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• With 2021 city budget, Minneapolis council leaves its mark on police and public safety

  10-12-2020 23:48
  
  Mayor Jacob Frey said he is doing 'due diligence' but expects he will approve the 2021 budget.
  
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• Rep. Tom Emmer backs bid to get U.S. Supreme Court to overturn election

  10-12-2020 23:45
  
  Minnesota among 24 states, some led by Republican governor, asking "frivolous" suit be dropped.
  
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• Powell trying to resurrect bid to undo Biden's Arizona win

  10-12-2020 23:21
  
  Conservative lawyer Sidney Powell is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit seeking to decertify election results that gave Democrat President-elect Joe Biden a victory in Arizona over Republican President Donald Trump.
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with crashing stolen car in St. Paul, killing 14-year-old passenger

  10-12-2020 23:07
  
  The driver said he had taken a sedative, according to the charges. Another teen in the car said the driver was smoking marijuana in the vehicle.
  
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• Council's anonymous vote on white supremacist church may have violated Minnesota's open meeting law

  10-12-2020 23:06
  
  Murdock City Council granted the church a permit without revealing how each council member voted.
  
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• Evers hints Wisconsin schools should consider reopening

  10-12-2020 23:03
  
  Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that online learning isn't working for Wisconsin students, appearing to suggest that schools should consider returning to in-person instruction after winter break.
  
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• 3 charged with arson during downtown Minneapolis unrest

  10-12-2020 22:56
  
  Three men have been indicted on federal arson charges in connection with fires that were set inside the Target corporate headquarters building during unrest that followed rumors of an August police shooting in downtown Minneapolis.
  
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• Minnesota adds tobacco giant Altria to ongoing suit against Juul Labs

  10-12-2020 22:31
  
  State now one of two in country to sue both companies over e-cigarette marketing and sales.
  
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• Experts: Anonymous vote on white supremacist church violated Minnesota's open meeting law

  10-12-2020 22:14
  
  Murdock City Council granted the church a permit without revealing how each council member voted.
  
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• Council's anonymous vote on white supremacist church violated Minnesota's open meeting law

  10-12-2020 22:14
  
  Murdock City Council granted the church a permit without revealing how each council member voted.
  
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• Twin Cities crashes drop far less than decline in traffic, study shows

  10-12-2020 20:41
  
  Crashes on I-94 in Minneapolis fell only 4% despite a big drop off in traffic.
  
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• Study: Less driving has not brought a reduction in crashes

  10-12-2020 20:41
  
  Crashes on I-94 in Minneapolis fell only 4% despite a big drop off in traffic.
  
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• Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing

  10-12-2020 20:39
  
  The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting a possible veto.
  
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• Minnesota's new COVID-19 deaths include 2 victims in 20s

  10-12-2020 20:01
  
  Two Minnesotans in their 20s are among the 89 new deaths from COVID-19 reported by state health officials Thursday, an unusual development in a pandemic that mostly claims the lives of elderly patients.
  
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• Airbnb shares more than double in price in long-awaited IPO

  10-12-2020 20:01
  
  Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead.
  
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• More than 2 months after being shot to death, man is charged with causing fatal crash in Roseville

  10-12-2020 19:12
  
  Prosecutors only learned Thursday that their suspect was dead, according to police.
  
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• Federal judge casts doubt on Trump's Wisconsin lawsuit

  10-12-2020 19:06
  
  A federal judge Thursday cast doubt on President Donald Trump's lawsuit that seeks to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin, saying siding with Trump would be "the most remarkable ruling in the history of this court or the federal judiciary."
  
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• Minnesota health officials: COVID-19 takes 89 more lives, records 3,523 new cases

  10-12-2020 18:27
  
  Reports of new deaths have continued to be high since Thanksgiving.
  
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• Sidney Powell unrelenting in legal battle on Trump's behalf

  10-12-2020 18:11
  
  Conservative attorney Sidney Powell has been unrelenting in her battle on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Americans who have pledged their faith in him, regardless of the facts of the 2020 election – namely, that Joe Biden won.
  
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• SWLRT work to bring three-day closure of Crosstown Hwy. 62 in Eden Prairie

  10-12-2020 17:51
  
  Crews will be working on a tunnel for the new light-rail line.
  
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• Wyoming governor asked to join lawsuit against Biden victory

  10-12-2020 17:47
  
  A group of 32 Wyoming lawmakers and newly elected lawmakers have signed a letter to Republican Gov. Mark Gordon asking him to join other Republican-led states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear attacking election procedures where Democrat Joe Biden won in the November election.
  
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• Judges reject suits over Trump losses in Arizona, Wisconsin

  10-12-2020 17:31
  
  A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to decertify Democrat President-elect Joe Biden's win over Republican President Donald Trump in Arizona, marking another failed attempt to reverse Biden's victory in the state.
  
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• GOP leaders want oversight of federal aid, vaccine plans

  10-12-2020 17:31
  
  The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans have signaled that they want oversight of how Democratic Gov. Tony Evers divvies up any future federal pandemic relief money and distributes vaccines.
  
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• Republican legislator opened speakeasy days before shutdown

  10-12-2020 17:09
  
  New Anoka bar — co-owned by Senate critic of state closure order — was open just days.
  
