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Minneapolis Park Board won't permit homeless encampments

Minneapolis Park Board won't permit homeless encampments

Commissioners voted 5 to 3 this week to work with other government and social service agencies to help people who are unsheltered.
by Matt Sepic

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Gov. Walz deploys MN National Guard for Chauvin trial security

Gov. Walz deploys MN National Guard for Chauvin trial security

Gov. Tim Walz has issued an order authorizing the National Guard to respond in the event that high-profile trials spark civil unrest. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled to go on trial next month.
by Brandt Williams and The Associated Press

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Through grief, Hmong families torn between honoring the dead, keeping loved ones safe during COVID

Through grief, Hmong families torn between honoring the dead, keeping loved ones safe during COVID

In normal times, relatives and friends would gather for days or weeks, cooking side by side and consoling one another as part of the funeral proceedings. But with COVID-19 ravaging through the community, they’re left wrestling with how to plan a funeral that won’t be as big and lavish as they imagined.
by Riham Feshir

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Minneapolis police Chief Arradondo withdraws from consideration for San Jose job

Minneapolis police Chief Arradondo withdraws from consideration for San Jose job

Minneapolis police Chief Medaria Arradondo has pulled his name from consideration to lead San Jose's Police Department after being listed as one of several finalists for the position. He was appointed Minneapolis’ chief in 2017.
by Matt Sepic

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Paying debts: Months after his COVID-19 death, woman sorts out what her father left behind

Paying debts: Months after his COVID-19 death, woman sorts out what her father left behind

A Minneapolis woman lost her father to COVID-19 early in the pandemic. But she didn’t feel the impacts of his death in a single moment. They’ve rippled out over months. She’s still sorting through all he left behind.
by John Enger

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Frey to run for another term as Minneapolis mayor

Frey to run for another term as Minneapolis mayor

After a tumultuous 2020, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Thursday launched a 2021 reelection effort.
by MPR News Staff

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Prosecutors seek to try officers accused of killing Floyd together in summer

Prosecutors seek to try officers accused of killing Floyd together in summer

State prosecutors are enlisting the help of a prominent Minnesota epidemiologist as they seek to recombine the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd and delay the proceedings until summer.
by Jon Collins

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Southwest Light Rail Transit line faces delays

Southwest Light Rail Transit line faces delays

Met Council officials say the 14.5-mile line between Eden Prairie and Minneapolis will not begin service as originally scheduled.
by Brandt Williams

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