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It’s going to start feeling more like summer across Minnesota by this weekend. MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says the region will see a change in the pattern that’s been dominating the weather in recent weeks. The Mississippi River dropped below flood stage at Saint Paul last night as water levels on most rivers across the state continue to slowly fall.
Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig over the weekend joined a growing chorus of lawmakers saying President Joe Biden should step aside an not seek reelection. And the Minneapolis Park Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday night to hear from negotiators as a strike by park workers continues this week.
The endorsed Minnesota Republican Party candidate for U.S. Senate is coming under fire for comments regarded as anti-Semitic. A nonprofit in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood said today that it’s canceling its partnership with Justin Sutherland after prosecutors charged the celebrity chef with making violent threats toward his girlfriend. Sutherland’s attorney says the charges are “riddled with false truths.”
Minneapolis Parks workers began a week-long strike Thursday with a kickoff party, rally and march. They’re asking for better pay and safety protections. And the Bloomington Police Department is looking into how artificial intelligence can help them, after the Mall of America announced it will start using AI facial recognition.
Several drug companies filed lawsuits in federal court this week challenging a Minnesota law governing the price of medication. And Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit today alleging that tobacco companies underpaid the state by nearly $58 million.
Gov. Tim Walz meets with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors Wednesday.  Walz also visited the damaged site of the Rapidan Dam Tuesday and shared updates on disaster relief for the area.
Gov. Tim Walz is due to meet with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors tomorrow. And new federal legislation co-sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig aims to stop drug trafficking on social media.
Gov. Walz is in southern Minnesota on Tuesday to visit the Rapidan Dam and provide an update on flood conditions across the state. And Minnesota's e-bike rebate application program open again today at 11 a.m.
Many thousands of state birth records become available to adopted people for the first time Monday. Minnesota’s congressional delegation is politically split over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to provide former President Donald Trump more legal protection against criminal charges.
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Minnesota, ordering federal aid to assist with flood recovery. A court hearing set for Monday for State Sen. Nicole Mitchell on burglary charges has been postponed. In April, she was arrested at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes.