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Hundreds of U of M faculty want stronger vaccine policies

Hundreds of U of M faculty want stronger vaccine policies

Faculty and staff say the school system has not taken strong enough precautions as the state sees a spike in cases linked to the delta variant. Students are required to get a COVID vaccine, with religious and health exemptions. They attest to getting that vaccine in an online form.
by Peter Cox

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Brooklyn Center police must justify arrests for nonfelony offenses, city says

Brooklyn Center police must justify arrests for nonfelony offenses, city says

The city of Brooklyn Center introduced its first public safety changes Tuesday — part of a package of reforms the mayor announced following the police killing of Daunte Wright in the spring.
by Nina Moini

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St. Paul Port Authority approves plan to buy unused COVID morgue

The St. Paul Port Authority is poised to buy the building the state bought last year as a prospective temporary morgue as the COVID-19 pandemic picked up.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota arts community mourns writer Pamela Espeland

Minnesota arts community mourns writer Pamela Espeland

Pamela Espeland, a writer and editor who covered the Minnesota arts scene for MinnPost and the Star Tribune, died on Sunday evening after an apparent stroke, according to a statement her family shared on Facebook.
by Jay Gabler

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Cash bonuses and free lunches: No end in sight to labor shortage

Cash bonuses and free lunches: No end in sight to labor shortage

Businesses continue to struggle to fill open positions, and many have had to scale back because they can't find enough workers. Despite hiring bonuses and the end of enhanced unemployment benefits, the labor shortage that preceded the pandemic is not letting up.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

During this year’s drought, the Minnesota River dropped to near historic low levels. Those low flows created optimal conditions — last seen in 2012 — for researchers to collect data on phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants, and its effects on the river’s health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota DNR launches new hearing process for PolyMet mine

Minnesota DNR launches new hearing process for PolyMet mine

Minnesota regulators have launched a court-ordered process for assessing the risks to clean water from waste from the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota charges Brooklyn Center PD, Michaels Stores with discrimination, using excessive force

According to an investigation by the state agency, a white Michaels store manager called the police on a Black 16-year-old who wanted to apply for a job at the crafts business in March 2019. When three white Brooklyn Center police officers arrived, the state’s investigation determined that the officers used unjustified and unreasonable force, and that their body camera footage contradicted reports and testimony they gave.
by Dan Kraker

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