawmaker is appealing a judge's decision to let a lawsuit continue challenging his residency. And construction is underway on a new $32 million military and veterans’ museum next to Camp Ripley near Little Falls.
by Elena See

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New Twin Cities program aims to get more food donations to people in need

New Twin Cities program aims to get more food donations to people in need

Nonprofit Food Connect is starting a project in the Twin Cities. The organization transports donations to meal sites and food shelves. It’s meant to keep food out of landfills and make it easier for donation sites to get it.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Sotheby's to auction off ancient Ten Commandments tablet

Sotheby's to auction off ancient Ten Commandments tablet

One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.
by Sarah Ventre

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Trump weighs in on NYC mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Trump weighs in on NYC mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

President-elect Donald Trump told reporters that he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, said the country was “not going to lose” the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey during a freewheeling press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis winter bird count delivers thrills on the wing

Minneapolis winter bird count delivers thrills on the wing

Birders by the dozens headed outdoors Sunday for the third Minneapolis West Circle Winter Bird Count. While totals are still being tallied, the joy of birding and community was abundant, along with rare finds like the long-eared owl.
by Anika Besst

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Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie

Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie

Former MPR News reporter Bill Siemering interviewed Ole Olson in 1975, who shares happy Christmas memories from the Minnesota and Dakota prairies in the 1880s.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Preventing the perils of road rage

Preventing the perils of road rage

Have you noticed how badly some people are driving and the angry responses of other drivers? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how to prevent aggressive driving — one of the leading causes of traffic deaths in Minnesota.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Shovelable snow possible Thursday; temps set to fall

Shovelable snow possible Thursday; temps set to fall

Several systems are set to move across the Upper Midwest this week, providing multiple chances for snowfall just in time for the holiday. Temperatures begin with above-average highs then cool to more seasonable levels and drop again by the end of the week.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Roseville man charged after police pursuit ends in crash, killing one

Roseville man charged after police pursuit ends in crash, killing one

A Roseville man is facing charges after allegedly fleeing police by car on Friday, ending in a crash that killed another driver. Police attempted to pull him over after his ex-girlfriend reported that he had assaulted and threatened her earlier that day. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Scams are surging. Could you be a victim?

Scams are surging. Could you be a victim?

Have you fallen for a scam? A lot of people have become victims. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about latest examples, how anyone could fall for them and how to protect yourself.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Jim Carlson, 67, was among the nearly 1,500 people who received commuted sentences. The White House said those receiving a commutation had been serving sentences at home “for at least one year.”

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Growing a ‘green fertilizer’ industry in Minnesota

Growing a ‘green fertilizer’ industry in Minnesota

Minnesota wants to grow a green fertilizer industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the rural economy.
by Dan Gunderson

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Morning Announcements for Dec. 16

Morning Announcements for Dec. 16

Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

A former FBI informant is set to plead guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Active week with a few different snow chances

Active week with a few different snow chances

Our active pattern continues with snow north Monday and snow south Tuesday. Another system Thursday could bring more snowfall and colder temperatures.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Trial to begin on closest Minnesota House race. State Republican Party has a new chair

A trial kicks off Monday in Scott County in a case that could impact control of the Minnesota House of Representatives. And last week, President Joe Biden commuted the federal prison sentences of more than 1,500 people, including some Minnesotans — but not everyone is happy with the decision.
by Phil Picardi

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The federal EV tax credit has an uncertain fate. What car shoppers should know

The federal EV tax credit has an uncertain fate. What car shoppers should know

Currently, drivers can get a tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buying or leasing an EV. But the incoming administration promised to roll back those credits, which they consider wasteful spending.
by Camila Domonoske

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Trial over Minnesota House race that could swing control of chamber focuses on lost ballots

Trial over Minnesota House race that could swing control of chamber focuses on lost ballots

Republicans challenged the election result arguing that a 14-vote margin between the DFL representative who won and his GOP opponent could be made up in a pool of 20 ballots that were accidentally tossed.
by Dana Ferguson

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New museum aims to tell the stories of Minnesota veterans

New museum aims to tell the stories of Minnesota veterans

The 40,000-square-foot museum, currently under construction next to Camp Ripley near Little Falls, is expected to open in 2026. Visitors will hear the stories of the roles Minnesotans have played in military conflicts from the Civil War to the present day.
by Kirsti Marohn

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‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero

‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero

From his “one-man shop out in the woods” in Otter Tail County, throwback musician Maurice Skogen builds old-school vacuum tube amplifiers that generate a “spiritual sound.“
by Dan Gunderson

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