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Stories from June 25, 2024

Charges filed after body found in back of car following crash near Rochester

Charges filed after body found in back of car following crash near Rochester

An Iowa woman was charged Tuesday with a felony count of concealing a dead body, after deputies responding to a car crash in southeast Minnesota last weekend found a woman deceased in the vehicle from injuries not suffered in the crash.
by MPR News Staff

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‘This is who Robynne is’: A father’s struggle to accept his daughter is gay

‘This is who Robynne is’: A father’s struggle to accept his daughter is gay

Robynne Curlee feared telling her conservative Christian father that she was gay. For John Curlee, accepting his daughter’s identity didn’t come easily and required working hard to understand it.
by Catharine Richert

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Flooding update; Lino Lakes development moratorium

Officials in Blue Earth County say the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River upstream from Mankato remains under threat of failure. But they also report the water flow around the structure is down slightly from yesterday. Highway 60 through Windom is among many southern Minnesota highways closed due to flooding. And the Lino Lakes City Council last night backed a one-year development moratorium that would temporarily stall a proposed housing development that includes a mosque.
by Emily Reese

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Reform, accountability become tug toy in proposed Minneapolis Police contract

Reform, accountability become tug toy in proposed Minneapolis Police contract

Labor attorney Jim Michels, who represents the Minneapolis Police Federation and more than 40 other unions, says trying to squeeze police reform and accountability into a labor agreement is, in essence, impossible — or at least improbable.
by Jon Collins, Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Therapists say summer break is the perfect time for children to learn skills for their mental health

Therapists say summer break is the perfect time for children to learn skills for their mental health

Between homework, extracurricular activities and part-time jobs, many teenagers don’t have time for much else during the school year—which makes summer the perfect time for those things that get sidelined. Like therapy, for example.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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Bobby Z talks about 40 years of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain,’ upcoming musical

Bobby Z talks about 40 years of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain,’ upcoming musical

Prince’s album “Purple Rain” turned 40 on Tuesday. The man behind the beat of the album, record producer and musician Bobby Rivkin “Bobby Z,” joined Minnesota Now to talk about the iconic record and upcoming musical.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Hearing on anti-Israel, Jewish incidents at UMN following Holocaust and Genocide department debacle

Hearing on anti-Israel, Jewish incidents at UMN following Holocaust and Genocide department debacle

Included in the hearing will be accounts from Jewish students and community members about what they feel is an anti-Jewish atmosphere on campus. Also up for discussion, the university’s decision to rescind an offer to Israeli historian Raz Segal to lead the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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Lino Lakes City Council votes to back 1-year development moratorium, halting Muslim-oriented project

Lino Lakes City Council votes to back 1-year development moratorium, halting Muslim-oriented project

Opponents of the development have concerns about residential density and argue that the development would put too much stress on local infrastructure. Those backing the project say opposition to the project is linked to Islamophobia.
by Ellie Roth

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign downplays polling, fundraising, ballot access woes

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign downplays polling, fundraising, ballot access woes

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign manager insists the independent candidate is qualified for this week’s presidential debate despite the fact that he did meet the criteria to appear on the stage.
by Stephen Fowler

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The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?

The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?

The nation's top doctor issued an advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such. It's both unprecedented and unenforceable.
by Rachel Treisman

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Minnesota e-bike rebates: Window set to reopen

Minnesota e-bike rebates: Window set to reopen

Three weeks after high demand crashed its wobbly e-bike application website, the Minnesota Department of Revenue is getting back in the saddle. The agency said it will reopen its e-bike rebate application window at 11 a.m. on July 2.
by MPR News Staff

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Politics Friday: The stage is set for a Biden, Trump debate that could have implications on a tight race

Politics Friday: The stage is set for a Biden, Trump debate that could have implications on a tight race

Are you ready for a Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidential debate? It’s only June, but this week brings the first head-to-head showdown. MPR News host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about whether debates offer voters substance or are more just for show. 
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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The stage is set for a Biden, Trump debate. What they say could have implications on an already tight race

The stage is set for a Biden, Trump debate. What they say could have implications on an already tight race

Are you ready for a Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidential debate? It’s only June, but this week brings the first head-to-head showdown. MPR News guest host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about whether debates offer voters substance or are more just for show. 
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Hundreds seek social equity cannabis business license in first 24 hours of program

Hundreds seek social equity cannabis business license in first 24 hours of program

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is giving social equity applicants — ranging from veterans to new farmers, to those who’ve faced historical harms from the war on drugs — a head start on business licenses.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota flooding: Rapidan Dam near Mankato holds, roads and state parks closed

Minnesota flooding: Rapidan Dam near Mankato holds, roads and state parks closed

Authorities in Blue Earth County continue to monitor the imperiled Rapidan Dam on Tuesday after the rain-swollen Blue Earth River carved a new channel around the structure.
by Ellie Roth, Andrew Krueger, Anna Haecherl, Mark Zdechlik and Matt Sepic

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This week's televised debate is crucial for Biden and Trump — and for CNN as well

This week's televised debate is crucial for Biden and Trump — and for CNN as well

The stakes are high for Joe Biden and Donald Trump for Thursday's first presidential debate. But they're not the only ones on the stage: CNN's Dana Bash and Jake Tapper will be with them, carrying the hopes of a network that could use a boost.
by The Associated Press

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Rapidan Dam still facing floodwaters. State park closes mine tours due to flooding

As of 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, a house was still teetering on the edge of the newly-cut channel of the Blue Earth River by the Rapidan Dam. And Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park has closed tours to the mine due to flooding. 
by Phil Picardi

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Political conversations at work may seem risky, but stifling them is risky, too

Political conversations at work may seem risky, but stifling them is risky, too

Employees today are more likely to want to air opinions and feelings at work about political and cultural issues than in decades past, according to an expert in facilitating workplace conversations. Without that release valve, employees’ sense of cohesion and their desire to collaborate and innovate may suffer.
by Catharine Richert

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New rule gives tribal governments more input on state water quality standards

New rule gives tribal governments more input on state water quality standards

A new federal rule gives tribal governments more input as states develop water quality standards to protect lakes and streams. Minnesota officials are still working out how the rule might affect its regulatory process.
by Dan Gunderson

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