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MPR News Update

MPR News Update for June 6

Good morning! Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s to 70s. Millions of Muslims around the world are marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan today, a time marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for June 6, 2016

Good afternoon. Gov. Mark Dayton has a midnight deadline to decide the fate of a bill that would provide an estimated $800 million in tax cuts over three years. Republicans are pressuring Dayton to sign the bill, but the governor has so far said he won't because of a wording error that could cost the state $100 million. | Full story

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MPR News Update for June 3

Good morning! Mostly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s to the north to mid-70s south. Happy National Doughnut Day! Or is it donut? Americans have been celebrating the deep-fried, sugar-coated pastry on the first Friday of June since 1938, but they can't seem to agree on how to spell the name of the tasty treat. Help settle the debate. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for June 2, 2016

Good afternoon. Prince's autopsy results were released earlier this afternoon, and they say the music superstar died of "fentanyl toxicity." The results confirm suspicions that opioids played a role in Prince's death, but they don't say whether the fentanyl that killed him was prescribed by a doctor. | Full story

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MPR News Update for June 2

Good morning! Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s to 70s. Now that's June, it's time to start thinking about summer. So how do you summer in Minnesota? We're compiling a list of 40 essential Minnesota activities and need your help. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for June 1

Good morning! Cloudy with periods of rain in northern Minnesota. Highs range from the mid-50s in the northwest to 70s in the southeast. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including kids. Children playing with water pistols are being credited with extinguishing a fire on the deck of a West Fargo, N.D., apartment in which a person was sleeping inside. The children noticed the fire Tuesday afternoon and attacked it with their water pistols before it could get out of hand, and also banged on the door and reported the fire. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for May 31

Good morning! Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs range from the 50s on the North Shore to the upper 70s southeast. The St. Paul Saints gave Prince a final farewell over the weekend -- complete with a lot of purple, and some red corvettes. The Purple Game broke a Saints attendance record. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for May 27, 2016

Good afternoon. Expect scattered storms and showers throughout the weekend, but it should be dry on Memorial Day across most of the state. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for May 26

Good morning! Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. Bad news for people who were planning to run the Minneapolis Marathon next weekend. Organizers have canceled this year's race, saying they couldn't lock down run routes in time for the June 5 event. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for May 25, 2016

Good afternoon. Family tensions erupted again earlier today at the ISIS trial, with one man getting banished from court. Plus, tornado warnings were issued in counties near St. Cloud. | Live weather blog

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