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Minnesota News

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

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Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

State Sen. Jerry Relph died Friday following a month-long hospitalization. He tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a post-election party with other Republican senators in November. 
by Brian Bakst and Kirsti Marohn

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'A ray of hope': Vaccines should roll out soon in Minnesota long-term care facilities

'A ray of hope': Vaccines should roll out soon in Minnesota long-term care facilities

As Minnesota health care workers receive the initial doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, residents of long-term care facilities are next in line to start receiving those shots — perhaps by the end of the month.
by Peter Cox

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Driver dies after calling 911 to say he had been shot

A man died early Thursday after calling 911 to report that he had been shot while driving down University Avenue in St. Paul, according to police. Preliminary information indicates the victim may have been shot by someone in another vehicle, police said. No arrests have been made.
by The Associated Press

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Dec. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: 83 deaths; hospitalizations, cases easing

Dec. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: 83 deaths; hospitalizations, cases easing

The newest data extends an awful December — 1,065 COVID-19 deaths reported in the first 17 days of the month. Counts of new cases and hospitalizations, though, continue to retreat from their late November, early December highs.
by MPR News Staff

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From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing

From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing

A teacher who’s spent 22 years holding teenagers in line at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis threw out all the rules when this summer’s social justice uprising arrived in her backyard. 
by Megan Burks

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Report: Mpls. police disciplinary records detail pattern of mismanagement

Journalist Tony Webster and the Minnesota Reformer analyzed Minneapolis police disciplinary records and found the system for managing officer performance and misconduct has contributed to the difficulty city officials complain about when they want to fire bad cops.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tim Nelson

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Dozens arrested in Minneapolis carjacking crackdown

Minneapolis police and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office collaborated in a three-day campaign, which included use of a State Patrol helicopter.
by Tim Nelson

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