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Thanks to a new partnership between the city of Minneapolis and community members, Muslims in Minneapolis will be able to hear the sound of adhan, the call to prayer, as they hunker down in their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minneapolis police arrest suspect in multiple rapes spanning years
Police arrested an Anoka County man Friday on suspicion of raping multiple women in Minneapolis, dating back to at least 2015. Most of those assaults occurred in the Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown neighborhoods.
Minneapolis police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation just before 2 a.m. on the 1100 block of Irving Avenue North. While officers were on the way to the scene, 911 callers reported a shooting.
One person is dead and another injured after a shooting Saturday on St. Paul's east side.
Losing a dad to coronavirus
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of dozens of Minnesotans. Mark Novak remembers his father, Leonard Novak, who died from the virus in a New Hope nursing home.
St. Louis Park church uses 'buddy system' so older members may worship
In addition to putting services on web conference, many older members of the around 80-person congregation at Peace Presbyterian receive worship through an older technology — the telephone.