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Stories from August 22, 2025

Recent rainfall set state records for month of August

Recent rainfall set state records for month of August

One city in southern Minnesota was hit with over half a foot of rain on Sunday, setting an all-time state record.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Gov. Tim Walz talks third term

Will Gov. Tim Walz run for a third term? That’s still up in the air. That story and more in today’s evening news update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.
by Emily Reese

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A taste of fall this weekend across Minnesota

A taste of fall this weekend across Minnesota

It’s a fall preview this weekend across Minnesota. Highs in the 60s are more typical for early October.
by Paul Huttner

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These ‘Blondes’ are turning 100, and they’re still a lot of fun

“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” is about two flappers on the prowl for sugar daddies. First published in 1925, Anita Loos’ cheeky comic novel has now been reissued in paperback.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he'll keep extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing platform until there's a buyer.
by The Associated Press

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Canada removes some of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

Canada removes some of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Be there pirates? The true story of Capt. Kidd

Be there pirates? The true story of Capt. Kidd

Was Capt. Kidd a notorious pirate whose ill-gotten treasure is still hunted today? Or was he an experienced sea captain who got caught up in the geopolitics of his day? Parse the true story from the scuttlebutt on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Sweater weather meets the state fair for opening weekend

Sweater weather meets the state fair for opening weekend

A burst of unseasonably cool air is arriving for the opening weekend of the Minnesota State Fair, giving fairgoers a surprise taste of fall.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Oneida man inducted into Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Dedicating his career to Native education and bringing Indigenous games into physical education, Dan Ninham is being recognized for his contributions to the game of lacrosse in Minnesota. 

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Morning Announcements for Aug. 22

Morning Announcements for Aug. 22

These are the Morning Announcements for Friday, Aug. 22. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities in Wyoming have suspended search and rescue efforts for a Minnesota hiker who’s been missing for more than three weeks. The sheriff called it a “heartbreaking and difficult decision.”
by MPR News Staff

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Northstar commuter train hits vehicle at crossing in Coon Rapids

Northstar commuter train hits vehicle at crossing in Coon Rapids

Metro Transit said it happened just after 7 a.m. on 119th Avenue Northwest at Northdale Boulevard. Authorities said the vehicle was stopped on the tracks when it was hit.
by MPR News Staff

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Gray scores 27 and the Dream win 75-73 as the Lynx lose consecutive games for first time this season

Allisha Gray scored 27 points, Rhyne Howard added 16 and the Atlanta Dream held on for a 75-73 victory to hand the Minnesota Lynx consecutive losses for the first time this season.
by The Associated Press

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Woman, two kids injured by hit-and-run driver in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie police say a woman and two children were injured — one of them critically — after they were hit by a car while crossing a street on Thursday night. The driver fled the scene.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
by Tom Dreisbach

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International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

The Trump administration’s travel bans and restrictions on student visas is causing international student enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. to plummet. But, a small southern Minnesota school is bucking that trend and is welcoming its largest incoming class of international students ever.
by Hannah Yang

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Significant cold front swinging through Minnesota Friday

Significant cold front swinging through Minnesota Friday

We’ll see some spotty to scattered showers and a few thunderstorms as a potent cold front swings through the state. Temperatures will not reach 70 degrees on Sunday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team

Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team

This is the latest shakeup since Trump took over the cultural center. “We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon,” said a Kennedy Center spokesperson.
by Andrew Limbong

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A kernel of peace: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer finds her zen in crop art

A kernel of peace: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer finds her zen in crop art

With more submissions than ever before, it’s a bumper year for crop art at the Minnesota State Fair. So MPR News host Cathy Wurzer decided that this summer, it was finally time to give it a try.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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