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December 16, 2020 1:00 PM

Walz's newest COVID-19 order: 7 questions, answered

Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday he is extending some of the restrictions on businesses and social gathering that went into effect ahead of Thanksgiving. Other restrictions will ease or be lifted. Here’s what you need to know.

by Dan Kraker

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December 16, 2020 10:50 AM

From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing

A teacher who’s spent 22 years holding teenagers in line at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis threw out all the rules when this summer’s social justice uprising arrived in her backyard.

by Megan Burks

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December 16, 2020 5:06 AM

Walz extends curbs on bars, eateries; grade schools OK'd to reopen

“It would be so much easier if none of this was happening … if the neighbors weren't dying. But that's not reality,” Gov. Tim Walz told reporters after announcing restrictions on indoor bar and restaurant service would continue through Jan. 10.

by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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December 15, 2020 3:30 PM

'I'm walking on thin ice here': Hospitality industry workers struggle

Gov. Tim Walz says he’ll announce Wednesday what's next for the bars and restaurants he shut down a month ago as a pandemic precaution. Out-of-work Minnesotans on the verge of exhausting their unemployment benefits are getting some relief. But is it enough to help the tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Minnesota who are without jobs?

by Mark Zdechlik

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December 15, 2020 2:14 PM

Life sentence commuted, Myon Burrell leaves Stillwater prison

Myon Burrell, a man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager, walked out of a Minnesota prison Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and cheers from supporters, hours after a pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case.

by Robin McDowell, Margie Mason and Jon Collins

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December 15, 2020 9:33 AM

‘Great day’: VA starts vaccinations at Minneapolis hospital

Shots are heading into arms now at the veterans hospital in Minneapolis, one of the state’s largest medical centers, and at selected hospitals across the state, bringing cheers and a bit of relief.

by Tim Nelson

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December 14, 2020 1:45 PM

Minnesota casts 10 electoral votes for Biden and Harris ticket

Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes for president and vice president Monday after defeating Donald Trump and Mike Pence by more than 233,000 votes in the state in November.

by Brian Bakst

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December 14, 2020 11:00 AM

First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota

Days after the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, doses of the Pfizer shot have arrived in Minnesota. The state expected 183,000 doses by the end of the month.

by Catharine Richert

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December 11, 2020 7:37 PM

George Floyd's Square offers an alternative to police — though not all neighbors want one

Efforts to reform public safety amid a sharp increase in violent crime have created tension in Minneapolis, including the neighborhood where police killed George Floyd in May.

by Megan Burks

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December 10, 2020 6:25 PM

Emmer, Stauber, Hagedorn back bid to get Supreme Court to overturn Biden's win

The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test. Many Republicans, including Minnesota’s three GOP representatives, are signing onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.

by The Associated Press

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