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Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.
The bill increases the training required for law enforcement officers, among other measures. MPR News morning update for July 21, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll continued to climb Monday with 922 total new cases and an extra measure of heartbreak — the first death of a child in the state, a 9-month-old in Clay County.
The infant is among the youngest deaths in the country from COVID-19. The child did not have an underlying health problem and had not been hospitalized, Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, told reporters.
This is an MPR News evening update for Monday, July 20, 2020. Hosted by Britta Greene and Tim Nelson.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Not much has happened since the summer’s second special session began a week ago, but a vote is planned for today on a bonding bill. MPR News morning update for July 20, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota is reporting 737 new COVID-19 cases, up from 464 in Saturday's report. It’s the seventh-highest daily total of the pandemic in the state. MPR News update for July 19, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
People in Minnesota and across the country are mourning the death of Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. MPR News update for July 18, 2020. Hosted by Brian Bakst. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
State health officials on Friday made clear that Minnesota may need to dial back reopening efforts on bars, restaurants and other public gathering spaces if current COVID-19 case trends accelerate and the state continues backsliding in its fight against the disease’s spread.
They also braced Minnesotans to expect the recent relatively stable counts of hospitalizations, intensive care cases and deaths to resume a steeper upward climb.
MPR News evening update for July 17, 2020. Hosted by Nina Moini.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Target is among the latest retailers to require that customers wear face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. MPR News update for July 17, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota's unemployment rate dropped last month as more businesses and restaurants began to reopen following the end of the stay-at-home order.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent in June, down from a record high of 9.9 percent in May.
This is an MPR News evening update for Thursday July 16, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene.
The board unanimously approved a plan Wednesday night to limit encampments to 25 tents in each of 20 city parks. MPR News morning update for July 16, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Police body camera footage of George Floyd’s final minutes of life shows him telling Minneapolis police officers that he’s claustrophobic and pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car.
Floyd displays signs of distress as officers try to force him into the back of the vehicle, telling them he can’t breathe and volunteering to lie on the ground instead.
This is an MPR News evening update for Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
