Future of St. Paul’s historic Summit Avenue

Happening today

☀️ Another hot and sunny day with high temperatures in the 80s! We could see a high of 87 degrees in the Twin Cities, which could set a record. Friday will be another hot day in the 80s. This weekend is looking chilly and a bit rainy, with highs in the 50s and 40s.

🌊 After a snowy winter, communities across Minnesota are preparing for the impact of spring flooding. Gov. Tim Walz today will host a briefing with state and federal partners, providing information on the spring flood outlook and statewide preparations.

⚖️ Nicholas Firkus, the husband convicted of murdering his wife in 2010, is scheduled to be sentenced today. He had blamed his wife’s death on an intruder into their St. Paul home but was charged years later. 

🏀 UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers is returning home to Hopkins today for the grand opening of her new grocery store at Hopkins West Junior High School. The store aims to fight food insecurity by offering food at no cost to students. 

Minnesota made documentary ’40 Below’ brings toughest race in the world to silver screen

• “40 Below: The Toughest Race In The World” follows extreme endurance athletes competing in the Arrowhead 135, an ultra marathon usually held in late January on a remote snowmobile trail from International Falls to Tower.
• The documentary will have its world premiere this weekend at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival.
• Crews shot the documentary during a polar vortex in 2019. Director Marius Anderson says only a third of the competitors finished the race, but he believes audiences will be inspired by the documentary the same way the participants inspired him.

“I can’t wait for the world premiere and to have it in the state where I filmed this documentary and in the state of Minnesota where I live,” Anderson said.

The first two screenings of “40 Below” at the film festival sold out, so organizers have added a third showing. Information on tickets can be found here.