Child dies during severe weather at Mankato campground

A 4-year-old girl has died after severe weather rolled through a Mankato campground overnight. Elsewhere, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power Friday in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, in the wake of early-morning storms. This is an MPR News evening update for Sept. 17, 2021. Hosted by Nina Moini.

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