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GOP’s Lewis uses call to defund police against Smith in Senate race
By Mark Zdechlik Republicans around the country are criticizing Democrats over calls among some to defund police departments after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis ...
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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: State passes 500K tests
MPR News Staff The total number of completed COVID-19 tests in Minnesota surpassed 500,000 over the weekend as the virus’ toll continued. On Sunday, health ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, June 22, 2020 8:45 am
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Peacock’s new novel relates Ojibwe history from the mouth of a wolf
By Euan Kerr Ojibwe author Tom Peacock says he started out as a history person. He wrote Native American history books for school students and ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, June 20, 2020 7:01 am
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MN Legislature nears agreement for COVID-19 aid to cities, counties
By David H. Montgomery Minnesota senators voted Tuesday to distribute $841 million in federal money to help Minnesota cities dealing with costs related to the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:50 am
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Deadly force law a key issue in Capitol policing debate
By Brian Bakst Minnesota’s law defining acceptable use of deadly force by law enforcement is a key point of contention as the Legislature debates changes ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:50 am
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MN Legislature nears agreement for COVID-19 aid to cities, counties
By David H. Montgomery Lawmakers are preparing to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars to Minnesota cities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:41 am
Mower County
House Democrats move quickly on police changes
By Tim Pugmire House Democrats moved quickly Monday toward passing a wide-ranging bill aimed at preventing police brutality. Rep. Carlos Mariani, DFL-St. Paul, who chairs ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:39 am
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MN state officials to announce K-12 academic year plans by late July
By Elizabeth Shockman Schools will get guidance from officials on how to plan for the upcoming academic year by late July. That’s according to a ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, June 15, 2020 4:18 pm
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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Pace of outbreak continues to slow
MPR News Staff The pace of Minnesota’s COVID-19 outbreak continued to slow over the weekend, and the number of cases requiring hospitalization dropped to a ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, June 15, 2020 8:57 am
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Lake of the Woods: The Minnesota county COVID-19 has (so far) forgotten
By John Enger Rick Blodgett has a lot of theories about why nobody in Lake of the Woods County has tested positive yet for the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, June 13, 2020 7:01 am
Mower County
Special session begins with debate over COVID-19 emergency, police powers
By Tim Pugmire A special session of the Minnesota Legislature got underway Friday with lawmakers voting on whether to end the emergency powers that Gov. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, June 12, 2020 5:24 pm
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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Virus could surge again in fall, along with flu
MPR News Staff The coronavirus could surge again in the fall and winter, Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, said Wednesday. The state’s COVID-19 ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, June 11, 2020 8:33 am
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Floyd killing: Chief vows changes to put police on ‘right side of history’
MPR News Staff Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vowed to make sweeping changes in how business is done in the department in the wake of ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:59 am
Agriculture
Pandemic disruptions taking a toll on farmers’ mental health
By Alisa Roth Todd Selvik wants to forget the trauma of putting down 500 pigs recently on his family’s farm. “It tore me up enough, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 28, 2020 5:01 pm
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Protests over George Floyd’s death spilling into St. Paul
MPR Staff St. Paul police were confronting protesters and looters Thursday afternoon in the city’s Midway neighborhood as demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, a ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 28, 2020 3:04 pm
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