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MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 8, 2016

Good afternoon. The first American to orbit the Earth has died. John Glenn was the last surviving member of the original Mercury astronauts. He would later have a long political career as a U.S. senator, but that didn't stop his pioneering ways. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Dec. 8

Good morning! Cloudy with occasional light snow in the a.m. Highs in the teens to mid-20s. Sorry, but we have some bad news (or good, depending on your love of winter): National Weather Service forecasts show some bitter cold descending on the state next week. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 7, 2016

Good afternoon! Brace yourselves, National Weather Service forecasts show some bitter cold descending on the state next week. Probably not shocking news for those who have lived in Minnesota a while. If you are looking for some more in depth weather science the Weather Channel recently answered a Breitbart article claiming the the earth is cooling with a short science lesson of their own. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 6, 2016

Good afternoon! American students have a math problem. U.S. teenagers did not do well on an international test for 15-year-olds, with scores declining in math compared to 60 other countries. On a scale of 0 to 1,000, U.S. students scored a 470 on the tests, the Associated Press reports, dropping the nation to 35th on the list of nations. So, in other words, most students wouldn't be able to figure out what percentile the nation is in now, writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Dec. 6

Good morning! Minnesota should take its true winter form today when snowstorms are expected to hit northern areas and temperatures across the state will likely dip below freezing. Meanwhile, to the west, North Dakota's Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol have closed both eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 94 between Dickinson and Valley City. That's more than 200 miles of interstate that cuts across North Dakota. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 5, 2016

Good afternoon! Say your friend shares a story on Facebook. You read the headline and you think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Fake news is a big problem - here are some tips to help you sniff out fact from fake. | Man fires rifle inside DC pizzeria, cites fictitious conspiracy theories | Forecast

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MPR News Update, AM Edition for Dec. 2, 2016

Good morning! Minnesotans can look forward to milder weather this weekend, then the coldest air since February next week. It's a step forward that the Mall of America has hired its first black Santa Claus, but the news today also comes with a question: Is there nobody of color in Minnesota who can be Santa Claus? | Forecast

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MPR News Update, AM Edition for Dec. 1, 2016

Good morning! And welcome to winter! Parts of northern Minnesota are seeing some snow this morning and temps are expected to stay in the mid to low 30s in the Twin Cities. More bad news for Vikings fans - Head Coach Mike Zimmer was headed for emergency eye surgery Wednesday that could keep him from coaching Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, AM Edition for Nov. 30, 2016

Good morning! The season formerly known as winter may be about to finally arrive in Minnesota in the next 10 days. The upper air pattern evolving across North America next week suggests much colder air, and the potential for heavy snow is heading our way. Meanwhile in North Dakota: Thousands of people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project are promising to remain in their encampment about 50 miles south of Bismarck. That's despite snow, strong winds and evacuation orders from state and federal officials.| Forecast

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MPR News Update, AM Edition for Nov. 29, 2016

Good morning! Another consistently cool day in Minnesota with temps staying in the mid to upper 30s. And now, for a quick Minnesota history lesson. Back in 1903, Henry Ford struck a deal with Stephen Tenvoorde of St. Cloud to sell "Fordmobiles" at Tenvoorde's bicycle shop. More than a hundred years later, the Tenvoorde family still operates what is now the oldest Ford dealership in the world. | Forecast

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