Stories from April 26, 2024

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024.

Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft

April 26, 2024 7:45 PM

The Los Angeles-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to New York's JFK airport after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said.

by C Mandler

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Some Jewish U of M students report increased antisemitism amid Gaza demonstrations

April 26, 2024 5:53 PM

Some Jewish students at the University of Minnesota say they do not feel safe on campus amid ongoing protests over the war in Gaza.

by Matt Sepic

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European model (ECMWF) precipitation output

Friday and Sunday storms rolling through Minnesota

April 26, 2024 5:26 PM

Periods of showers and thunderstorms bring more rain to Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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Former Minnesota state senator and polka legend Florian Chmielewski

Polka king and Minnesota state senator Florian Chmielewski dies at age 97

April 26, 2024 5:03 PM

Florian Chmielewski, a Minnesota polka legend and former state senator, has died at 97, leaving behind a legacy spanning six generations of family musicians

by Max Sparber

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GOP's weekend conventions; Duluth mayor on state of the city

April 26, 2024 5:02 PM

Minnesota Republicans will gather for three endorsing conventions around the state this weekend. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls upon UnitedHealth Group to better protect patients and providers after February's cyber attack, and Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert delivers his first state of the city address. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister

by Emily Reese

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Indigenous creativity takes the stage at Native Nations Fashion Night

April 26, 2024 4:52 PM

In Minneapolis, Indigenous fashion artists showcased the theme “Messengers, Protectors & Great Mysteries” with a Victorian gothic influence at Native Nations Fashion Night.

by Melissa Olson

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The trees in this photo are amazing (and not just because they happen to be growing in a very Instagrammable heart shape around Baker Lake in Quebec, Canada.) Read on for a tree appreciation reading list for Arbor Day.

Happy Arbor Day! These 20 books will change the way you think about trees

April 26, 2024 4:48 PM

Trees communicate. They migrate. They protect. They heal. We climbed into the NPR archives to find some of our favorite arboreal fiction, nonfiction, and kids' lit — get ready to branch out.

by Beth Novey

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Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Then and now: Bemidji’s Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

April 26, 2024 4:26 PM

Bemidji’s iconic Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues are 87 years old this year.

by Andrew Krueger

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Owámniyomni Okhódayapi awarded $2.6 million grant by Bush Foundation

April 26, 2024 4:21 PM

The funding will be used to restore five acres of land on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at an encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York City on April 25, 2024.

In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different

April 26, 2024 4:05 PM

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.

by Bill Chappell

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Heading out for Indie Bookstore Day? Here’s a stack of recommendations

April 26, 2024 2:40 PM

You know that feeling when you walk into a bookstore and forget the title of every book you’ve ever wanted to read? Here are some recent recommendations to inspire you for Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day.

by Emily Bright and Sam Stroozas

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‘I’m sorry we broke the sea and sky’: CNN chief climate correspondent on finding hope in climate change

April 26, 2024 2:05 PM

Bill Weir’s new book is called “Life as We Know It (Can Be).” He wrote it as a letter to his 4-year-old son River on how to find hope in a world of climate change.

by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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DNR sets limit on diverting water from central Minnesota trout stream

April 26, 2024 1:51 PM

It’s the first time the DNR has used the new regulatory tool, which the Legislature authorized in 2023. The move marks a significant development in how the DNR addresses increased groundwater use and potential depletion in parts of Minnesota.

by Kirsti Marohn

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Prairie Island community trying to reclaim noose used in 1862 mass execution of Dakota men

April 26, 2024 1:18 PM

The Prairie Island Indian Community filed a claim through its Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The claim was made through the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

by Peter Cox

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The Federal Communications Commission has restored net neutrality rules that ban content providers from restricting bandwidth to customers.

Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all

April 26, 2024 1:17 PM

The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?

by Emma Bowman

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Weekend weather: Rain, thunderstorm chances highest Friday night and Sunday

April 26, 2024 12:14 PM

We have an update on the expected timing of our weekend rain. Temperatures will be coolest on Sunday.

by Ron Trenda

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Politics Friday: Changes are ahead on the Minnesota Supreme Court as one justice steps into retirement

April 26, 2024 12:00 PM

MPR News host Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson about his upcoming retirement from the court.

by Brian Bakst, Ellie Roth and Matthew Alvarez

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Month of April expected to end with heavy rain

April 26, 2024 11:49 AM

Expect a wet end to the month of April. Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley spoke about the chance of heavy rainfall concluding the end of the month and starting the first few weeks of May.

by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book

April 26, 2024 11:41 AM

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with photojournalist Ivan McClellan about his new book documenting Black cowboys, “Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture.”

by Olivia Hampton

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Minnesota Now: April 25, 2024

April 26, 2024 11:26 AM

Listen to the full show here.