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• Spike Lee honors Minneapolis teen with Courage Award for recording George Floyd video

  10-12-2020 16:22
  
  "I never would imagine out of my whole 17 years of living that this will be me," Darnella Frazier said. "It's just a lot to take in."
  
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• Minneapolis teen receives prestigious award for recording George Floyd video

  10-12-2020 16:22
  
  Darnella Frazier received the 2020 Benenson Courage Award from PEN America in a virtual ceremony.
  
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• Fears and tension mount for commuters still heading to work

  10-12-2020 16:04
  
  One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn't dare confront him. More riders board and it's impossible to stay six feet apart. Driving to work isn't an option; Morales can't afford a car, especially after her work hours were cut.
  
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• Patrol identifies man killed in crash with logging truck in northern Minnesota

  10-12-2020 13:14
  
  The crash occurred Tuesday morning on Hwy. 169 near Hill City, Minn.
  
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• Troopers fatally shoot driver following pursuit

  10-12-2020 12:51
  
  The Wisconsin Department of Justice says State Patrol troopers shot and killed a suspect in Fort Atkinson following a pursuit.
  
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• Report: Wisconsin school property taxes increase 3.3%

  10-12-2020 12:16
  
  Property taxes levied by schools in Wisconsin will go up 3.3%, a smaller increase than in 2019 but still larger than any other year over the past decade, a report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum released on Thursday showed.
  
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• Minneapolis City Council approves Safety for All Plan

  10-12-2020 09:20
  
  The council approved a budget that keeps Frey's police staffing levels, but shifts nearly $8 million to violence prevention and other services.
  
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• St. Anthony residents receive anonymous letter, shaming them for their Christmas displays

  10-12-2020 05:52
  
  Some St. Anthony residents received an anonymous letter shaming them for their Christmas decorations.
  
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• KARE 11 Investigates: More Minnesota students failing classes during pandemic

  10-12-2020 05:30
  
  Survey of Minnesota school districts finds course failure rates have doubled or tripled at many schools with the highest disparities among distance learners.
  
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• At several counties in Twin Cities metro, commissioners decline pay raises

  10-12-2020 04:49
  
  Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey County commissioners won't increase their salaries in 2021.
  
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• Legal panel recommends immediate release of Myon Burrell

  10-12-2020 04:48
  
  Myon Burrell's case will go before the Minnesota Board of Pardons next week.
  
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• As Minnesota awaits its shipments, attention turns to COVID-19 vaccine safety

  10-12-2020 04:29
  
  More studies are required before children, pregnant women and mothers who breastfeed can get the shot.
  
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• Split St. Paul Council passes budget with cuts, no layoffs

  10-12-2020 04:26
  
  Two council members raised concerns about police department funding.
  
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• Hundreds sign up to speak on Minneapolis plan to cut police

  10-12-2020 02:30
  
  More than 300 Minneapolis residents signed up to speak Wednesday night on a plan to shrink the city's police department, with some pleading for City Council members to deliver the reforms they promised after George Floyd's death and others warning it would be irresponsible to cut officers amid soaring crime rates.
  
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• East Grand Forks bar opens Wednesday in defiance of Minnesota's closing order

  10-12-2020 02:04
  
  Owner calls Walz order closing drinking and dining establishments "a slap to our face."
  
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• Split St. Paul council passes budget

  10-12-2020 01:58
  
  Two council members raised concerns about police department funding.
  
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• Minnesota family gets the sign they were looking for when they cut down their Christmas tree

  10-12-2020 01:54
  
  Mark Schommer lost his wife in September. Before heading out with the family to cut down a tree, he asked her for a sign. Boy, did he get it.
  
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• U of M study surveys north Minneapolis residents' feelings about MPD

  10-12-2020 01:45
  
  The research team from the Center for Urban & Regional Affairs interviewed 112 north Minneapolis residents about their experiences with police.
  
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• Arrest made after fourth burglary this year at same metro restaurant

  10-12-2020 01:28
  
  The owner of the small business in Inver Grove Heights lost his insurance after the second claim resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
  
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• Lake Elmo man's family files wrongful-death suit against deputy acquitted of manslaughter

  10-12-2020 01:15
  
  The suit claims "willful, reckless and intentional ... assault, battery, unauthorized use of force" in the death of Benjamin Evans during a 2018 standoff.
  
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• Opponents of Enbridge's Line 3 construction mount last stand at river's edge

  10-12-2020 01:07
  
  While legal challenges continue, protesters aim to stand in the way.
  
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• Hospitality Minnesota pleads for immediate emergency assistance to help struggling businesses

  10-12-2020 01:04
  
  According to a recent survey, over half of Minnesota's restaurants and 30% of hotels face permanent closure.
  
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• As Minnesota awaits COVID-19 vaccines, questions remain about long-term effects

  10-12-2020 01:02
  
  More studies are required before children, pregnant women and mothers who breastfeed can get the shot.
  
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• Oklahoma asks court: Make J&J pay $9.3B to end opioid crisis

  10-12-2020 00:40
  
  Oklahoma has asked the state Supreme Court to order Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $9.3 billion to cover the entire anticipated cost of combatting the state's opioid crisis, arguing in its appeal that a lower court's award wasn't enough.
  
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