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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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Judge won't stop Minneapolis homeless encampment sweeps

Judge won't stop Minneapolis homeless encampment sweeps

In a ruling Thursday, federal Judge Wilhelmina Wright declined to issue a temporary order to stop the evictions because the plaintiffs had not met the "burden of demonstrating irreparable harm," the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
by The Associated Press

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Biden, Trump hold dueling rallies in Minnesota

Biden, Trump hold dueling rallies in Minnesota

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump breezed through Minnesota, speaking to rallies capped by coronavirus restrictions before heading to their next stops. Neither is due back before Tuesday’s election.
by Mark Zdechlik and Brian Bakst

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Oct. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: Daily cases top record 3K; 18 more deaths

Oct. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: Daily cases top record 3K; 18 more deaths

The newest numbers come at the end of one of the worst weeks in one of the worst months for Minnesota in the pandemic. Hospitalizations, caseloads and deaths rose steeply in October and seem poised to spill into November.
by MPR News Staff

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A future of acceptance: Minnesotans share their hopes

A future of acceptance: Minnesotans share their hopes

Ahead of the election, we wanted to learn about what issues are impacting Minnesotan’s day to day. We asked voters, “What are your hopes for your life in Minnesota 5-10 years from now?” Here’s what they said.
by Christine T. Nguyen, Derek Montgomery and Evan Frost

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In Focus: Racism in Housing Access

In Focus: Racism in Housing Access

MPR News partnered with Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on this virtual event to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to the problem of racism in housing access.
by MPR News Staff

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Behind the MN numbers: What election 2016 says about 2020

Behind the MN numbers: What election 2016 says about 2020

President Donald Trump came close to winning Minnesota in 2016. Here’s where his support came from and why he outperformed many previous Republican presidential candidates in the state.
by David H. Montgomery

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Minnesota legislative candidates make final push

Minnesota legislative candidates make final push

Control of both the Minnesota House and Senate is at stake this year — with all 201 legislative seats on the ballot — and candidates are pushing hard and spending big to get their competing messages heard.
by Tim Pugmire

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After pledging to defund police, Mpls. City Council still rethinking public safety

After pledging to defund police, Mpls. City Council still rethinking public safety

While it remains to be seen where those efforts to vastly reimagine public safety will land, an MPR News survey of Minneapolis council members show that there’s still significant common ground among them for changing the city’s relationship with the Police Department, including transferring police responsibilities to social workers, leaving police to focus on responding to and investigating crime. 
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Wednesday’s Health Department data added more detail to an increasingly grim portrait of the pandemic in Minnesota amid a week of record hospitalizations, steeply rising caseloads and double-digit daily deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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