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• UW-Madison mandates tests for unvaccinated staff, students

  18-08-2021 22:40
  
  University of Wisconsin-Madison students and staff who can't or won't show proof of vaccination will have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, the school announced Wednesday.
  
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• Ex-chair of Purdue denies responsibility for opioid crisis

  18-08-2021 22:15
  
  The former president and board chair of the company that makes OxyContin told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company did not cause the opioid crisis in the United States.
  
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• DNR board member says lawsuit to oust him is political

  18-08-2021 22:03
  
  The chairman of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources policy board said Wednesday that a lawsuit seeking to remove him from the panel is politically motivated and that he has a right to continue serving.
  
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• Minnesota's drought reaches levels not seen since 1988 and the Dust Bowl

  18-08-2021 21:29
  
  The DNR put much of the state in a 'restrictive phase' on Wednesday.
  
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• Devastating wildfires advancing through Northern California

  18-08-2021 21:05
  
  Wind-driven wildfires raged Wednesday through drought-stricken forests in the mountains of Northern California after incinerating hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee to safety.
  
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• Data of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breach

  18-08-2021 20:40
  
  The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver's licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said Wednesday.
  
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• Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters

  18-08-2021 20:11
  
  The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Movement for Black Lives.
  
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• Minnesota State Fair strongly urges masks and vaccinations

  18-08-2021 20:10
  
  Minnesota State Fair officials on Wednesday strongly urged fairgoers to mask up inside and outside, but stopped short of imposing any mask or vaccination mandates to fight the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
  
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• Superior National Forest fire still not contained

  18-08-2021 19:35
  
  More firefighting power is expected to arrive today.
  
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• Minnesota State colleges to require vaccination or regular COVID-19 testing for certain students

  18-08-2021 18:18
  
  New rules apply to students living in dorms, among others.
  
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• Minnesota issues plan to treat water marred by 3M chemicals

  18-08-2021 18:11
  
  Minnesota pollution control and natural resources officials on Wednesday released a $700 million plan to improve the drinking water for 14 Twin Cities communities whose groundwater was contaminated due to decades-long chemical disposal by 3M Co.
  
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• Minnesota State Fair strongly urges visitors to wear masks

  18-08-2021 17:53
  
  Minnesota State Fair officials strongly urged fairgoers Wednesday to mask up both inside and outside but stopped short of imposing any mandates to fight the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus at the Great Minnesota-Get Together.
  
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• Northeastern Minnesota wildfire grows to 5 square miles

  18-08-2021 17:28
  
  A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) as hot, dry and windy conditions persist, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Years in the making, R Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway

  18-08-2021 17:05
  
  A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. KellyWednesday, saying the long-anticipated trial now underway was "about a predator" who used his fame to entice girls, boys and young women before dominating and controlling them physically, sexually and psychologically.
  
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• R. Kelly sex abuse trial openings start in Brooklyn court

  18-08-2021 16:45
  
  A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kellyfor a Brooklyn jury Wednesday, saying the case was "about a predator," as she summarized in an opening statement what will be revealed at his long-anticipated federal trialarising from years of allegations that he sexually abused women and girls while pursuing fame and fortune.
  
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• Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuit

  18-08-2021 16:17
  
  Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature has asked a federal court to dismiss alawsuit brought by Democrats that asks a judge to take over the process of drawing new boundary lines if lawmakers and the Democratic governor can't reach agreement.
  
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• Sheriff: Multiple fatalities in Jefferson County crash

  18-08-2021 16:17
  
  Multiple people have died in a crash on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County early Wednesday, according to sheriff's officials.
  
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• Proctor middle school teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a teenager

  18-08-2021 15:59
  
  Police said the teacher was arrested Tuesday in Duluth. He also coached varsity basketball for many years, the district superintendent said.
  
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• Data of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach

  18-08-2021 15:20
  
  The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver's licenses or other identification of just over 40 million former and prospective customers that applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said Wednesday.
  
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• Tree trimmer dies after touching power line along road northwest of Twin Cities

  18-08-2021 14:27
  
  The incident occurred along County Road 35 in Big Lake Township.
  
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• Arrest made in Isanti County homicide investigation

  18-08-2021 13:40
  
  Authorities have made an arrest after the body of a missing woman was found partially buried on the suspect's farm in Isanti County.
  
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• St. Paul Public Schools to provide online option for all students

  18-08-2021 12:57
  
  The district previously planned to offer a high school program.
  
