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• Duluth has COVID-19 vaccines to spare; come and get them, hospitals urge

  22-04-2021 23:56
  
  St. Luke's and Essentia are both seeking to increase the reach of the local supply.
  
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• S Carolina quirky liquor laws give sour grapes to wine giant

  22-04-2021 22:55
  
  The biggest winemaker in the U.S. wants to open an East Coast bottling and distribution center in South Carolina, investing $400 million and hiring up to 500 people. But its request for open tasting rooms where the public can sample wines has some lawmakers and small businesses crying sour grapes.
  
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• Kaul to launch clergy sex abuse probe

  22-04-2021 22:30
  
  Attorney General Josh Kaul plans to launch an investigation into clergy sexual assault across Wisconsin's five Catholic dioceses, perhaps as early as next week.
  
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• New plan for burned Bde Maka Ska pavilion unveiled

  22-04-2021 22:26
  
  After the Lola on the Lake restaurant was destroyed by fire in 2019, a new plan has been unveiled for the popular pavilion in Minneapolis.
  
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• Bill seeks to end labeling of plant-based products as 'milk'

  22-04-2021 22:07
  
  Four members of Congress from dairy producing states again introduced legislation Thursday to prevent the labeling of products from nuts, seeds and plants as milk, saying it's misleading to consumers.
  
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• State police licensing board to adopt policy on protest response, ban white supremacist affiliation

  22-04-2021 21:57
  
  POST Board changes, including a ban on affiliation with white supremacist groups, mirror police reform bills still pending in Legislature.
  
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• Daunte Wright funeral: 'We came to bury prince of Brooklyn Center'

  22-04-2021 21:46
  
  Mourners including the state's top political leaders filled a north Minneapolis church Thursday to honor the life of a 20-year-man killed by Brooklyn Center police, and demand justice.
  
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• Amid grief for Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, a firm resolve for lasting change

  22-04-2021 21:46
  
  Mourners including the state's top political leaders filled a north Minneapolis church Thursday to honor the life of a 20-year-man killed by Brooklyn Center police and demand justice.
  
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• St. Paul dad plays midwife, helps deliver baby in living room

  22-04-2021 21:27
  
  "She (his wife) did all the hard stuff... I just caught the baby," said Billy Kane.
  
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• UW chancellors hesitant on student debt forgiveness

  22-04-2021 21:05
  
  The leaders of the University of Wisconsin System's two largest schools aren't embracing President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt.
  
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• Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel

  22-04-2021 20:43
  
  Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel.
  
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• Found: Pine County authorities say missing teen found safe

  22-04-2021 20:33
  
  Authorities say Tayla Horn left a note that she was taking her bike to school, but never arrived.
  
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• Elected officials call for justice and reform at Daunte Wright's funeral

  22-04-2021 20:30
  
  The funeral for Daunte Wright at noon Thursday at Shiloh Temple International Ministries is expected to draw hundreds of mourners. Wright was shot and killed by a former Brooklyn Center police officer during a traffic stop.
  
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• Hundreds gather for Minneapolis funeral of Daunte Wright

  22-04-2021 19:35
  
  Daunte Wright,the young Black man shot by police during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, was being remembered Thursday at a funeral just two days after a former police officer was convicted of murderingGeorge Floyd and amid a national reckoning on racism and policing.
  
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• Twin Cities man gets nearly 19-year term for fatally stabbing another man outside victim's Chisago County home

  22-04-2021 19:29
  
  His girlfriend was also sentenced to prison for her role in the killing.
  
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• Latest: Family, Rev. Al Sharpton arrive for Wright funeral

  22-04-2021 19:05
  
  The Latest on the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a suburban Minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop April 11 (all times local):
  
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• Evers order calls for planting 75 million trees before 2031

  22-04-2021 19:02
  
  Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Thursday directing the Department of Natural Resources to plant 75 million trees and conserve 125,000 acres of forestland by the end of 2030.
  
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• Minnesota urges athlete COVID-19 testing; masks in outdoor games now optional

  22-04-2021 18:54
  
  Minnesota health officials urged continued testing of everyone involved in youth sports, to slow the ongoing COVID-19 spread and buy time for more Minnesotans to get vaccinated.
  
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• Minneapolis Park Board votes to expel State Patrol from shared office space

  22-04-2021 18:40
  
  Troopers had access to the Park Board's headquarters since 2012 to use the bathroom and write reports.
  
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• More athlete COVID-19 testing urged in Minnesota; masks in outdoor games now optional

  22-04-2021 18:18
  
  Minnesota health officials urged continued testing of everyone involved in youth sports, to slow the ongoing COVID-19 spread and buy time for more Minnesotans to get vaccinated.
  
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• More athlete COVID-19 testing urged in Minnesota; masks in games now optional

  22-04-2021 18:18
  
  Face coverings and masks during outdoor sports are now considered optional, but still required indoors and on the bench.
  
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• Correction: Tavern Shooting-Wisconsin story

  22-04-2021 18:10
  
  In a story April 21 about a man being charged in a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin bar, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of Somers in relation to Kenosha. Somers is northwest of Kenosha, not southeast of it.
  
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• Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict

  22-04-2021 17:55
  
  Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
  
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• Among Minnesota's refugees, military presence in Twin Cities stirs painful memories

  22-04-2021 17:48
  
  Seeing the heavy security presence reminds many of conflicts in their native countries.
  
