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Warm, breezy Thursday in Twin Cities before showers, storms roll in
MINNEAPOLIS — Strong southerly winds, along with some sunshine, will help temperatures climb close to 70 Thursday afternoon in the Twin Cities.Clouds build Thursday night with showers in place by mid-morning Friday.There could be some thunder and a strong storm across southern Minnesota, but the greatest severe chances will be into Iowa southward.Faster winds are also on tap Friday with gusts up to 40 mph. This will knock temps back into the 50s to end the week.The rain looks to continue until Saturday morning, longer for northern Minnesota, when we get a little break before more rain moves in Sunday morning.The second storm looks to wrap up into Monday morning, with both combined possibly bring us up to 2 inches of rain. This one could also bring some thunder, but the threat of widespread severe weather remains low.Temps stay relatively seasonable through the weekend before even more of a warmup into the 70s for most of next week.Next week also looks a bit quieter and drier with the exception of a few more quick showers on Tuesday.
Notebook: Lakeville North track teams look to keep their trophies at Mega Meet
Lakeville North’s track and field program will look to win back the boys and girls team championships at its annual Mega Meet on Saturday. Twelve boys teams and 12 girls teams will compete in the meet, which begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakeville North High School. Last year North’s boys won their meet by 61 points. The North girls were tied with Stillwater going into the last event, the 4x400-meter relay, which they won to take the team trophy. ...
Light rail addition in Houston a parallel to what’s coming with the METRO Blue Line Extension in Twin Cities
As planning for the METRO Blue Line Extension continues, residents of the Twin Cities can look to another American city that has extended their light rail system to better serve under-resourced and under-served communities.
Hennepin County Attorney Moriarty announces pilot program to address youth violence
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared her vision for a safer Twin Cities, announcing a new initiative meant to curb youth violence on Wednesday. Moriarty spoke to reporters at a press conference Wednesday morning, saying its pilot program will focus on "effectively" reducing violence perpetrated by minors, in addition to lending the community more support through what it calls "group violence intervention."
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