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Stories from March 20, 2026

Morning Announcements for March 20

Morning Announcements for March 20

These are the Morning Announcements for Friday, March 20. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Politics Friday: Consumer safeguards gain bipartisan support at the Capitol

Politics Friday: Consumer safeguards gain bipartisan support at the Capitol

Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks about proposals to protect consumers from scams and other ways Minnesotan’s might be swindled. Plus, a check-in with the state’s economic development commissioner.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Back-to-back winter storms followed by wave of warmth

Back-to-back winter storms followed by wave of warmth

Blizzards punctuated the end of winter and warmth will kick-off the beginning of spring.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Whipple building detainees, lawyers ask federal judge to order better access to legal counsel

Whipple building detainees, lawyers ask federal judge to order better access to legal counsel

Legal advocates and people who have been detained at the Whipple building testified in court this week that the federal government has violated detainees’ rights to talk to lawyers. They’re asking the court to extend an injunction ordering improved legal access.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Looking for grace in ‘The Glorians’

Looking for grace in ‘The Glorians’

Environmentalist and divinity school professor Terry Tempest Williams is back with a book about the tension of living in a world of undeniable beauty and climate chaos. She points us to “The Glorians,” those moments of hope that can anchor us in a world awash with uncertainty.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Bedard scores, Blackhawks hang for first win over Wild in seven years

Bedard scores, Blackhawks hang for first win over Wild in seven years

Connor Bedard scored a goal and defenseman Alex Vlasic made a game-saving stop as time ran out as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 to snap the NHL’s longest active point streak for one team against another.
by The Associated Press

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Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of ‘endangerment’ finding central to climate fight

Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of ‘endangerment’ finding central to climate fight

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. 
by The Associated Press

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Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

Clergy groups in Minnesota are asking a federal judge to order ICE to allow in-person pastoral visits for immigrants held in a Minneapolis federal building. Judge Jerry Blackwell is to hear arguments Friday on access to the building in Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press

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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

The martial arts grandmaster and action star Chuck Norris has died. His roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy, sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents.
by The Associated Press

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Very mild first couple days of spring

Very mild first couple days of spring

Temperatures will be warmer Friday with widespread 50s. Saturday will be even warmer with a run at 70 degrees or warmer for many in southern Minnesota. Seasonable temperatures return Sunday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Friday memorial service will remember fallen White Bear Lake soldier

A memorial service will be held Friday in White Bear Lake for a fallen soldier killed earlier this month in Kuwait. And 11 former military lawyers are challenging the Justice Department’s assignment of active duty military attorneys as federal prosecutors.
by Phineas Pope

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Hidden in the grooves: A new book maps Native music's overlooked legacy

Hidden in the grooves: A new book maps Native music's overlooked legacy

A new book by Minneapolis-based artist and publisher Ryan Nelson archives and shares a rare Native American music collection and the collector Justis Brokenrope’s work to introduce the music to new audiences. 
by Melissa Olson

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Pension shortfall leaves many Minnesota Catholic school, church employees in limbo

Pension shortfall leaves many Minnesota Catholic school, church employees in limbo

Current and retired employees of some Catholic schools and dioceses in Minnesota learned that their pension fund operated by Illinois-based Christian Brothers Services is facing a massive shortfall. In St. Cloud, it’s causing worry and uncertainty.
by Kirsti Marohn

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