MPR News AM Update: Loons are leaving Minnesota
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Maybe a warm-up? Afternoon high temperatures on Monday will range from the low 40s in the north to the low 50s in the sunny southwest. The Twin Cities should have a high around 49. Those temperatures are about ten degrees colder than average for this date but the lack of wind will be a treat. More on Updraft. | Forecast
Loons could disappear from Minnesota in the next decades. As the Star Tribune’s Jennifer Bjorhus reports, our state bird is one of 55 species that could be gone from Minnesota come 2080 if we don’t get the climate crisis under control.
The Vikings slammed the Eagles. Philadelphia’s defense was no match for Minnesota, who won 38-20. Stefon Diggs, the recently dissatisfied wide receiver, caught three touchdowns, helping to bring the Vikings to a 4-2 record on the season.
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Remember the president’s visit? A few days can feel like weeks in this news cycle, but, yes, President Trump was in Minneapolis on Thursday. He didn’t bring along all the facts, though, as our reporters found out when analyzing his speech. And as MinnPost’s Greta Kaul points out, Trump’s spat with a new enemy, Jacob Frey, gave the Minneapolis mayor’s profile a hefty boost.
It’s officially cold season. On Tuesday, Minnesota homeowners and renters having issues paying their natural gas and electricity bills may qualify for a break under the annual cold-weather rule.
In Hennepin County, single women have an especially tough time finding shelter. “Single adult homelessness has been growing and it’s been driving the growth of sheltered homelessness,” the director of the county’s Office to End Homelessness told MinnPost’s Jessica Lee.
North Dakota oil might become cheaper to make. The Fargo Forum’s Ann Bailey reports that a deposit of sand in north-central North Dakota could be used in extracting Bakken oil. In recent years, companies would have to ship in the fracking sand from elsewhere, adding to the operation’s overall cost.
A little bit of nature before we go… It was a wet weekend on the North Shore. Our reporter Kirsti Marohn captured this video of a gushing Gooseberry Falls.
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