We want to wish you a Good Friday morning.
Made it to the end of the week.
We will like wish. Couple weeks
into song we'll get we'll break
out into song in a few weeks. It's
we haven't got the Christmas tree here
at the care 11 studio. Just I think we'll
get one this year. Hopefully.
I don't just gross.
We were good this year.
We were good. Sandy
even told us in one
of the more than others. So
yeah, that's true. Well, let's check
in with our Goody 2 shoes Guy Brown.
I was nice this year. Yes exactly.
So now I don't have Goody 2 shoe
weather in the forecast this evening.
I have a messy commute
on the way this evening.
Now this morning we're quiet.
So if you have any errands to run
maybe you had plans to go.
Do certain things.
Maybe some holiday shopping.
I would maybe go earlier.
The better snow all the way this evening.
Quiet this morning,
more on the snow.
I'll let you know timing and how
much you can expect coming up
here in just a bit.
Yeah,
sounds like the evening commute not
gonna not gonna be ideal, but the
morning commute is off to a decent start,
which is great if you have anywhere
to be early this Friday morning.
We are just tracking one single issue.
You can see the icon there.
Stalled vehicle over in the
eastern suburbs of 94494. Oops.
We'll go show you the traffic camera.
There you go 494. Tamarack Rd.
You see it blocking the right shoulder,
causing just a minor slowdown
for folks in that area.
This morning we're learning more about
what happened to a 17 year old shot and
killed in Brooklyn Park 2 weeks ago.
Right now,
two teens are in custody and
they're still looking for a third.
Police say they believe that
they used ghost guns,
which are what they think the
suspects used to kill Cioca Seco
and Ghost guns are assembled
at home using Unserialized
handgun parts ordered online.
And bought under fake names.
Meanwhile, gun violence is becoming a
growing epidemic in the Twin Cities,
and people want answers. And 1st
joining us with what the community is
doing to try to stop the violence.
Yeah, Alicia, Chris, they do want answers.
And a lot of the discussion about
what's happening is centered
on gangs and social media.
Several teams have lost their lives to gun
violence since the beginning of the year.
Here are some of them.
That violence is what prompted a
conversation in Brooklyn Park last
night held at Ebenezer Community Church,
the panel made-up of teens law enforcement.
And mental health experts focused
on why this violence is happening.
Here's clinical counselor Doctor Aja
king. They are searching high
and low for their identity.
Gang violence does not equal a broken family,
but when they are with their friends.
It's a different ball game.
The discussion at Ebenezer Community Church
is just one of many they have planned.
As we noted, there were also
teens and police on that panel,
and they addressed what is
causing some of these incidents
to escalate to these shootings.
There are three things they point to.
We're going to get into that
in just 30 minutes, Chris.
All right, look forward to that.
Thanks, Jen. New this morning,
a dad from Burnsville chases down a suspect
that stole his SUV with his kids inside it.
These are pictures of the
aftermath Wednesday near Penn and
Plymouth avenues in Minneapolis.
Police say the dad got out of the vehicle.
And that's when the suspect
got in and drove off.
According to their report, the dad saw
the suspect stolen vehicle nearby,
got in that and chased them down
rear ending his own vehicle.
The suspect ran off leaving the kids.
No one was hurt and police
have not made any arrests.
Meanwhile,
Minneapolis police are releasing
new numbers they say are positive
results in their public safety
strategy called Operation Endeavor.
And they are about two months
into the operation compared to
the same time period in 2021,
they say gun related crimes.
Carjackings and robberies all decreased,
and violent crime from last month
to this month is also down.
Thousands of Minnesota nurses
will go on strike for a second
time at 17 hospitals statewide.
The Minnesota Nurses Association
says if an agreement isn't reached,
the strike would start on December 11th
for Twin Cities and Essentia Health.
The strike would last three weeks,
ending the 31st nurses at Saint Lukes
in Duluth and Lakeview and Two Harbors,
and tend to strike with no end date.
Insight union leaders say negotiations
have lasted nearly nine months.
And hospital staffing levels
remain a sticking point.
We keep coming back day after day to
the same horrific
staffing. At the negotiation
table, their answers
remain unchanged. They do
not want nurses involved
in the decision making process.
This comes about three months after nurses
statewide held the three day strike.
At the time, they wanted a 30%
raise spread over three years.
They are now down asking for 20%,
with some hospitals offering closer to 13%.
And the hospitals that would be
affected by the strike are responding.
Officials at Children's Minnesota say they
are preparing for if a strike happens.
Their biggest concern is for
the children in their care. The
reality is that in a setting of a
work stoppage, the critically ill
children in particular will need to be
transferred to other hospitals outside
of Minnesota to neighboring states.
Children's Minnesota also says the timing
of the potential strike is a huge concern,
with RSVP a serious issue right now.
We also have statements from many other
hospital groups that would be impacted and
you could read them right now at care11.com
as a possible 20 day nurse strike looms.
Minnesota has seen a surge in flu cases.
The Minnesota Department of Health
says 355 people were hospitalized
last week alone due to the virus.
State health officials say more
than 1100 people statewide have.
