Minnesota Today

Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against the social media app TikTok, claiming it's harming children.

West Nile Virus cases have been on the rise in the U.S., and neighboring states like North and South Dakota have seen a rise in the mosquito borne disease.

And rivers are still rising across parts of southern Minnesota in the wake of heavy rain in recent days.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

The city of Austin, Minnesota experienced flooded streets last night and this morning from heavy rainfall accumulating faster than it could be diverted away from road surfaces. Some streets and parks are closed.

A Ramsey County District Court judge has struck down Minnesota's binary trigger ban.

And Minnesota stands to lose $62 million of federal funding for new solar energy programs designed to serve low-income households.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

The man accused of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is facing new state charges of first-degree premeditated murder.

And the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced today it will reduce the historic Hiawatha Golf Course from 18 to nine holes. The course, which has ties to the Twin Cities Black Community, has experienced major flooding over its century long history.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota's unemployment rate has ticked up to 3.5 percent. July's figure is the highest since summer of 2021 — and the fifth straight month of rising unemployment.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office reported this morning that a vehicle they pulled from the Mississippi River last night may be connected to a missing person case from 1967.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis' mayor is proposing a budget that attempts to keep new programs in check to help deal with less tax revenue coming in. Mayor Jacob Frey gave details today on a $2 billion budget framework that he says found around $23 million in savings

The longtime family owners of the Minnesota Twins say they will not sell the team after all.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues to investigate after two men were killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in Moorhead on Monday night.

This is an MPR News Evening update, hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music is by Gary Meister.  

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