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Minnesota COVID-19 case count tops 2,000 for 4th straight day
Minnesota is reporting 2,454 new coronavirus cases and 12 more deaths as the count for people with at least one vaccine dose approaches 2 million.
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2 parkways in Minneapolis will be closed to cars through May 31
Starting Monday, vehicular traffic will be banned on sections of Lake Harriet and West River parkways.
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Man fleeing police arrested after climbing atop Bloomington mosque
Incident frightened worshipers, but wasn't an attack, police say.
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More than 100 rally in downtown Minneapolis for police accountability
Activists called for Derek Chauvin's conviction in George Floyd's death.
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More than 100 rally in downtown Minneapolis for police accountability
Activists called for Derek Chauvin's conviction in George Floyd's death.
Minnesota Zoo shows off farm babies
The farm babies exhibit opened for guests Friday at the Minnesota Zoo's farm in Apple Valley. The exhibit features baby piglets, Shetland sheep, dwarf goats, dairy calves, and chicks and will run through May 16.
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Nearly 30 invasive carp pulled from Mississippi River in herding operation
State and federal agencies hunted the carp for first time in Minnesota waters.
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West St. Paul asks homeowner to paint over Black Lives Matter mural
A city spokesman said the code enforcement team has received more than 20 complaints about the mural since September.
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Judge approves MPCA changes to water quality standards
The revisions target nearly a dozen pollutants — chloride, salts, sulfate, nitrate and more — in surface water used for industry and agriculture, and for wildlife.
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'Well-behaved' rains ease Minnesota's spring drought
But over time, the state has gotten wetter, with more torrential downfalls.
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Chief medical examiner: Arrest 'just more than' Floyd could take
Dr. Andrew Baker stood by his initial findings after George Floyd's death in afternoon testimony at Derek Chauvin's trial, after three other medical experts.
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Minneapolis lawyers advise city-appointed task force on George Floyd to keep quiet for now
Some commissioners see the advice as a challenge to their independence.
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Fort Snelling among a dozen historic sites reopening across Minnesota this summer
The Minnesota Historical Society has slowly been reopening its 26 sites.
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Centennial High School students, grads speak out for change after racist incidents
Ugly texts, stickers spur mobilize students; district condemns racism, details changes underway.
Last year of Superior Street construction kicks off Monday in Duluth
It's a busy year for road work around Duluth.
Border tensions rise for Northwest Angle residents: 'We don't matter'
Pressure from U.S. officials has not yielded concessions from Canada.
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