Hiawatha Golf Course proposal divides Minneapolis residents

Ridin' and ropin': Gay rodeo makes its triumphant return in Minnesota 

View in Browser | Listen Good morning, Welcome to August! Mostly sunny, totally beautiful. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Get the latest on Updraft. Hiawatha Golf Course proposal divides Minneapolis residents The proposed redesign of Hiawatha Golf Course is testing communities in Minneapolis and beyond. The course with historic ties to the Twin Cities Black community was built out of a marsh, and some say it should be smaller to cope with flooding problems. In response to major flooding in 2014, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board began a process intended to redesign the golf course in a way that would address a host of water issues, including the pollution of Lake Hiawatha, a small lake next to the golf course. After five years of gathering input, the Park Board put out the Hiawatha Master Plan, which calls for the golf course to be reduced from 18 holes to nine in order to mitigate flooding and address stormwater flowing into the lake and marshland. Read more here. Ridin' and ropin': Gay rodeo makes its triumphant return in Minnesota Hundreds sat in the bleachers at Dead Broke Arena to watch cowboys and cowgirls compete across 13 events, drag shows and line dancing at Saturday and Sunday's rodeo. It was North Star's first event since 2018. For many who've felt unwelcomed or discriminated against in traditional rodeo settings, the gay rodeo is a haven. Read more here. What else we're watching: U of M study: Without protections, many Midwest lakes will lose coldwater habitat. The study of more than 10,000 lakes in eight Upper Midwest states concluded that protecting or restoring forests within some lakes' watersheds could help conserve critical coldwater habitat , even amid warming temperatures. A Minnesota teenager died and four other people were critically wounded after being stabbed while tubing down a Wisconsin river, authorities said. St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson said the victims and suspect, a 52-year-old man from Prior Lake, were all on the Apple River when the attack happened Saturday afternoon.  First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa. Turkey says the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a new agreement among Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday bound for Lebanon. You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer. Canada's Candy Funhouse is hiring a chief candy officer, according to a recent job posting. —  Matt Mikus, 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