Required inpatient care. So far,
that's compared to 901 total last flu season.
Today, the CDC says the flu spread
in Minnesota is high right now.
Currently, there are 19 flu related deaths.
In just a few hours,
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frye will
be signing an executive order to
protect gender affirming care.
The order will allow minors living apart
from their parents to make their own
healthcare decisions related to gender.
It also protects access to gender
affirming services, supplies,
and drug therapies and stops the
government from blocking that care or
taking action against care providers.
New funding from the state is
helping families get more access
to affordable childcare.
Governor Walls just announced nearly
$2.5 million in grants funding
and it's headed to 17 childcare
organizations across the state.
The governor said his administration
often hears that a lack of quality
childcare is one of the major
hurdles preventing workforce growth.
This funding is a key strategy
in fixing that.
The money will go towards
helping childcare startups or
expansions training and to provide
incentives to retain employees.
Just across the border in Saint
Croix Falls is a holiday Wonderland
that's as close to a hallmark
movie experience as you can get.
Yes, it's called miracle at Big Rock
and you're about to see why the name.
Is fitting. More than 15 million
Christmas lights are glowing across
a mile long trail that you can
walk through or drive through.
You can also spend hours exploring
the grounds while listening to
carolers and live entertainments.
No matter where you roam,
you'll likely find fire dancers,
still walkers,
and even a glimpse of Santa.
Try to tell people it's like
a feeling when you get here.
It's like magic, right?
It's it's it's just this
feeling when you walk you,
it puts you in the Christmas spirit.
That's executive director Becky Lindblum,
whose family started this holiday event.
The idea was to make miracle across
between Disney World and a Hallmark movie.
This year the family is literally
giving guests the moon. The
Moon is a 14 foot around hand painted canvas
that actually came from the Guthrie Theater.
It was a a prop for a play there that
we stumbled upon that's Backlighted and.
People are taking pictures in front of
it and it looks like a silhouette, kind
of with your picture.
That's a great spot to propose.
And looks like the experiences only get more.
Norman Rockwell, Esque with sledding,
wagon rides, cookie decorating,
and crafts for your kiddos.
You definitely won't go hungry.
And there's food trucks.
They have cocktails,
hot drinks throughout the entire trail,
and it happens each Friday.
They have fireworks capping
at the night as well.
Looks pretty cool.
I know, right?
There's more Mary mints than meets the eye.
The folks at Big Rock Creek.
They're giving back to families too.
Yeah, this Monday,
guess who bring a new and
unwrapped toy will get free entry.
Those toys will go to safe Haven
Foster shop in Lindstrom.
We've got ticket information
and more on our website.
Care11.com/sunrise
Secret Falls is right by Osceola.
Where I grew up, never,
I've never seen this or heard of this.
And now we all know and experience it.
Guy. It's a great
spot. Now we know.
Alright snow on the way this evening.
So heads up, we have a lot of
watches and advisories as well.
Have wind advisories,
winter weather advisories north
and West so let's get right to it.
Some slick spots possible this
evening and reduced visibility due
to wind gusts possibly up to 50 mph
right here in the metro now a wind
advisory will go in effect at 6.
Expire tomorrow morning at 3:00
AM we're quiet this morning,
so any plans that you may have get
them done before that quick snow just
moves in 21 is to feel like on the skin.
SE winds right now will only
increase shifting more West.
You'll see by 5:00 o'clock is when
we could start to see some snow
develop between 5:00 and 8:00.
Then we're left behind with wind
and cold temperatures after
a relatively warm day.
I mean average ties well below average today.
You'll see average highs in the mid 30s.
We're climbing to the 40s this afternoon,
but again that warm air short lived so,
so PM blowing snow cold again on Saturday,
Sunday sunny rebounding to
temperatures in the upper 20s
coming up next in my 7 day forecast.
Just kind of a recap if
you're just joining us,
I'll be timing out that snow
on the way this evening and.
Much or less expected.
So I mean this is not gonna be
a big accumulating event,
but enough again to slow traffic down.
So a period of light snow late
this afternoon into the evening,
strong winds through the night,
they will be gusty and wind chills
tonight and early tomorrow morning sub-zero,
as low as 11 below and even outlying
areas could even be colder than that.
So stick with us throughout
the course of the morning.
That's all coming up in my 7 day
forecast and I'll be timing out that
snow this evening with microcast here.
Coming.
Thank you, guys. Still ahead?
We're checking in with CC,
who's live this morning from
the Saint Paul River Center.
She's giving us a first hand
look at this year's Winter sports
show that's coming up at 6:16.
But first, Iowa
is about to be replaced as first in
the nation for the 2024 elections.
We'll tell you which states are in the
running to claim the early primary spot.
Plus, the world of college football
is about to change how the playoffs
will be expanding in the next
few years. That story at 616.
Yeah, Iowa really blew that one.
I mean, what are they gonna be known for now?
Corn. Corn. Ashton Kutcher?
Yeah. In this Minnesota home.
Look at that. Not a dull moment.
I would say at least a million
or a million pencils
finding potential in pencils.
Thank you, buddy. Monday at 10,
in the land of 10,000 stories.