Monday, 5 December 2022

Getting teens road ready in Rochester

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🎧 Nurses enter a final week of negotiations before threatened strike and the state will offer a forecast for the near-term economy in Minnesota tomorrow. Go deeper with Tim Nelson on Minnesota Today.

🎧 At 9 a.m., Angela Davis will talk with two guests about what's happening to improve worker retention. After many people left their jobs during the "Great Resignation," employers are trying to come up with strategies to keep their valued workers. Now, some employers are not only conducting exit interviews as workers leave for better opportunities but some managers are also scheduling stay interviews. Join us for the conversation.  Here's what else we have planned today.

🌬️ Monday will be a bit cool, with highs in the mid-20s and northwest winds up to 10 mph. Slight chance of light freezing rain and snow in Southern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.
Two people sit in a car, one holds out two hands as she talks to the other behind the wheel.
Rochester cops put in the hours with teen learner drivers

For many teens, learning to drive is a rite of passage that opens doors — doors to new jobs, a more independent social life. But it can also be expensive and time consuming. That's why Rochester Public Schools launched a new program that makes it easier for kids from all financial backgrounds to get their license. And the police are helping.

It was a couple days after Rochester's first big snow — and Joyous Bellephant's first winter drive, which began with the fine art of scraping ice off a windshield.

"Have any information about driving on snow and slush?" she asked her driving teacher.

"Yeah. You should drive slower," said Rochester Police Department Investigator Chantel Powell with a chuckle. She's been volunteering to help 17-year-old Bellephant rack up the 50 hours of driving practice she needs to earn her license.

Read more about the effort to get more teens on the road legally and safely.

 
What else we're watching:
Post-election hand counts find no issues with Minn. ballot-counting machines. County election officials say they think the audit should show the accuracy of the vote-tabulating machines, but they doubt it will satisfy critics who want to return to hand-counting all ballots.

MSHSL set to serve up boys volleyball as school sport option. Boys volleyball is on the way to becoming a sanctioned high school sport, after twice being rejected by the Minnesota State High School League. The league's board last week approved boys volleyball as an emerging sport for next year, and recommended it be fully sanctioned in two years.

Vikings hang on, again, for 27-22 victory over Jets. Justin Jefferson's touchdown catch with 8:33 left gave the Minnesota Vikings enough of a lead to hang on for a 27-22 victory despite a relentless rally by the New York Jets

TikTok star Noodle the pug dies at age 14. Jonathan Graziano took to TikTok to announce the sad news to his 4.4 million followers on Saturday. Noodles won fans over with a game called "no bones" to decide what kind of day it was.

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