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Charges: Motorcyclist clocked at 144 mph said he was going fast 'because it was hot'
A 22-year-old motorcyclist is facing multiple charges after an Olmsted County sheriff’s deputy reported clocking him driving by at 144 mph on Tuesday. The man allegedly said he was driving that fast to cool down on the sweltering hot day.
The Current launches new Carbon Sound music stream
The Current is launching a new music stream, website and app on Thursday. Carbon Sound is described as “dedicated to celebrating the depth, breadth and influence of Black musical expression.”
Art Hounds: Three shows that bring joy
Cabarave offers an immersive, euphoria-themed show with music, dance, and circus arts in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Boychoir celebrates 60 years with a concert. Kristin Peterson’s drawings and watercolors at the Owatonna Arts Center celebrate nature.
Earlier this month, a St. Paul man pleaded guilty to charges in connection with an online sextortion scheme using 75 different accounts and personas. The FBI believes hundreds of young people may have been victimized.
New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County
A group working to identify and nullify racist language in Twin Cities property records is out with new data on Ramsey County. Researchers with the Mapping Prejudice project combed through reams of documents and found more than 2,000 homes that were off limits to people of color until the mid-20th century.
Minnesota DNR using GPS collars to track fawns’ movements
The study — the first of its kind in southern Minnesota in about two decades — should provide valuable information about how deer are moving across the landscape, their habitat preference and survival rates.
To tackle maternal health disparities, one MN insurer looks to doula care
Minnesota is among a handful of states that cover doula care for people on Medicaid. Though researchers say doula services could help shrink health inequities for pregnant women of color and their babies, few women use the benefit. Standing in their way is a tangle of challenges.
Photos: Staying cool in the cities
Minnesotans tried to stay cool today as an excessive heat warning swept through the state. MPR News freelance photographer Tim Evans endured the heat to capture how residents in the Twin Cities spent their steamy day.
Sacred in the city: Indigenous site in St. Paul prepared to welcome, educate public
This month, the Lower Phalen Creek Project will begin construction on a 9,000 square foot interpretive center near the entrance of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary to welcome people back to Wakan Tipi and educate the public.
Excessive heat Tuesday followed by storms Wednesday
It’s already a warm morning and it will be a hot Tuesday. An excessive heat warning is posted for the Twin Cities and a heat advisory is in effect for many other areas in southern Minnesota. Thunderstorms will temporarily break the heat Tuesday night into Wednesday.