Minnesota Midday: Cornfield space debris, St. Paul bus rescue and a warm Saturday

Metal object found in a Stevens County cornfield may be Chinese rocket debris

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…

✔ Sources: MPR News, KSTP

St. Paul bystander stops a rolling school bus after driver's medical emergency

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…

✔ Sources: MPR News, FOX 9, KSTP

Twin Cities warm and breezy Saturday, showers by evening, cooler Sunday

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…

✔ Sources: FOX 9, CBS Minnesota

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