Minnesota Midday: Warm Friday Before a Cooler Weekend, St. Paul Homelessness Plan and Mystery Rocket Debris

Warm, breezy Friday gives way to a cooler Minnesota weekend

FOX 9 and CBS Minnesota forecast a warm, breezy Friday in Minnesota, with Twin Cities highs near 74 and gusts near 30 mph. A cold front brings Saturday showers, and Sunday highs drop to the mid-50s, nearly 20 degrees cooler. KSTP reports temperatures 15 to…

✔ Sources: FOX 9, CBS Minnesota NEXT Weather, KSTP weather

St. Paul City Council passes nonbinding plan on homeless encampments

The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution on unsheltered homelessness. MPR News reports it calls for a 60-day strategic investment period of services before future encampment clearings, barring an immediate safety threat, and a…

✔ Sources: MPR News, CBS Minnesota

Large metal object in Stevens County cornfield may be Chinese rocket debris

A bowl-shaped metal object about 11 feet across was found Oct. 14 in a cornfield southwest of Morris in Stevens County, MPR News reports. Ars Technica reported evidence pointing to a Chinese rocket launched Sept. 15; the rocket's owner has not confirmed…

✔ Sources: MPR News, KSTP

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