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February 18, 2021 3:00 PM

A club, a coach and a conversation: In southern Minnesota, a town grapples with what it means to belong

In Caledonia, Minn., football reigns — and looming just as large is the team's highly regarded coach. So when he wrote a letter to the local paper questioning whether a new student diversity club would accept students who believe homosexuality is wrong, it prompted a candid conversation over what it's like to be a member of the LGBTQ community in this small town.

by Catharine Richert

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February 18, 2021 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Photography three ways

Tony Duran’s celebrity portraits are on display in Winona; Steve Ozone pays homage to flowers and Chinese vegetables; and Melissa Borman captures female figures as active participants within landscapes.

by Emily Bright

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February 17, 2021 3:40 PM

Comfort in the chaos: EMS workers adapt and persist, amid stress of pandemic

The pandemic has brought new challenges to already strained emergency medical services in Minnesota.

by Evan Frost and Catharine Richert

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February 17, 2021 2:35 PM

Minneapolis beefs up security before trial in Floyd's death

State and local law enforcement leader said Wednesday they’re ready to keep the peace and protect people’s free speech rights during the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But “we will arrest anybody who breaks the law,” the Hennepin County sheriff said.

by The Associated Press and Matt Sepic

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February 17, 2021 4:00 AM

Walz: Students can return to middle, high school buildings Monday

The decision follows new federal protocols on how schools should operate during the pandemic. “It’s time to get our students back in school, and we can do that now safely,” the Minnesota governor said.

by Elizabeth Shockman and Sara Porter

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February 16, 2021 2:00 PM

Drive for low-cost housing finds bipartisan buy-in

This legislative session is already showcasing sharp divides over COVID-19 measures, civil unrest response, taxes and more. But Minnesota lawmakers could find harmony on another critical issue: Housing.

by Brian Bakst

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February 15, 2021 9:35 AM

First-generation college graduates navigate mountain of student loan debt

A growing legion of people in Minnesota and across the nation are hoping President Joe Biden will take steps to ease what’s become a massive student debt problem. Supporters say that debt, more than $1.6 trillion currently, is holding back the American economy, keeping people from buying homes, getting married and otherwise taking their next steps in life — and affecting Black and brown borrowers in unequal ways.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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February 11, 2021 5:40 PM

Minnesota leads Midwest but still has room to improve on electric vehicles

The Biden administration and some car companies seem to be going big on electric vehicles. But are consumers and states ready for them?

by Paul Huttner

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February 11, 2021 5:30 AM

Feb. 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Reasons to feel good' as pandemic ebbs

“We’re in a better place right now than we have been for quite some time,” Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, said Thursday in a surprisingly upbeat assessment. The latest data shows COVID-19 metrics improving, and an uptick in vaccinations.

by MPR News Staff

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February 11, 2021 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Take your Valentine to look at art

Artists in the Northrup King building in northeast Minneapolis open studios Saturday evening. Plus, Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of woven art from Artistry, and the Prairie Gate Literary Festival from the University of Minnesota Morris holds its first event.

by Emily Bright

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