Duluth-Superior port welcomes the USS Minneapolis-St.Paul

Goodbye hail, hello sun 

View in Browser | Listen Good morning, Much of the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin were surprised by hail Thursday afternoon but fear not, today brings us warm temps. Highs will reach the upper 60s to near 70 degrees in the south, with 50s and even some 40s up north. Get the latest on Updraft.  The 'Corvette' of Navy warships in Duluth for commissioning The port of Duluth is used to the comings and goings of slow-moving, barge-like, thousand-foot long freighters, weighted down with hulking loads of iron ore bound for steel mills in the lower Great Lakes. But it's not everyday that a high-tech Navy combat ship, that can travel faster than 45 miles per hour and move nimbly from side to side using water jet engines, pulls up under the Aerial Lift Bridge. Minnesota moves to regulate carbon dioxide pipelines Two companies are planning to construct pipelines to collect carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants in Minnesota and surrounding states and store the CO2 underground in North Dakota and Illinois. Current regulation of those pipelines is left to counties. The Montevideo-based environmental group Clean Up the River Environment, or CURE, petitioned the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to regulate carbon pipelines like these. What else we're watching: Facing election headwinds, Minnesota Democrats gather for convention. High inflation, gas prices and crime rates are all working against incumbent Minnesota Democrats this election year. As the party holds its state convention this weekend in Rochester, party leaders say they believe voters will still prefer them over the Republican alternative. Updates on new COVID variants and the vaccine with Dr. Michael Osterholm. COVID infections are increasing in Minnesota. Hospitalizations are also going up in the state as Wednesday 2,120 cases were reported. That total excludes home COVID tests. Dr. Michael Osterholm, veteran epidemiologist and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joined host Cathy Wurzer to share his insights. Hennepin County pays $190K to settle tome prosecutor's discrimination claim. The Hennepin County Board has approved a $190,000 settlement with veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy to resolve a discrimination complaint she filed against the county and County Attorney Mike Freeman. The initial complaint that Sweasy filed with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights is not public, but the settlement is. Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to mean from 8,000 years ago. Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable said the FBI report included that the man likely ate a marine diet including maize and sorghum, and that his skull had a "defect" that was "perhaps suggestive of the cause of death." The county's Facebook post on the discovery drew criticism from Native Minnesotans, who said their ancestral remains shouldn't be shared online. --  Sam Stroozas, MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today! SPONSOR   Connect With Us MPRnews.org MPRnews on iOS MPRnews on Android Podcasts from MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today. Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend. This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101