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April 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases trending down; vaccination urgency remains
Minnesota’s COVID-19 picture continues to improve as the current case wave crests. Officials on Thursday also said they’ve confirmed 22 cases linked to recent protests in Brooklyn Center, half of them in law enforcement.
Police say a tip from staff at a local store led investigators to a 22-year-old Moorhead man, who was booked Tuesday night on suspicion of felony harassment and criminal damage to property.
The evolution of suburbia
As suburbs become more diverse, some have also inherited a number of problems historically attributed to urban areas: segregation, discrimination and economic inequality. How does this happen and how can it be addressed?
Legislature divided over end to COVID-19 eviction rule
With just weeks to go, the Legislature will try to merge competing plans around when rental evictions can proceed. The bills aim to address what follows an eviction moratorium imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases, hospitalizations ebb; first grader dies
A southwestern Minnesota child died Sunday from COVID-19 complications. That sad news came as the state’s overall numbers suggested the current wave of active cases and hospitalizations may have crested.
April 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: State passes 4 million vaccine doses administered
Minnesota has passed the milestone of 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to state residents, as daily COVID case counts trend downward. But the pace of vaccinations has been lagging in Minnesota.