The oncoming winter season may be colder and snowier than average, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) winter weather forecast. “Minnesota’s Weather Authority says that may be the case but it’s worth noting that things can change,” KSTP reports.

Minneapolis Public Schools might be forced to shutter some schools “in a district with 29,000 students but the capacity for 42,000 and thus a bevy of half-empty schools,” Minnesota Reformer reports. “The Minneapolis school board has formally asked Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams for information that could lead to school closures.“

TSA agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are missing paychecks due to the government shutdown. “Federal employees are legally not allowed to strike,” WCCO reports,

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