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Snow dusts the Twin Cities, could gum up morning commute

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The Twin Cities is off to a slow start when it comes to December winter weather, but a light dusting of snow fell across the region Monday night and could last through the next day or so.

The majority of the expected snow had already fallen by 9:30 p.m. and there was “diminishing chances” of snow lasting until around 1 or 2 a.m. Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein said.

Road conditions could get somewhat worse in the early morning when temperatures drop and could freeze wet roads, he cautioned.

The NWS issued a “hazardous weather outlook” for Monday night into early Tuesday morning, with minor accumulations and impacts expected.

Road cameras were showing that snow was accumulating somewhat on the sides of the roads but it hadn’t caused much of an issue for driving conditions Monday night, he added.

“Most of that’s probably going to be gone tomorrow, and if not tomorrow by Wednesday, Thursday, when the temperatures warm more,” Hasenstein said.

Thursday could warm up to highs in the low 50s in the Twin Cities, forecasts show.

Forecasts show little to no snow for the upcoming week, but there’s a small chance of some flurries Saturday night. Hasenstein noted it’s to be expected that Minnesota would have a slow start to winter given that it’s an El Niño year, when temperatures trend warmer.

“This kind of is the textbook pattern for that and it’s behaving as expected so far,” Hasenstein said.



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With a coin flip, Lucie Skjefte appointed to the Minneapolis school board

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The Minneapolis school board on Tuesday night appointed Lucie Skjefte, chair of the district’s American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, to fill the vacant District 3 board seat in the city’s center.

Her selection ultimately came down to chance.

Skjefte emerged from earlier ranked-choice voting in a tie with Fatimah Hussein, and the two then deadlocked, 4 to 4, in a live board vote before a coin was flipped in Skjefte’s favor.

They were among four finalists to succeed Faheema Feerayarre, who resigned in September, too late for the seat to be placed on the November ballot.

The move throws two new members into the mix as the school board works to erase an anticipated budget deficit and dig into a “transformation process” that could include closing and merging schools.

Greta Callahan, a former president of the teachers chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, won election last week to the District 6 seat.

During an appearance before board members last Thursday, Skjefte, who is a Red Lake tribal member, spoke of her work as an Indigenous graphics designer and as director of operations for the Mni Sota Fund, a community development group that seeks to empower Native people.

She said she’d aim to “reach out and create spaces for every voice, especially for those from historically marginalized communities.”



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What to know about Forest Lake’s Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary

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In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own.

Hegseth, 44, has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also reportedly considered him for a post in his first administration. Hegseth has lobbied Trump to release service members accused of war crimes.

Here are a few things to know about Hegseth.

He’s a Fox News personality and author

Co-host of Fox News Channel’s ”Fox & Friends Weekend,” Hegseth has been a contributor to the network for a decade. He developed a friendship with Trump through the president-elect’s regular appearances on the show. In a statement, a Fox News spokesperson complimented Hegseth’s military knowledge, saying his ”insights and analysis especially about the military resonated deeply with our viewers.”

He’s also written a number of books, several for the network’s publishing imprint, including ”The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free.” In announcing Hegseth’s nomination, Trump complimented that book, noting its ”nine weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER ONE.”

Hegseth has served in the military, although he lacks senior military or national security experience.



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More than half of Minnesota county election offices receive bomb threats since Nov. 8

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Election offices in more than half of Minnesota’s counties have been targeted with emailed bomb threats since Nov. 8, the office of the Secretary of State said Tuesday.

The threats come as election workers are still in the process of verifying the results of the 2024 election.

In a statement, Secretary of State Steve Simon said his office is coordinating with local, state and federal partners to “ensure that our election officials can complete this important work and that those responsible for these threats are held accountable.”

“Threats of violence against election workers, aimed at disrupting our democracy, are absolutely unacceptable,” he said.

Turnout was high in Minnesota in 2024, but it was lower compared to the 2020 presidential election.

Unofficial 2024 results show about 76% of registered voters cast a ballot, down from the record-breaking 79.96% turnout in 2020, the office of the Secretary of State said last week.

The unofficial results, however, are higher than the 74.72% turnout recorded in 2016.



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