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• St. Paul sifts through hundreds of contenders for park names for former Ford plant site

  22-04-2021 17:42
  
  Next year, say hello to Gateway Park, Assembly Union Park, Uŋči Makha Park and Míča Park.
  
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• St. Paul selects park names for former Ford plant site

  22-04-2021 17:42
  
  Next year, say hello to Gateway Park, Assembly Union Park, Uŋči Makha Park and Míča Park.
  
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• Dozens of vehicles crash on a snowy interstate, 1 killed

  22-04-2021 17:35
  
  Dozens of vehicles crashed in near whiteout conditions on a Washington County interstate, killing one person and seriously injuring six people, according to sheriff's officials.
  
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• Q&A: As St. Cloud diversifies, Ghana native reaches new residents in city role

  22-04-2021 17:21
  
  St. Cloud's community engagement director uses experience as immigrant, mental health education to impart change.
  
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• High fire danger triggers Red Flag warning in northwestern Minnesota

  22-04-2021 16:40
  
  The warning has been issued for the following counties: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau and Wilkin.
  
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• KARE in the Kitchen: Japanese Rice Sandwich

  22-04-2021 16:32
  
  Asian chefs and bartenders in the Twin Cities restaurant industry are banding together to stand against anti-Asian hate with an event called "Minnesota Rice."
  
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• Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral

  22-04-2021 16:30
  
  Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide protests and a reckoning over racism, the family of another Black man killed by police, this time in a nearby suburb, is preparing for his Thursday funeral.
  
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• Four new parks near Highland Bridge announced in St. Paul

  22-04-2021 15:56
  
  The community suggested names for the new city parks, and the final selections were announced Wednesday.
  
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• Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy at Daunte Wright's funeral today in north Minneapolis

  22-04-2021 15:33
  
  Wright killed by police in Brooklyn Center traffic stop
  
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• Dozens of vehicles crash on a snowy interstate

  22-04-2021 15:25
  
  Dozens of vehicles crashed in near whiteout conditions on a Washington County interstate, seriously injuring six people, according to sheriff's officials.
  
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• What do we know about the long-term effects of tear gas?

  22-04-2021 15:19
  
  Newly published research found there's not much known about any long-term health impacts of the gas.
  
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• 'He was guilty.' Extra juror in favor of Chauvin conviction

  22-04-2021 14:51
  
  An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she saw Chauvin as the leader of officers at the scene and that he brushed off warnings by bystanders that Floyd was in danger.
  
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• Addressing mental health in rural communities

  22-04-2021 13:58
  
  Courtney Brunner, a therapist in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, talks about how she's helping people in her hometown with their mental health.
  
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• Minnesota House passes public safety bill focused on police reforms

  22-04-2021 13:57
  
  The DFL-controlled House passed a package of officer accountability measures, with George Floyd and Daunte Wright in mind. GOP-led Senate offers to study the issue.
  
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• Young witness recounts testimony during Derek Chauvin trial

  22-04-2021 12:28
  
  "I was scared at first. Then my heart hit me with a pow! That's when I got the shakes and then I started feeling brave," said Judeah Reynolds.
  
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• Post Chauvin trial, barriers and boards set to disappear from government buildings, businesses

  22-04-2021 12:03
  
  Public safety officials described plans to take down barriers and boards, citing calmed tensions and decreased threats of civil unrest.
  
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• April 21, 2016: Five years since the day Prince died

  22-04-2021 09:03
  
  The sudden death of musical genius Prince Rogers Nelson shocked fans worldwide and set off a wave of grief and reflection on the legacy of the pop superstar.
  
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• Minneapolis community leaders call for DOJ to expand police probe after Chauvin verdict

  22-04-2021 05:30
  
  Community organizers are demanding that the Justice Department reopen all cases of those who have been killed by police in Minnesota.
  
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• Law enforcement officials say goals of Operation Safety Net were met

  22-04-2021 05:30
  
  Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo couldn't give a specific amount additional safety precautions costed, but said it will be released at a later date.
  
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• KARE 11 Investigates: Legal changes resulting from George Floyd’s death

  22-04-2021 05:16
  
  There has been widespread legal impact after George Floyd’s death – more than 100 laws already passed, more than 1,000 pending as calls for reform continue.
  
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• Fire knocked down at recycling facility in north Minneapolis

  22-04-2021 03:23
  
  City says compliance with codes helped reduce size, difficulty of putting it out.
  
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• Metro-area police officer reacts to Chauvin verdict

  22-04-2021 02:35
  
  Officer Chaunte Ford is currently a police officer at a metro-area police department. She talks about how she felt after the verdict was read in the Chauvin trial.
  
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• Valerie Castile on Chauvin verdict: ‘A victory for one is a victory for all’

  22-04-2021 02:17
  
  Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, recalls meeting George Floyd after her son's death, “He gave me a hug, a really big strong hug."
  
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• Before DOJ probe of Minneapolis PD, some perspective on what happens once the feds step in

  22-04-2021 02:16
  
  It’s called a pattern or practice investigation and it could end with a court-ordered plan for reform.
  
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• Here's how the appeals process could look for Derek Chauvin

  22-04-2021 01:45
  
  Appeals are a normal part of the court process. After Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, here's a look at what could happen next.
  
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• More serious charges filed against SUV driver who fired at 2 Guard members in north Minneapolis

  22-04-2021 01:43
  
  Neither the state nor the federal charging documents offer a possible motive for the shooting.
  
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