Stories from January 4, 2025

January 4, 2025 4:03 PM

Clear and chilly Saturday night

A high-pressure system is bringing clear skies and calm conditions, but also bitterly cold wind chills. Cold weather advisories are in effect for the northern areas, where wind chills are expected to plummet to 20s and 30s below zero.

by Mandy Thalhuber

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January 4, 2025 1:50 PM

Film director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47

The co-writer of “I Heart Huckabees” and director of “The Little Hours” was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case.

by Chloe Veltman

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January 4, 2025 1:36 PM

A Pulitzer winner quits Washington Post after a cartoon on Bezos is killed

Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

by David Folkenflik

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January 4, 2025 12:18 PM

Minneapolis police investigating first homicide of 2025

Minneapolis police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a 21-year-old man in north Minneapolis as the city’s first homicide of 2025.

by MPR News Staff

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January 4, 2025 9:20 AM

Minnesota wins 8th straight bowl game with victory in the Duke's Mayo Bowl

Minnesota extended its bowl winning streak to eight with a 24-10 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday night in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

by The Associated Press

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January 4, 2025 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blue Sisters’ by Coco Mellors

Stefanie Chow of Stillwater Books in West Warwick, R.I., recommends “Blue Sisters” by Coco Mellors.

by Emily Bright

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January 4, 2025 8:00 AM

DNR elk survey set to begin in northwest Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources could begin its annual aerial elk count survey in the northwest as early as this weekend.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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January 4, 2025 7:38 AM

Chilly weekend ahead; wind chills below zero

Bitter wind chills early Saturday will contribute to a chilly afternoon, with temperatures staying 10-15 degrees below normal. A major storm system will pass to the south, keeping snow out of the forecast for now.

by Mandy Thalhuber

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January 4, 2025 7:07 AM

How influencers are impacting journalism

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks to Summer Harlow of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and V Spehar of UnderTheDeskNews about the role of influencers in journalism.

by Eric Deggans, Eleana Tworek and D. Parvaz