Stories from March 9, 2024

March 9, 2024 4:09 PM

Twin Cities janitors win big gains in tentative contract with companies

Early Saturday morning, leaders with SEIU Local 26 reached an agreement that would raise wages to $20/hour and provide employer-funded retirement, in addition to other concessions.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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March 9, 2024 4:01 PM

Spring-forward: Another near-record warm wave ahead

We set our clocks forward 1 hour overnight. Then warmer air blows in.

by Paul Huttner

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March 9, 2024 3:51 PM

For Navajo and Hopi tribes, daylight savings time is a time of confusion

For residents of the Navajo Nation, the beginning of daylight saving time means the beginning of an annual headache.

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March 9, 2024 3:45 PM

Boeing says it can't find documents on the door plug that blew off mid-air

A Boeing top official told Congress that employees looked extensively for documents on the door plug and it's likely that such paperwork never existed.

by Juliana Kim

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March 9, 2024 12:07 PM

Biden signs a package of spending bills just hours before a shutdown deadline

President Joe Biden has signed into law a package of spending bills passed by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. He signed the legislation Saturday while offering thanks to leaders and negotiators from both parties.

by The Associated Press

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March 9, 2024 11:16 AM

9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van

A crash at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van has killed nine people.

by The Associated Press

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March 9, 2024 10:40 AM

Milder temps Sunday, 60s return on Monday

Sunday will feature the mildest temps of the weekend, then temps ramp up into the 60s on Monday. We take a look at drought conditions and our next chance of rain or snow.

by Ron Trenda

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March 9, 2024 10:12 AM

A lonely radio nerd. A poet. Vladimir Putin's crackdown sweeps up ordinary Russians

Ordinary Russians are increasingly swept up in a crackdown that's unprecedented in modern Russia.

by The Associated Press

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March 9, 2024 9:51 AM

Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert makes 'money sign' at official and implies betting in NBA is a problem

Rudy Gobert’s money gesture toward an official likely will draw the NBA’s wrath. Minnesota’s center said his reaction was worth every penny.

by The Associated Press

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March 9, 2024 8:22 AM

Quiet weekend weather; mildest temps on Sunday

You won’t need your umbrella or your snow shovel this weekend. We have the forecast details.

by Ron Trenda

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March 9, 2024 8:00 AM

Wolf hunt legislation introduced once more at Minnesota Legislature

Bills to mandate an open wolf season have once again been introduced at the Minnesota Legislature. They would also establish a deer task force to increase deer populations in the northeast. Similar bills have failed in recent years in St Paul.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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March 9, 2024 8:00 AM

DNR reports hunters took fewer deer during 2023 season

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports deer harvest numbers were down 8 percent throughout the state in 2023 compared to the previous season. They were also 14 percent less than the five-year average.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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March 9, 2024 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Is God Is’

Blake Worthey of Two Friends Bookstore in Bentonville, Ark., recommends Aleshea Harris’s play “Is God Is.”

by Emily Bright

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March 9, 2024 6:16 AM

Health industry struggles to recover from cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth

Doctors are worried that the attack on Change Healthcare, part of UnitedHeathcare's Optum division, will mean they can't get paid properly for months.

by Darius Tahir, Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang

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March 9, 2024 5:01 AM

U.S. has warmest winter on record – and no, that's not a good thing

From lack of snow to wildfires, a record-warm winter had impacts across the country. Scientists say winters are warming faster than any other season in the U.S.

by Lauren Sommer

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March 8, 2024 6:36 PM

Hockey fans celebrate 80 years of high school boys hockey tournament

The Minnesota State High School League boys hockey tournament is in its 80th year here in St. Paul. Teams from across the state are battling it out to get into the championship.

by Peter Cox

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March 8, 2024 6:27 PM

Senate passes spending package hours ahead of shutdown deadline

Senators voted 75 to 22 to approve a package of six spending bills that will last until the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

by Eric McDaniel

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March 8, 2024 6:03 PM

U of M president $1M salary; new report on rideshare drivers' pay

The incoming president of the University of Minnesota will make just over a million dollars in her first year on the job. Rebecca Cunningham's contract was approved unanimously by the U's Regents Friday. And how much should rideshare drivers get paid? That's been a subject of debate this week in Minneapolis, and there’s now new data to consider.

by Jeff Jones

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