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The State Patrol reported that from 5 p.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday, there were 261 crashes on Minnesota highways along with 115 vehicle spinouts and four jackknifed semis. This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, December 6, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Jury selection is complete in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter. She is charged in the April killing of Daunte Wright. This is an MPR News evening update for Dec 3, 2021. Hosted by Nathan Stevens.
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Opening statements are still set for Dec. 8 in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s killing. Jury selection is expected to finish on Friday. This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, December 3, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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State health officials have identified the first case of the omicron variant of the COVID virus in Minnesota. This is an MPR News Evening update for Dec 2, 2021. Hosted by Natasha Senjanovic.
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Minnesota has its first reported case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Reporter Catherine Richert joined host Cathy Wurzer to share the latest details on the case from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Galtier, Jackson, John A. Johnson, Parkway and L’Etoile du Nord schools will close by June 2022. The board also voted to close Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary by the end of the 2022-23 school year. Two of these schools have no reopening plan, while others will close temporarily and reopen with different programming. This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, December 2, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota abortion rights advocates watch Supreme Court apprehensively, but opponents say they’re heartened by what they heard from the justices today. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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More than 50,000 Minnesotans — many of them Black, Indigenous and people of color — are kept from voting while on probation or supervised release after incarceration. The Minnesota Supreme Court is hearing a case about their voting rights; MPR’s Brian Bakst brought host Cathy Wurzer the story.
Work continues Wednesday to pick a jury in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s killing. Potter’s attorney has made it clear Potter will testify in her defense. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota will hear from former cop Kimberly Potter about shooting Daunte Wright as her trial plays out in Minneapolis. Also, president Joe Biden says his infrastructure bill will make for big changes in Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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