Minnesota Today

Average gas prices in Minnesota climbed nearly 10 cents overnight.And Minneapolis is marking its third annual Latino business week with professional events for business owners, and events inviting the community to shop at local Latino-owned businesses.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. music by Gary Meister.

Edina’s mayor is warning against blaming Somali American neighbors for recent gun violence. At a community meeting Monday, Mayor Jim Hovland said some residents are beginning to associate Somali identity with the shootings. He said Somali families are worried their children will be stereotyped or targeted.National Republicans are weighing how much they can boost Minnesota U.S. Senate nominee Michele Tafoya in the closing month of the campaign. Senate Majority Leader John Thune of neighboring South Dakota made a stop in Minnesota. A prescribed burn on Duluth's Minnesota Point is set for this week. The burn window is Tuesday through Thursday, weather permitting. The 17-acre site is at the end of Minnesota Point. The on-site walking trail will close temporarily.

Two men say they fell victim to a new ICE tactic to keep immigrants in detention in Minnesota. Two young men being held in the Freeborn County Jail for immigration violations say after judges ordered their release, ICE agents were waiting at the courthouse doors to re-arrest them.The former private prison in Appleton, Minn., being revamped to house a privately-run ICE detention facility has brought protesters out to a park weekly. DFL U.S. Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan visited those protesters Sunday. Classes resume Monday morning at Eden Prairie High School, days after a shooting outside their homecoming football game on Friday. Police have not announced any arrests and have not released any information about suspects.A Minnesota man was the 81st person to be indicted in the sprawling Feeding our Future fraud scheme. Shaakir Mohamud Ibrahim, 54, is accused of using funds that two nonprofits he worked with received to serve meals to children for personal purchases.

Candidates for Minnesota's attorney general tussled over financial holdings -- and more -- during an MPR News debate this afternoon. And more than 63,000 Minnesota voters have already cast absentee ballots. That's according to the latest stats posted today.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Elena See. Music by Gary Meister.