by Nina Moini, Ellen Finn, Aleesa Kuznetsov, CJ Younger and Alanna Elder

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Alexandra Fuller on ‘the braid, the spiral, the knot of grief’

April 26, 2024 11:00 AM

In her new memoir, “Fi,” Alexandra Fuller charts a journey through grief after the sudden death of her 21-year-old son.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Occasional showers and thunderstorms Friday into the weekend

April 26, 2024 9:00 AM

The first of two waves of rain and thunder is moving through Minnesota Friday. Another wave of rainfall develops Sunday. There’s a marginal risk of severe weather in far southern Minnesota.

by Sven Sundgaard

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A newly signed law requires that the Chinese-owned TikTok app be sold to satisfy national security concerns.

China’s influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

April 26, 2024 6:40 AM

Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.

by Shannon Bond

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The conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court

Trump’s immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it

April 26, 2024 6:34 AM

Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.

by Nina Totenberg

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Twins sweep the White Sox with a 6-3 victory

April 26, 2024 6:18 AM

The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat Thursday to Minnesota as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins’ five solo home runs.

by The Associated Press

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New prosecution team in Londregan case. Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

April 26, 2024 6:12 AM

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is assembling a new prosecution team days before an important hearing in the case of state trooper Ryan Londregan, who is charged with the shooting death of motorist Ricky Cobb II last summer. And a jury has been seated in the first Feeding Our Future trial. Seven people are charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars from government meal programs as part of what prosecutors say was a much larger conspiracy.

by Phil Picardi

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The Flint River water starts flowing to Flint, Mich. on April 25, 2014. Without corrosion control, lead leeched from the pipes.

10 years after Flint, the fight to replace lead pipes across U.S. continues

April 26, 2024 6:10 AM

Ten years ago, Flint, Mich., switched water sources to the Flint River. The lack of corrosion control in the pipes caused lead to leach into the water supply of tens of thousands of residents.

by Emily Kwong, Pien Huang, Rachel Carlson and Rebecca Ramirez

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Duluth Mayor Reinert tackles housing, streets, downtown in first State of the City speech

April 26, 2024 5:35 AM

In his first State of the City speech, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert focused on key campaign themes including housing and street repair. He pledged he wouldn’t raise property taxes next year and said a major new housing development would break ground in June.

by Dan Kraker

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Georgia State Patrol officers detain a demonstrator on the campus of Emory University during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Atlanta.

More than 500 people have been arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at colleges

April 26, 2024 5:17 AM

Students and others are protesting Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and, in some cases, their school's investments in Israel. Presidents at several schools face calls to resign amid the protests.

by Ayana Archie

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Amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, a woman and a girl search for items on April 24, following reported Israeli airstrikes overnight.

What to know about a possible Israeli military offensive in Rafah

April 26, 2024 4:19 AM

In Gaza's southernmost city, where more than a million Palestinians have sought shelter and where aid groups have centralized operations, worries have grown over a possible Israeli military operation.

by Becky Sullivan, Aya Batrawy, Anas Baba and Jane Arraf

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Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center on Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.

Ukraine pulls U.S. provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over drone threats

April 26, 2024 4:15 AM

Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate.

by The Associated Press

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‘It’s awful’: Partner of man killed in Nudieland mass shooting reacts to arrests

April 26, 2024 4:00 AM

Caitlin Angelica, who was standing beside her partner August Golden when he was fatally shot in Minneapolis on Aug. 11, 2023, said she has mixed feelings about the arrest of two teens who were juveniles at the time of the shooting.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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‘I wanted to see stories about our experience’: For 25 years Mizna has helped artists make cultural connections

April 26, 2024 4:00 AM

April is Arab-American Heritage month and for 25 years, local nonprofit Mizna has been amplifying the voices of Minnesota’s growing community of Arab, Southwest Asian and North African artists.

by Sarah Thamer

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A trans man facing persecution in Russia heard of ‘trans refuge’ state and fled to Minnesota

April 26, 2024 4:00 AM

Saturday marks one year since Minnesota became a refuge state for transgender people. The state’s status has reached far beyond its borders, leading a Russian couple to seek safety here in Minnesota.

by Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Cube Critics discuss ‘The Claw’ and ‘The Beast’

April 26, 2024 4:00 AM

Cube Critics Max Sparber and Alex V. Cipolle discuss “The Claw” and “The Beast”

by Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Birds-eye view of waves breaking on the beach with houses and buildings.

Duluth’s Park Point residents air property tax concerns in wake of Cargill purchases

April 26, 2024 4:00 AM

Residents of Duluth’s Park Point gathered this week to air concerns about rising property values and taxes — worries that have grown in the wake of billionaire Kathy Cargill’s high-profile purchases of several homes in the neighborhood.

by Dan Kraker

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