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Stories from May 24, 2025

Chilly evening ahead with mostly clear skies

Chilly evening ahead with mostly clear skies

Chilly evening ahead with mostly clear skies, as temperatures dip into the 40s—and even the 30s in northeastern Minnesota. Looking ahead, a slight warmup is on tap for Sunday, with highs climbing back into the 60s and low 70s under continued sunshine and light breezes.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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White Earth Nation opens state’s first recreational cannabis dispensary outside tribal lands

White Earth Nation opens state’s first recreational cannabis dispensary outside tribal lands

A new tribal-state compact between Minnesota and the White Earth Nation reached earlier in the week laid oud guidelines necessary for the tribe to regulate and operate cannabis businesses outside the reservation.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The win hands the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.
by The Associated Press

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Holmgren to face hometown team when Thunder visit Timberwolves in Game 3 of West finals

Holmgren to face hometown team when Thunder visit Timberwolves in Game 3 of West finals

Minneapolis native Chet Holmgren could block his hometown team from winning a championship. Holmgren, a 7-foot-1 forward, has helped the Oklahoma City Thunder take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals.
by The Associated Press

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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP

Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP

Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.
by The Associated Press

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Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.
by The Associated Press

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‘Crime of the century’ exhibit at Little Falls museum explores impacts of Lindbergh kidnapping

‘Crime of the century’ exhibit at Little Falls museum explores impacts of Lindbergh kidnapping

Public fascination with the kidnapping case of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s son has continued for nearly a century, with many books, movies, documentaries and websites devoted to conspiracy theories.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Bright start to the weekend; sunshine and 60s

Bright start to the weekend; sunshine and 60s

We're kicking off Memorial Day weekend with sunshine and comfortably cooler temperatures in the 60s. Skies will stay mostly clear with a light breeze, though there's a slight chance of an isolated shower.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup

Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup

The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions. But in Trump’s second term, it has seen its influence shrink.
by Tom Bowman and Franco Ordoñez

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