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MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 3, 2016

If you're looking for an excuse to sit in a nice, cool movie theater, you might want to check out "Don't Think Twice," Mike Birbiglia's movie about an improv group making a go of it in New York. If you're stuck in the heat, hang on -- the steamy weather is going to break soon. | Weather

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 27, 2016

Good afternoon! The political drama continues after Donald Trump's criticism of an American Muslim family whose son, a captain in the U.S. Army, was killed in Iraq. In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as "unfit" and "woefully unprepared" to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support for their party's nominee, declaring "There has to come a point at which you say enough." | Election 2016 | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Aug. 2

Good morning! Mostly cloudy in the morning and then clearing. Chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in eastern and southern Minnesota. Highs in the 80s. Well, it looks like Pokemon is still a go in Winona. The City Council last night voted not to ban the game-playing in city parks, specifically around the veteran's memorial next to a playground and band shell in the city. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 1, 2016

Good afternoon. Sad news out of Nebraska today. Authorities have arrested the driver of a semitrailer that was involved in a fiery crash that killed a Minnesota family of five in western Nebraska. Jamison Pals, his wife Kathryne and their three children, Ezra, Violet and Calvin died in the crash. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the Pals family," a statement from a Feed My Starving Children spokesperson said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those whose lives were touched by Jamison, Kathryne and their sweet children." | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for July 29, 2016

Good afternoon. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said Friday that he's tapped ex-Hamline University law school dean Don Lewis to be a "special prosecutor" to help him make decisions tied to the Philando Castile police shooting. Choi, whose office will get the Castile case once the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension completes its investigation, emphasized that no decision had been made yet on any charges in the shooting, or whether the case will be taken to a grand jury. | Full coverage of Philando Castile shooting | Forecast

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MPR News Update for July 29

Good morning! A fine Friday -- partly sunny with highs in the mid-70s to 80s. Can you feel the magic in the air? Harry Potter is back. Nine years after the last book in the seven-part series was released, and five years after the last film adaptation, J.K. Rowling has returned with a new piece of the wizarding saga. But this time it's not a book -- it's a script. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which takes place 19 years after the battle of Hogwarts, will open on a London stage this Saturday night. Copies of the script will go on sale the next day. MPR News will be at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul for the midnight release party. Join us on Facebook Live. Here are other places around the state to celebrate. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for July 28, 2016

Good afternoon! Lingering summer temps will bring with them many, tiny, horrors. Thanks to climate change, mosquito season in Minnesota is now more than a month longer since 1980, according to a new study by Climate Central. The notion of a longer mosquito season fits with the longer frost-free season we have observed in Minnesota in the past 40 years. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for July 27, 2016

Good afternoon! Donald Trump made an unprecedented move today when he urged Russian agents to "find" his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's emails and release them. Trump was referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding the private server Clinton used while secretary of state. "This has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent. That's not hyperbole, those are just the facts," Clinton senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. | Related: Why would Vladimir Putin want to leak the DNC emails? | Forecast

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MPR News Update for July 27

Good morning! Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in southern Minnesota. Highs in the mid-70s to lower 80s. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison shared the duty of making Minnesota's roll call speech Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Klobuchar began with a rhyme. "The state of Prince's Purple Rain and the birthplace of Tim Kaine," Klobuchar said. Minnesota Republicans also mentioned Prince when they cast their ballots last week in Cleveland. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for July 26, 2016

Good afternoon! Tensions remain high as St. Paul police attempt to clear protesters from Summit Avenue near the governor's mansion. As of 2:21 p.m. protesters had made their way back in front of the governor's mansion, but there was still a police presence. Check our live blog for the latest news on the protest | Forecast

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