Minnesota Midday: Cornfield space debris, St. Paul bus rescue and a warm Saturday
Possible Chinese rocket debris in a Stevens County cornfield, a bystander who stopped a runaway St. Paul school bus, and a warm, breezy Saturday in the Twin Cities before a cooldown.
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A bowl-shaped metal object about 11 feet across was found in a harvested cornfield southwest of Morris in Stevens County on October 14. The sheriff's office first said it appeared to be space debris. Ars Technica reported evidence points to a Chinese rocket; the rocket's owner has not confirmed that. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the item has been secured and poses no danger to the public, and the department is working to determine its nature and origin.
On Monday afternoon in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood, bystander Ebro Ahmed jumped onto a slowly rolling school bus with its door open after the driver appeared to have a medical emergency. He put the bus in neutral and set the parking brake. No students were hurt. St. Paul Public Schools said the driver was later released from the hospital and is resting at home. Ahmed received a $1,000 award on Thursday.
FOX 9 forecasts a high near 74 in the Twin Cities on Saturday, an unusually warm and breezy day, with scattered showers arriving late afternoon and evening that it says do not point to a washout. CBS Minnesota calls for mid-70s with showers moving through the metro overnight. Sunday cools to the low to mid-50s. CBS Minnesota expects periodic rain Monday through Wednesday, roughly a quarter to a half inch in the metro.
