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• Walz calls Minnesota State Fair a 'tough lift' this year given the crowds

  23-04-2020 23:50
  
  If the State Fair is held as usual, Jerry Hammer said, it won't be done with restrictions.
  
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• Gov. Tim Walz calls Minnesota State Fair a 'tough lift' this year given the crowds

  23-04-2020 23:25
  
  If the State Fair is held as usual, Jerry Hammer said, it won't be done with restrictions.
  
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• Family of pro-gun activists in Minnesota battles COVID shutdowns

  23-04-2020 23:22
  
  Three brothers with Minnesota ties promote national shutdown protests on Facebook.
  
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• Charges: Passenger punched Metro Transit driver in face

  23-04-2020 23:16
  
  The 39-year-old Minneapolis man has since been released from jail.
  
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• Wisconsin labs nearing testing capacity needed to reopen

  23-04-2020 22:50
  
  Laboratories in Wisconsin are closing in on Gov. Tony Evers' goal of being able to test nearly 100,000 people a week for the coronavirus, a key benchmark for easing social distancing mandates, health officials said Thursday.
  
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• Authorities ID man shot dead at his ex's Maple Grove birthday gathering

  23-04-2020 22:48
  
  Woman's current boyfriend has been charged with murder.
  
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• South Dakota's stance on fighting COVID-19 draws criticism

  23-04-2020 22:28
  
  Despite an explosion of cases at a Sioux Falls pork plant, the state is one of the few that has yet to impose a statewide stay-at-home order.
  
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• Mayor Frey orders stricter safeguards for Minneapolis nursing homes

  23-04-2020 22:27
  
  Of the 35 Minneapolis residents who have died of COVID-19, 32 are associated with congregate care facilities.
  
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• Duluth City Council Member Barb Russ resigns due to health issues

  23-04-2020 22:24
  
  The council can appoint someone to fill the seat until the 2021 election.
  
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• Swing-state Republicans pin virus fallout on Democrats

  23-04-2020 21:40
  
  With legions out of work, Republicans across the critical battleground states are trying to lay blame for the economic wreckage of the coronavirus outbreak on Democratic governors, ramping up a political strategy that is likely to shape the debate in the run-up to the presidential election.
  
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• Flowers for Mom Giveaway

  23-04-2020 21:40
  Enter to win seasonal planters from Simple and Grand
  
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• Minnesota Power rethinks rate increase: wants to lower bills, offer refunds

  23-04-2020 21:36
  
  The utility slashed its rate increase request.
  
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• Restrictions could be lifted on up to 100,000 Minnesota workers by Monday

  23-04-2020 21:35
  
  Com­panies must meet guide­lines on so­cial dis­tanc­ing, work­er hy­giene and fa­cil­i­ty clean­ing and dis­in­fec­tion. They must also con­duct em­ploy­ee health screen­ings and con­tin­ue work from home when­ev­er pos­si­ble.
  
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• Gov. Walz orders Minnesota schools closed the rest of the school year

  23-04-2020 21:26
  
  The order, issued Thursday, assures that students and teachers will finish out the school year through distance learning plans, which have been underway for weeks.
  
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• Democrats expect 'in-person convention,' party chairman says

  23-04-2020 21:20
  
  Democratic Party chairman Tom Perez said Thursday that he expects to hold an "in-person convention" in Milwaukee to nominate Joe Biden for president, though he didn't rule out the potential that portions of the event would be conducted virtually.
  
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• Gov. Walz orders Minnesota classrooms closed the rest of the school year

  23-04-2020 21:16
  
  The order, issued Thursday, assures that students and teachers will finish out the school year through distance learning plans, which have been underway for weeks.
  
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• Gov. Walz to order Minnesota schools closed the rest of the school year

  23-04-2020 19:39
  
  The order was set to expire on May 4, but Gov. Tim Walz left the door open to extending that order to cover the rest of the school year if it was recommended by health experts.
  
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• Minnesota candidates for office can help voters cast ballots, judge rules

  23-04-2020 19:09
  
  It's a win for St. Paul City Council Member Dai Thao, who challenged the law after facing criminal charges.
  
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• Weekend road work brings I-94 closure in Woodbury

  23-04-2020 18:49
  
  More lane closures on Hwy. 5 near MSP Airport begin Friday; light-rail maintenance continues in Minneapolis.
  
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• Gov. Tim Walz to order Minnesota schools closed the rest of the year

  23-04-2020 18:43
  
  The order was set to expire on May 4, but Gov. Tim Walz left the door open to extending that order to cover the rest of the school year if it was recommended by health experts.
  
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• 21 more deaths push Minnesota COVID-19 fatalities to 200

  23-04-2020 18:26
  
  Thursday's death count, the highest yet, is the third consecutive day with double-digit totals. Another 221 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
  
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• Complaint: Green Bay man stabbed 175 times

  23-04-2020 18:25
  
  Prosecutors say a defendant charged with killing a Green Bay man inflicted 175 stab wounds on the victim.
  
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• AP, Report for America to put 17 journalists in statehouses

  23-04-2020 18:05
  
  The Associated Press and Report for America are hiring 17 journalists to boost the AP's statehouse coverage.
  
