Minnesotans with Puerto Rico ties remember Maria, work to help recovery from Fiona

Lane scheduled to be sentenced in state court Wednesday for his role in George Floyd's killing 

View in Browser | Listen Good morning, Temperatures will be much cooler Wednesday through Friday. Highs will be mainly in the 60s south and just 50s north. Look for gusty northwest winds to 30 mph and sharply colder temperatures Wednesday into Thursday. Get the latest on Updraft. Minnesotans with Puerto Rico ties remember Maria, work to help recovery from Fiona The Twin Cities Puerto Rican community is working to help the island recover from Hurricane Fiona. They gathered Tuesday to mark the fifth anniversary of another major storm, Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico. El Fondo Boricua Hurricane Relief, donor advised fund through the St. Paul Foundation, is gathering donations. Lane scheduled to be sentenced in state court Wednesday for his role in George Floyd's killing Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was the officer who held down Floyd's legs while Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. Lane asked Chauvin twice whether they should flip Floyd over so he could breathe but Chauvin brushed off the suggestions.   What else we're watching: Minneapolis police say a man died after exchanging gunfire with officers at a home on Tuesday evening. According to an initial account from police, witnesses told officers that the man shot himself after the exchange of gunfire. A police officer was wounded in the incident, and treated and released from a hospital. Authorities did not say how the officer was injured. Cold front: Isolated storm chances, then windy and much colder Wednesday. Twin Cities hit a record high of 92 degrees Tuesday. A sharply colder air mass blows in Wednesday. Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force agents find 'rainbow' fentanyl for the first time. Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force agents seized three multicolored M30 pills on Sept. 16. Agents conducted a field test on the pills and found they contained fentanyl. Friday's seizure was the first time task force agents encountered the brightly colored pills that Drug Enforcement Administration officials say can be mistaken for candy. All the fentanyl pills that were seized before were blue. Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble. The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software. The NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use. The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S. —  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