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Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years for George Floyd's murder
The sentence against Derek Chauvin is 10 years longer than state guidelines recommend. Judge Peter Cahill said that he went further because of Chauvin's abuse of authority.
Minnesota crops showing drought stress at a crucial time
Conditions are dry all across Minnesota. Severe drought is spreading into the northwest and south. Crops are showing signs of stress, and without widespread rains over the next few weeks, crops will continue to deteriorate.
Art Hounds: COVID-19 and mourning on film, plus other emotion-provoking performances
Yeej Moua debuts his short film, “The Wind Always Strikes the Highest Mountain,” for the Northern Spark festival’s final weekend. Minnesota artists explore issues of disability and theater at Full Circle. And Laura Sellner has a new EP.
Jockeying begins for pandemic bonuses
Details are lacking on a plan for the state to pay $250 million in pandemic bonuses to some front-line workers, but that hasn’t stopped leaders in various industries from making their case for why they should get a cut.
Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?
President Joe Biden wants U.S. farmers to be the first in the world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The details around how they might achieve that goal are still unclear, but one idea getting a lot of attention involves paying farmers to store carbon in the soil — as a way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.