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October 12, 2020 9:21 AM

'A lot of the students see her as a mother or grandmother figure': Brooklyn Park charter school principal dies of coronavirus

The family of Choua Yang says she died Friday at age 53 after battling COVID-19 for four weeks, including three weeks on a ventilator.

by The Associated Press

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October 8, 2020 5:05 PM

Minneapolis chief will try to make do with fewer officers in 2021

Medaria Arradondo told members of the city’s budget committee that shrinking ranks will force the department to more narrowly focus its crime fighting strategy next year.

by Brandt Williams

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October 8, 2020 10:29 AM

51 arrested in Minneapolis after protesting Chauvin release

Demonstrators marched through south Minneapolis, including through the neighborhood where George Floyd was killed.

by Tim Nelson

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October 7, 2020 9:46 AM

Crowds flock to rare Mississippi River drawdown in Minneapolis

Visitors take opportunity to see structures usually submerged in the Mississippi

by Tim Nelson

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October 6, 2020 5:20 AM

2 St. Paul hospitals to close, psychiatric beds reduced in Fairview's shakeup

Two St. Paul hospitals are shutting down in the face of major financial losses. Fairview Health is closing St. Joseph’s downtown along with Bethesda Hospital near the state Capitol. Fairview may phase out more than 100 inpatient psychiatric beds at St. Joseph’s and will eliminate the 18-bed unit at Fairview Southdale.

by Matt Sepic

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October 5, 2020 8:40 AM

Police: 3 killed in crash during Minneapolis police chase

Three people have died after a stolen vehicle in which they were riding crashed while being chased by police in Minneapolis early Monday, authorities said.

by The Associated Press

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October 1, 2020 7:19 AM

Minneapolis police watchdog group hindered by staffing delays

As the conversation continues in Minneapolis about what’s next for the city’s Police Department, a local watchdog panel is going silent. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with the Star Tribune’s Andy Mannix about his reporting on the issue.

by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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September 30, 2020 7:55 PM

Hennepin County public defender Mary Moriarty ousted

Mary Moriarty had been reprimanded earlier for what critics said was poor relations with others in the justice system. Her supporters say she was a champion for ending systemic racism.

by Matt Sepic

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September 24, 2020 4:00 AM

Native American farm's growth helps to feed community

Dream of Wild Health decided to expand to feed people struggling in the pandemic and produced more than one ton of vegetables, fruit and other goods for donation to people in the Indigenous community.

by Myah Christenson