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'She was a book of generosity and fire': St. Paul school board chair Marny Xiong dies from COVID-19

'She was a book of generosity and fire': St. Paul school board chair Marny Xiong dies from COVID-19

"We prepared a celebration for her return and waited, and waited but she never came home," Xiong's family said in a statement posted online. "We prayed and prayed for a miracle but none was granted."
by Emily Bright

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June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths reported; confirmed cases surpass 27,000

June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths reported; confirmed cases surpass 27,000

Minnesota health officials reported 22 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 526 more confirmed cases on Saturday, just one day after Gov. Tim Walz announced further loosening of restrictions on businesses and other aspects of society during the coronavirus pandemic beginning next week.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Students, staff, community turn out to paint mural at Gordon Parks High School

Photos: Students, staff, community turn out to paint mural at Gordon Parks High School

While the exterior of Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul was boarded up, students, faculty, staff, community members gathered to paint murals on the plywood boards covering the windows on Friday.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death

Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require officers to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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In Focus: Black Trauma and Policing

In Focus: Black Trauma and Policing

In partnership with MPR’s Call To Mind mental health initiative, MPR News host Angela Davis moderated a livestream virtual conversation about the most recent high-profile incident to become an example of historic racial injustice.
by Angela Davis

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'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

As members of George Floyd's family remembered his life inside the chapel at North Central University in Minneapolis, a few hundred people gathered in a nearby park to listen. The sounds of song and sorrow poured through speakers placed outside the building for all to hear.
by Brandt Williams

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June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs

June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs

“COVID is still with us, but we gotta live with it,” Gov. Tim Walz said Friday as he announced a further loosening of restrictions on restaurants, salons and barbershops, religious services and other parts of daily life amid some evidence the pandemic may be plateauing.
by Brian Bakst

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Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

The St. Paul native trained to be a police officer — because he wanted to help. To him, the cops were the good guys. But what once felt like a calling to wear a badge ended long ago.
by Matt Kwong, Noel King and Ashley Westerman

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