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• Health officials say Minnesotans should wait to get booster shots

  18-08-2021 12:44
  
  Details about when boosters will commence and eligibility are yet to be revealed
  
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• Under new Taliban rule, women in Afghanistan are the most at danger, according to United Nations

  18-08-2021 05:13
  
  "This was an organization and a country that lived in ways we might think of as the stone age," says U.N. Special Rapporteur and UMN law professor.
  
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• Greenwood wildfire doubles in size, fire behavior described as 'extreme'

  18-08-2021 05:10
  
  Officials say the blaze now covers more than 2,000 acres, threatening homes, cabins and rec sites. They believe it will be 7-10 days until the fire is contained.
  
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• Saint Paul Public Schools votes unanimously to require masks in school buildings

  18-08-2021 05:07
  
  Superintendent Joe Gothard introduced the resolution that would require masks for everyone older than 2 inside school buildings.
  
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• Back to work: What works and what doesn't when it comes to workplace safety

  18-08-2021 04:34
  
  Companies have discovered new inventions and technology that can keep employees and customers safe, but it's the little things that make the biggest difference.
  
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• Troopers deliver blood in time to save mother's life

  18-08-2021 04:33
  
  Mother of three suffered hemorrhage after giving birth to her daughter, sparking emergency delivery of plasma and blood to Hutchinson hospital
  
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• Teen killed in Brooklyn Park shooting, police searching for multiple suspects

  18-08-2021 04:10
  
  Police believe there is no danger to the public.
  
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• St. Paul's Ordway requiring proof of vaccination and masks to see shows

  18-08-2021 03:57
  
  The news comes as the Delta variant has surged across Minnesota.
  
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• LIST: Mask policies in Minnesota public schools

  18-08-2021 03:29
  
  This is a non-exhaustive list of Minnesota school districts and their policies toward masking up at district facilities.
  
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• Teen dies after being shot multiple times in Brooklyn Park parking lot

  18-08-2021 02:57
  
  The initial investigation shows the suspect walked up to the teen's vehicle and shot him while he was sitting inside. The motive for the shooting is still unknown.
  
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• Cross country coach: Abigail Anderson, sister of runner Gabe Grunewald, killed after being struck by vehicle

  18-08-2021 02:38
  
  Family friend and longtime Perham High School running coach confirmed Abigail Anderson was killed Saturday after being hit by a vehicle.
  
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• MPD asks for help identifying Uptown hit-and-run suspect vehicle

  18-08-2021 02:13
  
  The vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway and did not stop, continuing to travel westbound on W. 15th St.
  
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• U of M professor creates new child mask tip sheet for back to school

  18-08-2021 02:06
  
  Parents can now find several kid-friendly masks that offer better protection and a U of M professor has some tips on where to start.
  
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• GOP chair Carnahan: No direct knowledge of Lazzaro's alleged criminal activities

  18-08-2021 01:36
  
  In a WCCO Radio interview, Jennifer Carnahan encouraged members of the party's executive committee to put her up for a vote of no confidence on Thursday.
  
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• University of Minnesota seeks volunteers for vaccine booster research

  18-08-2021 01:22
  
  The study is now extending to those without any underlying health conditions, as vaccine immunity wears off and the delta variant spreads among the vaccinated.
  
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• Health officials: Minnesotans should wait to get booster shots

  18-08-2021 01:06
  
  Details about when boosters will commence and eligibility are yet to be revealed
  
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• A little ingenuity helps endangered caterpillars 'chill out' at Minnesota Zoo

  18-08-2021 00:56
  
  The Poweshiek skipperling butterflies were growing too fast, so the zoo came up with a solution.
  
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• Minnesota recommends weekly COVID-19 testing for students, offers no-fee testing programs for schools

  18-08-2021 00:46
  
  The Minnesota Dept. of Health is recommending weekly testing for unvaccinated students and staff throughout the school year.
  
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• Minnesota state troopers' 'blood run' saves life of new mother

  18-08-2021 00:36
  
  Doctors say it was "touch and go" and transfusion was 80 miles away.
  
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• Yes 4 Minneapolis asks judge to intervene again on ballot language for policing proposal

  18-08-2021 00:21
  
  The court scheduled an emergency hearing less than an hour before city officials meet.
  
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• Couple die after their ATV was hit by a pickup in western Wisconsin

  18-08-2021 00:21
  
  They died this week from crash that occurred on Aug. 5.
  
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• Man arrested in connection to missing Isanti woman's death

  18-08-2021 00:11
  
  Amanda Jo Vangrinsven was last seen with the man. Her body and a number of guns were found on his property.
  
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