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Stories from July 5, 2026

Week ahead starts off quiet with storm chances increasing by Tuesday

Week ahead starts off quiet with storm chances increasing by Tuesday

Our week is off to a quiet start, but storm chances will increase by Tuesday, bringing the potential for heavy rainfall and a few strong to severe thunderstorms. Temperatures will remain close to seasonal averages through much of the week before a possible warm-up arrives next weekend.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Mostly quiet with a few isolated storms

Mostly quiet with a few isolated storms

After a wet and stormy holiday weekend, quieter weather returns for Sunday and Monday. However, the forecast becomes much more active by Tuesday night as the potential for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain continues to increase.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Indigenous dressmaker looks beyond America's 250th anniversary at Mall of America fashion show

Indigenous dressmaker looks beyond America's 250th anniversary at Mall of America fashion show

The country is turning 250 and the party has come to the Mall of America. One Ojibwe woman from Grand Portage is bringing three handmade dresses and a reminder that the story of what is now Minnesota started long before the American revolution.
by Melissa Olson

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College of St. Scholastica in Duluth welcomes 14th president

College of St. Scholastica in Duluth welcomes 14th president

Brenda Kelly began work at the college this week. Previously Kelly was provost and dean at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
by Dan Kraker

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