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Minnesota News

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

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

In places where access to food and other household needs was already limited, the arson and looting that grew out of some protests made the problem worse. At the corner of Broadway and Aldrich avenues in north Minneapolis, Sanctuary Covenant church has become the only place to pick up groceries for blocks.
by Alex Baumhardt

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How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.
by Noel King, Matt Kwong, Ashley Westerman and James Doubek

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The killing of George Floyd: What we know

The killing of George Floyd: What we know

The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park, who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck on May 25, sparked mass protests at dozens of cities across the nation and days of widespread looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are the details and timeline of the case.
by Chris Graves

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June 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 1,050 deaths; officials brace for spike from Floyd protests

June 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 1,050 deaths; officials brace for spike from Floyd protests

As Minnesota and health officials expect a spike in cases related to mass protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the state is coming up with a plan to allow demonstrators access to testing even if they don't have symptoms.
by MPR News Staff

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