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The St. Louis County Board has declared a state of emergency as communities in northeast Minnesota continue to deal with severe flooding. And officials with Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth are monitoring the weather ahead of the race Saturday.

Officials are responding to floods across northern Minnesota... after as much as half of a foot of rain fell in some areas earlier this week.

And both the Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts have approved their budgets for next year.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

On Wednesday, people in Duluth and on the Iron Range surveyed storm damage after Tuesday’s deluge.  More than 6 inches rain caused rivers along the North Shore to churn brown and crash down the rocks to Lake Superior. And the Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions held its fourth Juneteenth observance celebration on Rondo Avenue and Fisk Street Wednesday.

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Heavy rain brings flooding to the North Shore, closes trails and roads

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Heavy rain Tuesday evening has led to flooding and road closures across a wide swath of northeastern Minnesota. Street flooding was reported in Duluth and on the Iron Range, and numerous washouts and closures are reported on county and local roads. Flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday from Leech Lake and Grand Rapids east to Hibbing, Ely and the North Shore. 

Rivers, creeks and streams are running high in Minnesota — and most of those eventually empty into the Mississippi. The National Weather Service's Craig Schmidt, senior service hydrologist, said to expect flooding next week.

"We are now looking at so much rain falling in the Crow basin and over the entire Minnesota basin that all of this is going to be funneling through the Mississippi in St. Paul,” Schmidt said. “We are looking at it to continue to rise close to major flood stage by late next week." 

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Another round of strong, severe thunderstorms have been moving across northern Minnesota today.

And at least 15,000 Minnesotans have been automatically registered to vote since the system was certified earlier this year.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.

Gov. Tim Walz says he accepts responsibility after a report says his administration failed to stop what federal prosecutors call the biggest pandemic fraud case in the nation. And flood and severe storm watches are posted across Minnesota for Tuesday. Storms continue to knock down trees and power lines. 

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Gov. Walz responds to audit critical of administration’s handling of Feeding Our Future fraud

Highways close as rivers rise across southern Minnesota; more storms in forecast

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