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January 4, 2021 11:42 AM

Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

A search warrant filed Monday says Minneapolis police suspected Dolal Idd had a high-capacity pistol and tried to arrest him before the fatal confrontation last week. Separately on Monday, the Minnesota BCA released names of three officers involved in the shooting. All three are on standard administrative leave.

by Brandt Williams

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January 4, 2021 6:32 AM

COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: how to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter.

by Brian Bakst

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January 4, 2021 5:33 AM

Jan. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Enough vaccine in state for health care workers at greatest risk

State health officials said Monday that Minnesota has received enough vaccinations to provide all health care workers designated in the first phase of vaccine schedules to receive their first doses. The news came as Minnesota reported 3,148 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths.

by MPR News Staff

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January 4, 2021 5:11 AM

Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”

by MPR News Staff

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December 31, 2020 8:50 AM

Nursing home residents celebrate vaccine rollout: 'Everyone should get it'

Thousands of nursing home residents across Minnesota began receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week. On Wednesday afternoon, that included 94-year-old Shirley Bethke. She’s a resident of the Gardens of Episcopal Homes in St. Paul.

by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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December 31, 2020 5:15 AM

COVID-19 fight becomes personal for St. Louis County administrator

Kevin Gray has been overseeing St. Louis County’s response to COVID-19 since the spring. That fight became personal when the pandemic hit his family.

by Dan Kraker

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December 31, 2020 4:00 AM

Indigenous organizations collaborate to feed their most vulnerable

Three Indigenous groups collaborated to feed traditional meals to their most vulnerable community members over the holidays. Volunteers prepped, cooked, packaged and delivered over 400 meals on Christmas Eve. The effort comes as 1 in 8 Minnesotans face food insecurity during the pandemic.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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December 30, 2020 7:56 PM

Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during stop

Minneapolis police say an officer shot and killed a man described as a felony suspect Wednesday evening in south Minneapolis. No officers were injured. Chief Medaria Arradondo said he intends to release police body cam footage on Thursday.

by Jon Collins

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December 30, 2020 7:00 AM

Portraits of Valor: Doris, 97, and Richard Edge, 96. Navy and Army

Doris and Richard Edge were both called to service during World War II. As Richard fought his way across Europe, Doris rose through the ranks in one of the military’s first programs for women.

by Evan Frost

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December 30, 2020 4:00 AM

Victim of daytime carjacking describes sudden attack

She was unloading groceries from her SUV, when a man demanded her wallet and keys at gunpoint. There have been hundreds of carjackings in Minneapolis this year.

by Nina Moini

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