Second night of severe storms leaves damage power outages across wide swath of Minnesota MPR News

Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her Friday conviction on two burglary charges. The resignation will take effect in early August.

We have an update on weekend shower and thunderstorm chances, plus a look at the week ahead.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday along with the potential for severe weather later in the day, especially east. Smoke will continue to keep air quality reduced.