Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota digs out after heavy snow, with another storm likely next week
Heavy snow in a single day ended round dawn Saturday within the Twin Cities space and far of Minnesota, leaving slippery roads and round tens of 1000’s of individuals with out energy. Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport recorded 8.5 inches of snow.
Xcel Vitality reported round 50,000 outages via the metro space and components of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as of late Saturday morning, with crews working to revive energy. The Minnesota State Patrol reported 275 crashes statewide from 4:30 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Saturday (28 with accidents, none severe), 532 spinouts and 15 jackknifed semitrailer vehicles.
Metro Transit mentioned nearly half of buses had been delayed late Saturday morning, with Inexperienced and Blue Line mild rail trains “experiencing minor delays.” Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport was experiencing delays, primarily in departing flights.
The robust winds from the highly effective storm are anticipated to decrease via late this morning, bringing an finish to winter storm situations, the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned. Preliminary totals confirmed 12 inches in Monticello and Medina, 10 inches in Oakdale, 9.5 inches in Brooklyn Park, 7 inches in Chanhassen, and 0.3 inches in Eau Claire, Wis.
Sunday will carry a excessive of 46 within the Twin Cities metro space, the Climate Service mentioned, with a slight likelihood of precipitation within the afternoon. However one other massive storm system is prone to have an effect on the Higher Midwest on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Climate Service mentioned, bringing blended precipitation, together with the potential for accumulating snow in western and central Minnesota.
A blizzard warning went into impact Friday afternoon for the Twin Cities space and western Minnesota, and thunderstorms that would produce hail and tornadoes had been attainable within the southeastern nook of the state earlier than snow arrived Friday evening, the Climate Service mentioned.
The wide selection of climate got here as a fancy storm system moved out of the Rocky Mountains into the Central Plains.
The snow has pushed the Twin Cities up the record of the snowiest winters of all time. As of Friday morning, the metro had picked up 81.2 inches of snow for the season, the eighth highest whole since information have been stored. The metro wanted solely 5 inches of snow to maneuver into the No. 5 slot, the Minnesota Climatology Workplace mentioned.
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Italy bans loans of works to Minneapolis museum in a dispute over ancient marble statue
Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.
The dispute began in March 2022 when an Italian court ruled that the Minneapolis museum was irregularly in possession of the Stabiae Doriforo, a Roman-era copy of The Doryphoros of Polykleitos, an ancient Greek sculpture.
Rome claims that the sculpture was looted in the 1970s from an archaeological site at Stabiae, an ancient city close to Pompeii that was also covered by lava and ashes when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79.
A spokesman for Italy’s Culture Ministry confirmed the ban on Wednesday.
In February 2022, Italian prosecutors issued an international warrant for the artwork to be impounded and returned. At a news conference earlier this year, Nunzio Fragliasso, chief prosecutor at the Torre Annunziata court, said they were “still awaiting a response.”
In 1984, while the work was on display in a German museum, Italy initiated a legal proceeding to claim it. The claim was denied in 1986. The U.S. museum, which bought the statue in 1986 for $2.5 million, said it was purchased from art dealer Elie Borowski and imported into the United States.
“Since that time, the work has been publicly displayed and extensively published,” the Minneapolis museum said in a statement. “While it takes issue with recent press reports regarding the Doryphoros, Mia (the museum) believes that the media is not an appropriate forum to address unproven allegations.”
The museum asserted that it has always acted “responsibly and proactively” with respect to claims related to its collection. However, it added, “where proof has not been provided, as well as where Mia has evidence reasonably demonstrating that a claim is not supported, Mia has declined to transfer the work.”
The museum called Italy’s new ban on loans “contrary to decades of exchanges between museums.”
The Minnesota Institute of Art originally opened its doors in 1915. The museum expanded in 1974 and 2006.
There are more than 89,000 objects held in the museum.
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2 injured in Minneapolis shooting
A man and a woman were injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in Minneapolis, according to police.
Officers responded to the shooting on the 1900 block of Upton Avenue North around 8:31 p.m.
There, they found a man and woman, each with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Both were brought to the hospital.
Investigators believe the victims knew the gunman. Police said they are investigating what led up to the shooting.
There have been no arrests.
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