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February 10, 2022 1:15 PM

Locke killing: Cops told judge no-knock warrant needed amid safety fears

Search warrants tied to the police shooting of Amir Locke were unsealed Thursday.

by Matt Sepic

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February 10, 2022 10:18 AM

Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

The cities last month began requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to enter public places serving food and drink. With the current surge waning, the mayors on Thursday rescinded the controversial orders. Public masking mandates remain in place.

by MPR News Staff and Peter Cox

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February 10, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Take your Valentine to the theater

Bucket Brigade times the end of its 10th anniversary run of “Till Death: A Marriage Musical” to Valentine’s Day. Theatre in the Round stages “Marjorie Prime,” an award-winning play that brings a sci-fi lens to aging and memory. And singer/songwriter John Gorka performs at the State Theatre in Zumbrota.

by Emily Bright

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February 9, 2022 4:15 PM

Rochester students left public schools during pandemic, budget hole remains

The district is facing a projected $23 million budget deficit. In part, the financial losses are driven by the loss of students during the pandemic — a phenomenon that's playing out around the state.

by Catharine Richert

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February 9, 2022 4:13 PM

Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News

“Clearly we need full-on culture shift and reform in our (police) department. We don't need an investigation to tell us that,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told All Things Considered host Tom Crann. Here’s the interview.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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February 9, 2022 12:16 PM

Latest on COVID in MN: Pandemic path brightens as cases, hospital needs fall

Key metrics tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota continue to show the current surge in retreat, with cases, positive test rates and hospital bed use all falling steadily. Duluth’s mayor says she’ll let her city’s masking order expire on Saturday.

by MPR News Staff

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February 8, 2022 3:45 PM

Omicron continues pain for event businesses in MN, still not back to normal

The live event and hospitality industries have been hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But they say they have been, for the most part, left out of the financial aid many others have received.

by Peter Cox

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February 7, 2022 6:23 PM

Minneapolis council questions Frey on 'no-knock' warrants policy

Mayor Jacob Frey emphasized that his prior policy ended the practice of police entering unannounced, yet admitted it was not a total ban.

by Matt Sepic

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February 4, 2022 4:54 PM

Superintendent sought student mental health help months before shooting at Richfield school

District 287, a regional system serving some of the Twin Cities most vulnerable students, took its concerns about behavior to state lawmakers and education officials months before Tuesday’s shooting, warning that students were “not OK” and that its district was “on red alert.”

by Elizabeth Shockman

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February 4, 2022 3:13 PM

Latest on COVID in MN: Wastewater data, falling case counts signal pandemic's ebb

Key metrics tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota continue to brighten. That includes data on COVID in Twin Cities wastewater, hospital needs and the rate of tests coming back positive for the disease.

by MPR News Staff

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