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Pandemic concerns force Guthrie postponement and cancellation

Pandemic concerns force Guthrie postponement and cancellation

“A Raisin in the Sun” is pushed back until late spring, and a pre-Broadway run of “Destiny of Desire” is canceled.
by Euan Kerr

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How a health equity activist is fighting gun violence against women

How a health equity activist is fighting gun violence against women

After her sister was shot in 2016, Pastor Jalilia Abdul-Brown founded the Minneapolis nonprofit Change Starts With Community, which runs programs centered on women and gun violence. In the midst of rising gun violence against women, Abdul-Brown sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her work and solutions.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Osterholm: Minnesota caught in ‘viral blizzard'; care systems strained

Osterholm: Minnesota caught in ‘viral blizzard'; care systems strained

Health care is in a triage state, and conditions will worsen over the next three to four weeks before leveling off, Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, told MPR News Monday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ariana Rosas and Kyle Shiely

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Vikings fire Zimmer, Spielman in team shake-up

Vikings fire Zimmer, Spielman in team shake-up

Team owners on Monday confirmed they fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman following another disappointing season as the team missed the playoffs.
by Tim Nelson

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‘All hands on deck’: Hospitals report hundreds of staff out with COVID

‘All hands on deck’: Hospitals report hundreds of staff out with COVID

During the first week of the new year, hundreds of hospital workers around the state called in sick with COVID-19. The waterfall of absences is causing problems for hospital systems that are already stretched too thin.
by Catharine Richert

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Republican Kendall Qualls launches campaign for Minnesota governor

Republican Kendall Qualls launches campaign for Minnesota governor

There’s a new candidate for Minnesota governor on the Republican side, as Kendall Qualls entered the race Sunday. He’s an Army veteran and business executive who ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for Congress in Minnesota’s 3rd district in 2020.
by MPR News Staff

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Apostle Islands ice caves access not looking promising this winter

Apostle Islands ice caves access not looking promising this winter

While there still are weeks of winter ahead, officials at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin say it's not looking promising for access to the park's famed Lake Superior ice caves.
by Andrew Krueger

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Olmsted County isolates homeless residents with COVID-19

Olmsted County isolates homeless residents with COVID-19

Rochester’s homeless are now facing below zero temperatures and vulnerability to omicron as it surges. Olmsted County and the Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota have implemented plans to isolate those who test positive.
by Sarah Gelbard

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Brooklyn Park man is latest to be sentenced for 2020 riots

Brooklyn Park man is latest to be sentenced for 2020 riots

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old Brooklyn Park man to more than two years in federal prison for setting fire to a health food store during the riots that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
by Matt Sepic

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