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• Minnesota holds firm on COVID-19 testing after CDC changes

  26-08-2020 23:42
  
  The CDC urged people to follow the guidance of their doctors or local and state health authorities, and to seek testing if they have conditions such as diabetes or heart disease that put them at elevated risk.
  
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• Minneapolis Police Department overhauls use of force policy

  26-08-2020 23:40
  
  The Minneapolis Police Department's use of force policy is being overhauled to require officers to consider all reasonable alternatives before engaging in deadly force and use the least amount of force necessary to safely handle a situation, the city's mayor and police chief said Wednesday.
  
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• Minnesota holds firm on COVID-19 testing

  26-08-2020 23:35
  
  CDC changes guidance on whether people lacking symptoms should seek testing, but ultimately defers to states.
  
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• Beach closings in Hennepin County surge amid health concerns

  26-08-2020 23:13
  
  Several Hennepin County suburbs are urging people to keep themselves and their pets away from some lakes over concerns about unhealthy levels of E. coli bacteria and potentially toxic algae.
  
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• Minnesota Democrats seek ethics investigation of Hagedorn

  26-08-2020 22:45
  
  The head of the Democratic Party in Minnesota denounced Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn on Wednesday for heavy spending on taxpayer-financed mailings to his constituents and called for the House Ethics Committee to investigate.
  
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• Minneapolis woman admits to trying to join al-Qaida, setting fires at St. Catherine University

  26-08-2020 21:55
  
  Tnuza Jamal Hassan has been in custody since Jan. 2018 arrest.
  
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• Minneapolis woman admits to trying to join Al Qaeda, setting fires at St. Catherine University

  26-08-2020 21:50
  
  Tnuza Hassan has been in custody since Jan. 2018 arrest.
  
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• Minneapolis police to reduce allowable use of force under new policy

  26-08-2020 21:02
  
  The new policy, aiming to restore trust with the community, will require officers to "first consider all reasonable alternatives before using deadly force," Mayor Jacob Frey said.
  
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• Under new policy, Minneapolis police to reduce allowable use of force

  26-08-2020 20:47
  
  Police must consider all alternatives under the new rules.
  
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• Man run over by hit-and-run driver along Franklin Avenue has died; suspect at large

  26-08-2020 20:05
  
  The crash occurred about 2:20 a.m. Monday as the man was walking to his car, police said.
  
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• Motorcyclist in Coon Rapids dies in crash while fleeing police

  26-08-2020 20:04
  
  A 21-year-old Coon Rapids man was hurt in the early morning crash.
  
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• Family of man killed by Appleton officer files lawsuit

  26-08-2020 18:55
  
  The family of the man killed by Appleton police during an incident at a downtown bar three years ago has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the officer who fired the fatal shot.
  
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• 14 Minnesota COVID-19 deaths reported, including two people in their 30s

  26-08-2020 18:26
  
  Minnesota avoided double-digit COVID-19 death totals for most of July, but now has reported numbers that high on three days in August.
  
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• Woman recants claims that Waseca nursing home's COVID testing was meant to kill

  26-08-2020 18:18
  
  The reversal came exchange for the operator of the Lakeshore Inn Nursing home in Waseca to drop its defamation lawsuit against the woman.
  
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• Live updates: 35 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota linked to Sturgis

  26-08-2020 18:08
  The latest on COVID-19 deaths, case counts and back to school developments in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  
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• Former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recovering after fall, surgery

  26-08-2020 18:07
  
  Dayton, 73, wrote on Facebook that he expects to return to full strength in the coming months.
  
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• Minnesota firefighters sent to California to help with ongoing wildfires

  26-08-2020 16:57
  More than 70 Minnesota firefighters are currently battling wildfires out west.
  
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• Beach closings in Hennepin County mount amid health concerns

  26-08-2020 15:15
  
  The warnings come as high temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s today.
  
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• St. Paul therapist offers free mental health consults to BIPOC community

  26-08-2020 15:07
  Stephanie Jensen of St. Paul Therapy is helping BIPOC community find a therapist.
  
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• Teachers answer parents questions about the upcoming year

  26-08-2020 15:06
  In this Back to School special discussion, teachers from around the state share opinions on what schooling will look like in the fall.
  
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• Gophers track and field athlete charged with raping woman in her on-campus apartment

  26-08-2020 13:00
  
  Kevin Nedrick, a shot-putter, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with allegations that he overpowered the woman and assaulted her.
  
