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• Derek Chauvin sentencing set for June 16; juror names sealed for at least six months

  23-04-2021 23:47
  
  Judge keeping jurors' IDs under wraps for at least six more months.
  
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• Derek Chauvin sentencing set for June 16; juror names sealed for at least 6 months

  23-04-2021 23:47
  
  Judge keeping jurors' IDs under wraps for at least six more months.
  
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• Minnesota police standards board making changes to increase accountability, governor says

  23-04-2021 23:41
  
  Gov. Tim Walz said the board is working to standardize how police respond to protests, and making rules about affiliations with extremist groups.
  
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• Minneapolis Park Board unveils new Bde Maka Ska pavilion design

  23-04-2021 23:36
  
  Cost estimates will be presented at the May 5 Planning Committee meeting.
  
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• Senate GOP walks back pledge to hold 'fact-finding' police reform hearings

  23-04-2021 23:31
  
  Republicans now say proposals will be considered in joint House-Senate committee.
  
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• America's gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden's climate goals

  23-04-2021 23:20
  
  For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would have to come from somewhere other than one of the worst culprits: Auto tailpipes.
  
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• Black parents sue Wisconsin district over slavery lesson

  23-04-2021 23:18
  
  Three Black parents and their two children filed a lawsuit against a suburban Madison school district Friday alleging teachers inflicted emotional stress on students when they presented a lesson asking how to punish a slave.
  
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• US health panel urges restarting J&J COVID-19 vaccinations

  23-04-2021 22:55
  
  A U.S. health panel says it's time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J's shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of them fatal. All were women, most younger than 50. But advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the vaccine's benefits outweigh that serious but small risk -- especial
  
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• Court record: Chauvin to be sentenced June 16 in Floyd death

  23-04-2021 22:38
  
  Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, will be sentenced in June.
  
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• Investigators probing why plane crashed in field

  23-04-2021 22:30
  
  Federal investigators are trying to determine why a small plane crashed in a field just near the Faribault Airport.
  
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• Minnesota records 100th traffic death of 2021

  23-04-2021 22:08
  
  Minnesota recorded its 100th traffic death of the year on Wednesday, marking the earliest point in a year that the total has hit triple-digits since 2016.
  
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• Macalester College to require students, employees to be vaccinated before returning in fall

  23-04-2021 22:06
  
  Students and employees must provide proof of vaccination before returning.
  
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• Derek Chauvin sentencing set for June 16

  23-04-2021 21:44
  
  The former police officer was convicted Tuesday on all three counts involving the death of George Floyd, including the most serious of second-degree murder.
  
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• Frey vetoes ban on state troopers using Minneapolis Park Board headquarters

  23-04-2021 21:41
  
  The Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board has had a rent-free space-sharing agreement with the Minnesota State Patrol since 2012.
  
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• Community organizations call for special prosecutor in Daunte Wright's death

  23-04-2021 21:06
  
  The Washington County attorney is currently leading the prosecution of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter.
  
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• 'I wish it didn't have to happen': Alternate juror reflects on Derek Chauvin trial

  23-04-2021 20:11
  
  A juror who didn't know she was an alternate in Chauvin's trial details why she supports the former Minneapolis officer being convicted in George Floyd's murder.
  
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• Walter Mondale memorial slated for September

  23-04-2021 19:36
  
  The family of the former vice president, who passed away April 19, is planning on holding memorial services in both Minnesota and Washington, D.C.
  
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• Minnesota traffic deaths pass 100, earliest since 2016

  23-04-2021 19:34
  Speeding and alcohol were factors in 60% of the deaths.
  
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• EXPLAINER: Can Chauvin get his convictions tossed on appeal?

  23-04-2021 19:34
  
  The unique circumstances surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death could offer the former Minneapolis police officer some shot at winning a retrial on appeal, thought most legal experts agree it's a long shot.
  
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• Citing evidence issues, attorney for man injured in shootout with Minneapolis police asks that Hennepin County be removed from case

  23-04-2021 19:26
  
  The incident happened Jan. 14 on a snow-covered north Minneapolis block.
  
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• George Floyd's Texas friend seeks solace in Minneapolis

  23-04-2021 19:18
  
  She hadn't wanted to come to Minnesota, but she needed to make peace with her friend's death.
  
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• Florida reaches new gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe

  23-04-2021 19:11
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the Seminole Tribe on Friday that would greatly expand gambling in state, including the introduction of legalized sports wagering.
  
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• IDs released of 2 teen drivers killed in head-on crash in W. Minnesota

  23-04-2021 19:09
  
  The collision occurred after dark about 15 miles west of Alexandria.
  
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• Live updates: Minnesota COVID cases climb above 2,000

  23-04-2021 18:38
  
  Here are the latest developments on COVID-19 spread and vaccine progress in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  
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• 'You can feel the joy': One nurse's race to vaccinate as many Minnesotans as she can

  23-04-2021 18:07
  
  As the COVID-19 vaccine supply has increased, so has the demand for people to deliver the shots.
  
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• Is Minnesota's power grid ready for widespread electric cars?

