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FEATURE
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CITY STATUS: Normal operationsNo declared emergencies
ALERTS
No current alerts or disruptions
TODAY AT A GLANCE
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- Use section pages for depth; front page stays a briefing.
- Look for advisories that change your next 12 hours.
BEFORE YOU GO
- Check weather and transit before travel.
- Keep plans flexible if advisories escalate.
WEATHER
- Special Weather Statement issued December 20 at 8:54AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Special Weather Statement issued December 20 at 4:16AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Winter Weather Advisory issued December 18 at 8:05PM CST until December 18 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
METRO
- Commission recommends $11 million for parks and trails
- St. Cloud sees surge of drug overdose deaths in 2025
- Remains found along I-90 in Minnesota in 2015 now ID'd
WORLD
SEE ALLNEIGHBORS
- Activist Shot While Open Carrying at ‘No Kings’ Protest Will Not Face Charges, but Security Volunteer Will
- Insight from the Bro-Tex Raid: What Activists Saw While Confronting ICE
- Tenant Union Holds Sit-in Over Neglected Maintenance, Demand Property Manager Be Fired
TRANSIT
- Deer Highway: How the U.S. Route 14 Reconstruction was Retrofitted to Prevent Wildlife Collisions
- How We Ride in the Dark
- One Last Ride on the Northstar
EVENTS
- Executive Chef Erick Garcia Takes Us Inside Tavola’s Foraged
- The Ultimate Guide to Twin Cities Indoor Playgrounds
- Ice Castles in Minnesota: EXCLUSIVE 15% Discount (2025 – 2026)
PICKS
NEIGHBORS
- Activist Shot While Open Carrying at ‘No Kings’ Protest Will Not Face Charges, but Security Volunteer Will From Unicorn Riot.
- Insight from the Bro-Tex Raid: What Activists Saw While Confronting ICE Affects: Commuters · Drivers.
- Tenant Union Holds Sit-in Over Neglected Maintenance, Demand Property Manager Be Fired From Unicorn Riot.
- ICE Arrests Observer, Maces Press & Detains People as Agents are Confronted Across Minneapolis Affects: Commuters · Drivers.
EVENTS
- Executive Chef Erick Garcia Takes Us Inside Tavola’s Foraged From Artful Living.
- The Ultimate Guide to Twin Cities Indoor Playgrounds From Twin Cities Frugal Mom.
- Ice Castles in Minnesota: EXCLUSIVE 15% Discount (2025 – 2026) Affects: Commuters · Drivers.
- Best New Year’s Eve Events in the Twin Cities 2025 From Twin Cities Family.
WORLD
- NPR World (external site) A fast scan for high-impact developments.
- BBC World (external site) Useful background if something breaks late.
- AP World (external site) Straight reporting, quick headlines.
- Reuters World (external site) Markets and geopolitics signal.
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