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• Parent panel discusses the new school year

  26-08-2020 12:48
  Gia Vang sat down virtually with parents to ask what their biggest questions, comments, or concerns were heading into the school year.
  
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• Kenosha Police: 3 shot, 2 fatally, during Wisconsin protests

  26-08-2020 12:15
  
  Two people died and one person was injured as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the shooting of a Black man by police, Kenosha police said.
  
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• Albuquerque police pull tweet denouncing Wisconsin shooting

  26-08-2020 07:20
  
  Albuquerque police have deleted a tweet that denounced the "senseless" shooting of a Black man by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police and expressed sympathy for his family.
  
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• Lindor homers, Bieber wins again as Indians down Twins 4-2

  26-08-2020 05:58
  The Indians evened the three-game series at 1-1 between the AL Central rivals.
  
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• Walz announces plan for new COVID-19 saliva testing lab

  26-08-2020 05:46
  The saliva test can be done without in-person interactions, which means there is no risk of transmission or need for personal protective equipment.
  
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• Police shooting in Kenosha ignites calls for change in WI, similar to Minnesota

  26-08-2020 05:32
  Just as Minnesota's legislature passed a series of policing bills following the killing of George Floyd, Wisconsin's governor now wants similar action.
  
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• Minneapolis man admits to cyberstalking his onetime Minnesota State, Mankato classmate

  26-08-2020 05:25
  
  She had declined his repeated romantic advances and blocked him from her cellphone and social media accounts, according to federal prosecutors.
  
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• Crystal man gets PPP loan he didn't apply for

  26-08-2020 05:14
  When an extra $150,000 showed up in Tom Fahling's checking account he realized immediately it was an error, especially when he saw it was a small business loan
  
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• Proposal to unseal hundreds of misconduct allegations against Minneapolis police officers moves forward

  26-08-2020 04:28
  
  A police oversight commissioner says the city has been wrongfully classifying police disciplinary records as private for years.
  
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• Republicans look to court new voters, reshape electorate to close gap in battleground Minnesota

  26-08-2020 04:00
  
  Expanding the base beyond rank-and-file Republicans is a key component of the Trump campaign's re-election strategy in key battlegrounds such as Minnesota, a state the president has vowed to flip after a narrow 2016 loss.
  
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• New $37.5 million emergency department opens at St. Luke's in Duluth

  26-08-2020 03:48
  
  It's the first step toward a new hospital.
  
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• Duluth delays part of Brighton Beach project due to budget woes

  26-08-2020 03:48
  
  The city will build a new trail, but vehicular park access will be blocked off until more funding is available.
  
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• Kanye West will be on Minnesota's November ballot

  26-08-2020 03:36
  
  The move could face a legal challenge by state Democrats.
  
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• MnDOT's Adopt a Highway cleanup program marks 30th anniversary

  26-08-2020 02:16
  
  The state agency is sending thank you cards to those keeping Minnesota roadsides clean.
  
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• Minnesota makes $14.6 million push for COVID-19 saliva tests

  26-08-2020 02:02
  
  New processing lab in Oakdale would create up to 250 jobs.
  
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• Rapper West qualifies for presidential ballot in Minnesota

  26-08-2020 01:35
  
  Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Minnesota's presidential ballot this November as an independent candidate, the state Secretary of State's office said Tuesday.
  
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• Ramsey County Board drops 2021 tax levy, now proposing zero increase

  26-08-2020 01:12
  
  County leaders want to roll back earlier plans for a 4.5% levy increase, citing the impact of COVID and civil unrest.
  
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• Federal grand jury indicts four Minnesota men on arson charges for Third Precinct fire

  26-08-2020 01:00
  
  Charges outline efforts to burn down police precinct as unrest raged over George Floyd's death.
  
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• Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play

  26-08-2020 00:50
  
  As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for social justice reform.
  
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• Gophers track and field athlete charged with raping woman in her campus apartment

  26-08-2020 00:43
  
  Kevin Nedrick, a shot-putter, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with allegations that he overpowered the woman and assaulted her.
  
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• Prosecutors charge 19-year-old with murder in separate Minneapolis, St. Paul homicides

  26-08-2020 00:32
  
  Neither case has yielded an arrest so far, but police said they are pursuing several leads.
  
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• Duluth firefighters first to scene for surprise home birth

  26-08-2020 00:25
  
  The baby came out three weeks early but healthy.
  
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• Wisconsin woman sentenced for trying to help Islamic State

  26-08-2020 00:10
  
  A Wisconsin woman accused of trying to plan terrorist attacks using hacked social media accounts has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
  
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