Matt Gagnon and senior meteorologist Joe Lundberg from AccuWeather discuss the current and upcoming weather conditions. Lundberg predicts a benign week with minimal rainfall. The region is experiencing a dry spell, with only 5.23 inches of rain from June 1 to August 31, well below the normal 11.1 inches. Lundberg anticipates no widespread beneficial rains to alleviate the drought. For winter, while he hints at a potential snowy forecast, the specifics will be released in the upcoming week. Gagnon mentions receiving the Farmers’ Almanac, which also predicts a snowy winter.
Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