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• The Latest: Madison hospitals ramp up procedures

  23-04-2020 18:00
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local):
  
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• Duluth lays off 49 city employees

  23-04-2020 18:00
  
  The city is facing a potential budget shortfall of $25 million.
  
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• Minnesota State Fair on track, and it will be all or nothing, general manager says

  23-04-2020 17:55
  
  If the State Fair is held as usual, Jerry Hammer said, it won't be done with restrictions.
  
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• Minnesota State Fair on track for now, according to general manager

  23-04-2020 17:47
  
  If the State Fair is held as usual, Jerry Hammer said, it won't be done with restrictions.
  
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• Emergency food aid to help Minnesotans struggling with hunger during pandemic

  23-04-2020 17:42
  
  The expanded food stamp benefits will provide relief to more than 250,000 Minnesotans.
  
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• Walz expected to keep Minnesota schools closed

  23-04-2020 17:30
  
  Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce that he's ordering Minnesota schools to stay closed through the rest of the year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• 'We've been ignored': Nursing homes plead for more testing

  23-04-2020 16:40
  
  After two months and more than 10,000 deaths that have made the nation's nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don't have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks among their frail, elderly residents.
  
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• Court filings: 'Miracle on Ice' player Mark Pavelich no longer resisting mental health treatment

  23-04-2020 16:32
  
  Attorneys for the gold medalist and his sister are encouraged as a hearing nears on whether his assault trial can be resumed.
  
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• Gov. Walz to order Minnesota schools closed the rest of the year

  23-04-2020 16:05
  
  Under the order, which will be announced Thursday, distance learning plans that have been in place for weeks will continue.
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence to tour Mayo Clinic's coronavirus testing in Rochester

  23-04-2020 15:19
  
  Mayo is partnering with the state to test up to 20,000 Minnesotans a day.
  
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• Bond set at $1,500 in fatal drunken driving crash

  23-04-2020 13:15
  
  A criminal complaint filed in Dane County says a teenage driver told police he was "kinda wasted" when he crashed a car into the back of a parked semi, killing his friend.
  
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• Unusually high number of Minneapolis apartment fires this winter

  23-04-2020 04:01
  
  The seven deaths this winter in Minneapolis fires was double the total killed from fires in all of 2018. All but one came in an apartment complex.
  
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• School of Engineering and the Arts in Golden Valley receives environmental award from the U.S. Department of Education

  23-04-2020 03:54
  
  Thirty-nine schools nationwide received recognition.
  
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• 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic once bought wolf-dog hybrids from Lakeville-area petting zoo

  23-04-2020 03:44
  
  The Tiger King learned that wolves are different from big cats, according to an animal rights attorney.
  
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• In online meeting, parents castigate Minneapolis School District over restructuring plan

  23-04-2020 03:36
  
  The Facebook meeting drew many who said the district ignored communities of color.
  
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• Why your recycling bill is going up

  23-04-2020 03:34
  
  To help a struggling market and create more demand, the MPCA is trying to bring companies into Minnesota that will use recyclable materials.
  
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• Apartment tenants file class-action suit against landlord and city of New Brighton

  23-04-2020 03:30
  
  Owner's lawyer denies construction hazard claim.
  
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• BCA: 4 officers fired guns in shootout that killed man

  23-04-2020 02:55
  
  The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Wednesday that four law officers fired their guns in a weekend shootout that killed a robbery suspect as he tried to escape in a raft on the Minnesota River near Mankato.
  
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• Questions raised about 'ridiculous' response to major COVID-19 outbreak in Grand Forks, N.D.

  23-04-2020 02:44
  
  One of the Midwest's largest COVID-19 hot spots — with 128 confirmed cases, including 11 Minnesota residents — is linked to LM Wind Power.
  
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• St. Louis Park City Council approves six-story apartment despite neighborhood concerns

  23-04-2020 02:05
  
  An online petition against the building garnered more than 160 signatures.
  
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• Paper mills slowing, shutting amid pandemic disruption

  23-04-2020 02:04
  
  Some are the largest employers in their northern Minn. towns.
  
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• Minnesota legislators split over money to prevent eviction 'wave'

  23-04-2020 01:36
  
  Legislators' housing aid plans differ by $70 million.
  
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• Floyd Henderson, Twin Cities research librarian, dies at 87

  23-04-2020 01:29
  
  After a standout athletic record in high school in Oklahoma and at Valparaiso University in Indiana, he went on to a library career.
  
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• Saying thank you to Regions Hospital workers

  23-04-2020 01:28
  
  Xcel Energy crews gathered during the early morning shift change outside Regions Hospital, where they greeted healthcare workers with hand clapping and thank you's for their work on the front line during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 30 Xcel Energy trucks lined the street near Jackson and University Avenues with 40 plus Xcel Energy workers also lining the street outside the hospital.
  
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• St. Paul's Ayd Mill Road will get a greenway in 2020

  23-04-2020 01:21
  
  The $7.5 million project is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
  
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• Officers involved in fatal shooting of Mankato suspect are identified

  23-04-2020 01:11
  
  24-year-old Austin Heights exchanged gunfire with officers who were pursuing him, the BCA said.
  
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• More St. Paul families, businesses will get Bridge Fund grants

  23-04-2020 01:02
  
  More than 5,200 families and 2,100 businesses applied for Bridge Fund grants between April 8 and April 19.
  
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