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Stories from May 9, 2024

Minnesota Senate approves tougher penalty for ‘straw purchasers,’ other restrictions off the table

Minnesota Senate approves tougher penalty for ‘straw purchasers,’ other restrictions off the table

Senate DFL leaders said they didn’t have the votes to pass measures requiring 48-hour notice of a lost or stolen firearm or prohibiting gun owners from locking, unloading or storing a firearm when it’s not in their possession.
by Dana Ferguson

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Appetites: Sisters bottle up mom’s ‘magic’ chutney recipes

Appetites: Sisters bottle up mom’s ‘magic’ chutney recipes

On Mother’s Day, many celebrate the mother figures in their lives with flowers or by cooking a meal. Sisters Yasameen and Sheilla Sajady have been celebrating their mom, Fatima, with their sauce company, Maazah, and sharing the “magic” of her chutney recipes.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

Professor Rui Cheng is behind the research. She says leaf glow offers a more direct and accurate way to understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems in the Arctic and boreal regions, which are experiencing some of the fastest rates of temperature warming in the world.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota's severe drought is gone; new protections for minors in social media posts to Gov. Walz

Thursday’s drought monitor update classifies less than 40 percent of Minnesota as abnormally dry or in drought, the lowest percentage all year. And the Minnesota Legislature has approved a measure to enhance social media protections for children. It would bar kids under 14 from creating paid social media content. This is the afternoon update from MPR News, hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.
by Emily Reese

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Citizen police oversight petition falls short of required number of valid Minneapolis signatures 

Citizen police oversight petition falls short of required number of valid Minneapolis signatures 

A city of Minneapolis analysis of the petitions found thousands of signatures couldn’t be validated. The coalition Minneapolis for Community Control of Police has been collecting signatures since 2020, and said they’re outraged that so many signatures were excluded.
by Jon Collins

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State climatologist: drought outlook ‘hasn’t been this good since the spring of 2019’

State climatologist: drought outlook ‘hasn’t been this good since the spring of 2019’

An update on Minnesota’s long-lasting drought came Thursday morning and for the first time since 2020, the vast majority of the state is no longer in a drought at all.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Twin Cities ‘gaga’ over Timberwolves playoff run as team prepares for third game in series Friday

Twin Cities ‘gaga’ over Timberwolves playoff run as team prepares for third game in series Friday

Minnesota fans under the age of 33 have never seen their teams take home a men’s championship in four major sports. Some are letting themselves hope that’s about to change.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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$100K for ruby slippers? Minnesota lawmakers put seed money into acquisition of Dorothy’s footwear

$100K for ruby slippers? Minnesota lawmakers put seed money into acquisition of Dorothy’s footwear

A bill staged for final votes would use $100,000 from a historical legacy account to help facilitate purchase of the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ But it would need to be combined with other money.
by Dana Ferguson

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Twins top Mariners 6-3 behind early boost on back-to-back HRs by Correa, Larnach

Twins top Mariners 6-3 behind early boost on back-to-back HRs by Correa, Larnach

Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach hit consecutive home runs for Minnesota in the first inning off Seattle starter George Kirby as the Twins hung on to beat the Mariners 6-3 and help Chris Paddack win his fourth straight start.
by The Associated Press

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Witness testifies in Feeding Our Future trial. GOP senator to undergo training after ethics complaint

A witness in the Feeding Our Future trial says he conspired with the defendants to steal government money meant for meal sites during the pandemic. And a state senator will undergo training on appropriate email communications after facing an ethics complaint. 
by Phil Picardi

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The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too

The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is running for reelection this month. So is the case's top prosecutor. It's a unique subplot to an unprecedented case.
by Sam Gringlas

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What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?

What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?

What is known about Minnesota universities’ connections to Israel and how do they compare to connections at other U.S. colleges? How would cutting those ties work? We answer those questions and more.  
by Anika Besst

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Republicans and K-12 school leaders clash over handling of antisemitism

Republicans and K-12 school leaders clash over handling of antisemitism

Republicans tried for the kind of headline moments they’ve scored in similar hearings with elite college presidents. But the testimony from K-12 public school leaders offered few surprises.
by Cory Turner and Nicole Cohen

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