  23-04-2021 16:00
  
  Electric vehicles are growing in popularity. Keeping them all on the road will require a lot of power.
  
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• Ex-Waukesha student who was shot by police reaches plea deal

  23-04-2021 15:21
  
  A former Waukesha South High School student who was shot by police inside a classroom in 2019 has reached a plea deal on a long list of criminal charges from that case and others that followed.
  
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• Charges: Drunken driver going 107 mph just before causing crash that killed 1 in Rochester

  23-04-2021 15:20
  
  The speeding SUV hit the car from behind, according to the criminal complaint.
  
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• Minnesota schools see 'worrisome' surge in COVID-19 cases

  23-04-2021 14:48
  
  COVID-19 case rates are rising across Minnesota, and they're affecting younger Minnesotans, especially middle and high school students.
  
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• Head-on crash on western Minnesota highway leaves at least one dead

  23-04-2021 14:34
  
  The collision occurred after dark about 15 miles west of Alexandria.
  
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• Both teenage drivers killed in head-on crash on western Minnesota highway

  23-04-2021 14:34
  
  The collision occurred after dark about 15 miles west of Alexandria.
  
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• Both teen drivers killed in head-on crash in W. Minnesota; 1 ID released

  23-04-2021 14:34
  
  The collision occurred after dark about 15 miles west of Alexandria.
  
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• Both drivers killed in head-on crash on western Minnesota highway

  23-04-2021 14:34
  
  The collision occurred after dark about 15 miles west of Alexandria.
  
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• Car damaged by a pothole? You may be eligible for reimbursement.

  23-04-2021 14:24
  
  When the snow melts, the potholes start to appear on Minnesota roads. They can be hard on your car, but they don't need to break your bank account.
  
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• Virtual concert series 'The Next' features talented Twin Cities youth

  23-04-2021 14:08
  
  Catalyst is hosting a live online concert, titled "The Next Vol. 2" on May 1, featuring Detrell Melodies and Kyros for this week's "The Gig List."
  
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• Wild sign forward Ryan Hartman to 3-year extension

  23-04-2021 14:01
  
  He has been known as a checking line performer for most of his time with the Wild, but this season has broken out under new coach Dean Evason.
  
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• 'A huge heart': Bloomington community mourns loss of hockey coach Mike Ryan, killed in fight

  23-04-2021 13:37
  
  "He was so selfless and just always focused on what was best for the kids. That was his North Star, his guiding star, as a coach," said Josh Levine, assistant coach.
  
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• State health department to allow youth athletes to play mask free outdoors

  23-04-2021 13:34
  
  New MDH guidance allows students who play outdoor sports to do so without being masked, but they still must be masked when they're not actively playing.
  
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• Plane crashes in Faribault; no one hurt

  23-04-2021 13:03
  
  The crash happend about 2:20 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• State ramps up efforts to test students for COVID-19

  23-04-2021 08:56
  
  Minnesota leaders say they're doubling down on tests for middle and high school students, after an increase in coronavirus cases in children.
  
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• 'He was a prince': Rev. Al Sharpton delivers eulogy for Daunte Wright at Minneapolis funeral

  23-04-2021 05:33
  
  "You thought he was just some kid with an air freshener, he was a prince," Sharpton said. "Minneapolis is stopped today to honor the prince of Brooklyn Center."
  
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• Eleven months after his restaurant burned during rioting, a determined owner cooks in a trailer in an alley

  23-04-2021 05:23
  
  Luis Tamay makes do in an alley until he can reopen his Lake Street restaurant.
  
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• Minneapolis police investigating deadly shooting in Phillips community

  23-04-2021 04:38
  
  According to the MPD, just before 8:40 p.m. officers were called to the area of Oakland Avenue and East 22nd Street, about a block west of Peavey Park.
  
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• Chauvin trial was life-changing, says alternate juror

  23-04-2021 03:30
  
  Lisa Christensen said testimony from several witnesses to George Floyd's murder was especially difficult and moving.
  
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• Chauvin trial was life-changing, alternate juror says

  23-04-2021 03:30
  
  Lisa Christensen said testimony from several witnesses to George Floyd's murder was especially difficult and moving.
  
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• Psychologist at Minnesota sex offender program charged with sexually assaulting two clients

  23-04-2021 03:07
  
  Minn. Sex Offender Program psychologist assaulted two male clients, charges say.
  
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• St. Cloud's police chief on Derek Chauvin trial verdict and police reform

  23-04-2021 01:59
  
  Following the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, St. Cloud PD Chief Blair Anderson shares his thoughts.
  
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• The iconic Roller Garden is closing, but the memories remain

  23-04-2021 01:28
  
  The roller skating rink in St. Louis Park will close May 8, so we asked you to share memories. You had a lot of them.
  
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• Watching Daunte Wright's funeral from afar: 'It’s a sense of trying to provide healing.'

  23-04-2021 01:17
  
  Local pastor weighs in on watching the service privately, while publicly supporting police reforms in city where Wright was killed.
  
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• Judge dismisses former coaches' discrimination claims against University of Minnesota Duluth

  23-04-2021 01:15
  
  Women's lawsuit claimed discrimination because of their sexual orientation.
  
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