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Summer is winding down slightly cooler than normal
Daylight in Minnesota is shortening as summer winds down with cooler-than-average temperatures.
Morning Announcements for Aug. 16
Here are the morning announcements for Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
In NW Wisconsin, a county finds paying homeowners to keep shorelines natural pays off
Advocates concerned about Minnesota’s vanishing wild shorelines often cite Burnett County’s success with a program that sends a check each year to property owners who follow its lakeshore rules. At Warner Lake, it’s helping keep the water clean.
Lynx pride in Paris: Coach Reeve reflects on Olympic basketball win as WNBA season resumes
“Not everything went perfectly, I can tell you that, but we have great players that have been in difficult moments, and they came through in the end,” Team USA and Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Morning Announcements for Aug. 15
Here are the morning announcements for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
Vice presidential campaign pulls Gov. Tim Walz away from Minnesota
The Minnesota governor appeared in half a dozen states since he was named to the Democratic ticket and that’s not expected to let up ahead of Election Day.
Art Hounds: Fantastic true stories from Carlisle Evans Peck
From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. This week: Carlisle Evans Peck’s show “Iconoclasm,” folk music and poetry at MetroNOME Brewery and a reading by Andy Stermer.
‘Quit mowing’: Turning Minnesota lake homeowners into shoreline stewards, one lawn at a time
A program born in the Brainerd Lakes Area to protect natural shorelines and curb pollution also wants to reset Minnesota’s lake culture. It’s led by property owners, including some who helped create the current environmental problems.
With majority-making state Senate race, Minnesota’s priciest legislative campaign could be afoot
A special election for a west metro Senate seat will determine which party has control of the Minnesota Senate. The race creates an opportunity for Republicans to break up the DFL trifecta. 
Democrat, Republican experts weigh in on primary election results, look to fall challenges
Attorney and Democratic political analyst Abou Amara and Paul Anderson, a GOP party operative and former Republican state senator who represented Senate District 44 in the Plymouth area, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to parse the primary results and what they both expect to be expensive campaigns ahead of Nov. 5.