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Stories from January 19, 2024

North Woods Arendelle: With Disney’s blessing, Ely stages ‘Frozen the Musical’

North Woods Arendelle: With Disney’s blessing, Ely stages ‘Frozen the Musical’

Ely, perhaps best known as a gateway to the Boundary Waters, is celebrating getting frozen this weekend, “Frozen the Musical” that is. The local high school beat out fierce competition to be the only Minnesota community to get the rights to mount the hit show.
by Catharine Richert

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Today in Fargo-Moorhead: Warmer temps ahead, first day of early voting in Minn.

After mustering through one more full day of single-digit temperatures Saturday, here comes the sun. Actually, it’ll be mostly cloudy … but highs are forecast in the 20s Sunday through at least Tuesday. Saturday night comes with breezy skies.

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Affordable housing near George Floyd Square; Update in Cloquet shooting

A nonprofit developer has turned an aging church in south Minneapolis into affordable housing. City leaders Thursday cut the ribbon on the Belfry Apartments near George Floyd Square. And search warrants have revealed new details about a shooting earlier this month at a motel in Cloquet that left three people dead.
by Emily Reese

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Reflecting on one year of the Welcome Corps and the future of refugee resettlement

One year ago today, President Joe Biden initiated a new sponsorship program called Welcome Corps that allows everyday people to sponsor individuals seeking refuge in the U.S. We talk to two Minnesotans involved in the program.
by Tom Crann and Matthew Alvarez

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Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor.
by The Associated Press

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How AI is already changing Minnesota’s marketing industry

How AI is already changing Minnesota’s marketing industry

Minnesota companies are making a big bet on AI. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests talked about how industries are already using artificial intelligence as a marketing tool — and what that means for us as consumers.
by Chris Farrell and Gretchen Brown

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2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024

2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024

Realtors hope it will be easier to buy a house in 2024. It can’t get much harder: Last year was one of the slowest on record thanks to high mortgage rates coupled with a housing shortage.
by Chris Arnold

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Human rights agency accuses Brainerd company of failing to stop supervisor's harassment

Human rights agency accuses Brainerd company of failing to stop supervisor's harassment

The lawsuit claims the company failed to stop a supervisor from using his position of power to repeatedly sexually harass and assault two employees starting in 2020, including unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted touching and offensive comments.
by Kirsti Marohn

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What's up with all the business closings on St. Paul's Grand Avenue? City council member weighs in

What's up with all the business closings on St. Paul's Grand Avenue? City council member weighs in

The St. Paul restaurant that claims to serve the most walleye in the world is calling it quits. The family who has owns Tavern on Grand on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue is closing the decades-old landmark in early June.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Colder temperatures may reverse in the next week

Colder temperatures may reverse in the next week

Average temperatures across the state for January have dropped into an extreme level of cold. However, the final weeks of January may see the opposite effect. If so, Minnesota could have its warmest winter in nearly 30 years.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

Search warrant documents have revealed new details about a shooting earlier this month at a motel in Cloquet that left three people dead. The documents do not offer insights into a possible motive for the shooting.
by Dan Gunderson

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A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted

A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted

The snow, freezing rain, ice and frigid temperatures that hammered the Pacific Northwest in the past week have now been blamed for at least 10 deaths in Oregon, from hypothermia and falling trees or utility poles, along with five from hypothermia in the Seattle, Wash., area.
by The Associated Press

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Can higher education be saved from itself?

Can higher education be saved from itself?

Brian Rosenberg, president emeritus of Macalester College, offers a candid assessment of American higher education in his new book: “Whatever It is, I’m Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Measuring our wimpy winter so far

Measuring our wimpy winter so far

We’ve had a taste of really cold weather the past week but even that cold has been warmer than normal midwinter cold snaps. Snowfall has also been far behind normal values this season. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Sudan war and Somalia's tension with Ethiopia could threaten Horn of Africa's stability

Sudan war and Somalia's tension with Ethiopia could threaten Horn of Africa's stability

The African Union, European Union, and United States called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and constructive dialogue between warring factions in Sudan, as well as an end to tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over the breakaway region Somaliland.
by The Associated Press

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West-leading Timberwolves beat Grizzlies 118-103 to reach midpoint with 30-11 record

West-leading Timberwolves beat Grizzlies 118-103 to reach midpoint with 30-11 record

Anthony Edwards scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half, Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high-tying six blocks and the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves beat the injury-ravaged Memphis Grizzlies 118-103.
by The Associated Press

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Michigan State pulls away late to beat Minnesota 76-66

Michigan State pulls away late to beat Minnesota 76-66

Tyson Walker scored 12 of his 21 points inside the last four minutes to help Michigan State pull away and beat Minnesota 76-66 on Thursday night, giving coach Tom Izzo his 698th career win with the Spartans.
by The Associated Press

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What campaign ads tell us about the state of the 2024 election ahead of New Hampshire

What campaign ads tell us about the state of the 2024 election ahead of New Hampshire

Nikki Haley is acting like Ron DeSantis isn't even in the race anymore — and DeSantis' campaign isn't spending on ads at all. Here's a breakdown of their closing arguments before Tuesday's primary.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Early voting begins. Mild weather impacts on jobs

Early and absentee voting for Minnesota’s presidential primary race begins today. State economic officials say Minnesota lost 1,700 local government jobs between November and December. They blamed mild weather patterns which reduced the need for snow removal.
by Phil Picardi

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A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.
by Julian Hayda

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War in Gaza drove them from their homes. Now, many Palestinians can't even find tents

War in Gaza drove them from their homes. Now, many Palestinians can't even find tents

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza, many living without sanitation, adequate food or water. Now, tents and materials to make shelters are in short supply, and prices are soaring.
by Becky Sullivan, Anas Baba and Abu Bakr Bashir

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Aging Minneapolis church gets new life as affordable housing near George Floyd Square

Aging Minneapolis church gets new life as affordable housing near George Floyd Square

City leaders on Thursday cut the ribbon on the Belfry Apartments near George Floyd Square. Not only does the project provide much-needed housing, but the church’s congregation also gets to stay and has a newly renovated worship space.
by Matt Sepic

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3 people charged with murdering Twin Cities artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong last month in Colombia

3 people charged with murdering Twin Cities artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong last month in Colombia

Three people have been jailed in the kidnapping and killing of Minnesotan Tou Ger Xiong who was found dead near Medellín after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media, Colombian officials announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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The magic of Rose McGee’s sweet potato comfort pie comes to a children’s book

The magic of Rose McGee’s sweet potato comfort pie comes to a children’s book

Minnesotan Rose McGee has served up thousands of her sweet potato comfort pies. Now, she's bringing the magic of that recipe to a younger audience in the form of a new children’s book called “Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!”
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Shakopee High School hockey player dies from injuries after December car crash

Shakopee High School hockey player dies from injuries after December car crash

Mikayla McCarvel was a passenger in a vehicle involved in the crash, which happened in Shakopee the day after Christmas. Her family said her life was “filled with endless adventure.”
by MPR News Staff

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