Stories from March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 5:54 PM

Where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend in Minnesota

Get your green on at celebrations across the state this weekend, including parades, festivals and races.

by Amy Felegy

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March 15, 2024 5:29 PM

Cold front: Windy and much colder through the weekend

A cold front brings gusty winds and much colder temperatures this weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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March 15, 2024 5:03 PM

Supreme Court issues first of many expected decisions on social media

The court laid down guidelines for the lower courts to use in assessing the facts in similar cases.

by Nina Totenberg

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March 15, 2024 4:42 PM

Mike Pence ran with Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, he won't even endorse him

The former vice president ran against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination before dropping out ahead of any primary contests. He said Trump has moved too far away from conservative values.

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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March 15, 2024 4:18 PM

March weather is warmer than normal in Minnesota

Despite cooler temperatures forecast in the coming days, the month of March will likely be warmer than normal. That's according to climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley. He says the warm, dry winter of 2024 has counteracted the wettest December in history recorded at the end of last year.

by Emily Reese

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March 15, 2024 3:54 PM

Cube Critics argue about ‘Airbender’ on Netflix

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles disagree about Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender”

by Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles

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March 15, 2024 3:22 PM

Sold for scrap: Franconia Sculpture Park removes sculpture by founder

The steel sculpture “Prometheus III” at Franconia Sculpture Park was dismantled and sold for scrap. Artist John Hock, a founder and former director of the Park, says he wasn’t warned.

by Alex V. Cipolle

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March 15, 2024 2:47 PM

Politics Friday: The fate of a sports betting bill and a TikTok ban

March Madness is upon us, so it’s a perfect time to check in on sports betting legislation at the Capitol. Who wants it, who doesn’t? Plus, a look at the proposal in Congress to ban TikTok if it doesn’t get a new owner.

by Brian Bakst, Ellie Roth and Matthew Alvarez

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March 15, 2024 2:38 PM

The green energy gridlock at the Capitol

Generating and delivering energy has evolved over the last 50 years, but slowing down climate change requires a bigger effort with government legislation.

by Paul Huttner, Ngoc Bui and Matthew Alvarez

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March 15, 2024 2:32 PM

St. Paul teachers OK new contract set to boost pay, benefits

The deal includes a $3,500 salary increase for licensed staff this school year and a 4 percent increase in 2024-25. It’s set to go to the St. Paul school board for approval next week. The two sides came together during negotiations last week, averting a strike.

by MPR News Staff

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March 15, 2024 12:34 PM

Lessons from Texas as Uber and Lyft threaten to leave the Twin Cities like they did there

Uber and Lyft are threatening to stop service in the Twin Cities. And they’ve done it before in Austin, Texas — only to return a year later.

by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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March 15, 2024 12:21 PM

Weekend weather: Windy with coolest temps Sunday

Cooler temperatures are on the way for the weekend, and we’ll have gusty winds. Parts of northern Minnesota will see some snow on Saturday.

by Ron Trenda

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March 15, 2024 12:14 PM

More record-high temperatures set in Minnesota as drought conditions get more severe

Minnesota is seeing more record-high temperatures as March continues. But we’re in for some colder weather in the coming week.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 15, 2024 12:04 PM

Vikings acquire extra 1st-round pick at No. 23 from Texans in trade for pair of 2nd-rounders

The deal gives the Vikings the 11th and 23rd overall selections as potential capital toward their next franchise quarterback.

by The Associated Press

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March 15, 2024 11:39 AM

Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

“The New Eagle Creek Saloon,” an art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, reimagines the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco, Calif., blending art with social and historical themes.

by Jacob Aloi

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March 15, 2024 11:11 AM

In ‘The Manicurist's Daughter,’ a refugee family goes on after its matriarch’s death

Author Susan Lieu transforms her acclaimed 2019 one-woman show — “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother” — into a memoir of her family after the death of her mother due to botched plastic surgery.

by Thúy Đinh

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March 15, 2024 11:00 AM

How memory works

Why is music so evocative? Why do some memories stick and others fade? How important is slow-wave sleep to the way memory works? One of the country’s leading neuroscientists joins MPR News host Kerri Miller on Big Books and Bold Ideas this week to talk about why memory isn’t so much who we were as who we are.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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March 15, 2024 9:10 AM

Still mild Friday; rising winds bring cold air Saturday

Temperatures will still be above normal Friday — but change is coming. Gusty winds will blow in colder air Friday into Saturday with below-normal temperatures by Sunday and Monday.

by Sven Sundgaard

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March 15, 2024 8:24 AM

A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader

NPR reports from inside Haiti, as gangs unleash another day of violence in the country's capital. It comes as political groups try to form a transitional council.

by Eyder Peralta

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March 15, 2024 7:50 AM

Walz signs compromise school resource officer bill

The bill allows officers to use prone restraints in situations where students pose a risk to themselves or others. It also sets up funding for extra training for officers.

by Dana Ferguson and Anna Haecherl

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March 15, 2024 6:25 AM

Marc-Andre Fleury posts his 75th career shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0

Fleury is 11th on the NHL shutouts list, one behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito. The 39-year-old goaltender got plenty of help from his teammates, who were credited with 16 blocked shots.

by The Associated Press

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March 15, 2024 6:05 AM

Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey's rideshare pay veto. Walz signs compromise SRO bill

In a vote of 10 to three on Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council overrode Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of an ordinance that raises rideshare drivers' pay and offers them more protections. And Gov. Tim Walz has signed a compromise school resource officer bill.

by Phil Picardi

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March 15, 2024 5:48 AM

Ex-Packer Aaron Jones gets a fresh start as the Vikings enter their post-Kirk Cousins era

The Vikings also introduced three new defensive players destined for key roles: edge rushers Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel and inside linebacker Blake Cashman.

by The Associated Press

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March 15, 2024 4:01 AM

War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point

Five months into the war, about half of Gaza's population has been squeezed into Rafah. The governorate was crowded before the war, but mass displacement has made it the site of a spiraling crisis.

by Connie Hanzhang Jin, Alyson Hurt, Brent Jones and D. Parvaz

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March 15, 2024 4:00 AM

What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

by Charles Maynes

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March 14, 2024 10:30 PM

Family of slain Ukrainian journalist sues Fox News, alleging a cover up

Oleksandra Kuvshynova’s parents say Fox News put their daughter in harm’s way unnecessarily, then promoted a false account of her death. They also point blame at a reporter who was with her that day.

by David Folkenflik

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March 14, 2024 8:15 PM

James Crumbley, father of school shooter, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

A Michigan jury found James Crumbley was criminally responsible for the four murders his son, who was 15 at the time, committed at Oxford High School in 2021.

by Quinn Klinefelter

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