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June 15, 2022 5:04 PM

Walz opens a wide financial lead on his rivals as the gubernatorial campaigns start to rev up

Walz opens a wide financial lead on his rivals as the gubernatorial campaigns start to rev up and one of the prosecutors in the Derek Chauvin case is poised to join the federal bench in Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 15, 2022 7:32 AM

Two Minnesota children contract measles after traveling outside U.S.

Minnesota health officials say they've confirmed two cases of measles in Hennepin County. The two pre-school children developed symptoms shortly after returning from another country where the disease is common, the state Health Department said in a news release. The children, who are siblings, were unvaccinated, and one was hospitalized due to complications. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 14, 2022 5:24 PM

Minnesota baked today in hottest weather in a year, with even hotter days coming

Minnesota baked today in hottest weather in a year, with even hotter days coming, and Eric Ahasic’s Jeopardy streak came to an end today, with a miss on a Richard Nixon quote. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 14, 2022 6:53 AM

Rising Rainy Lake threatens environmentalist Ernest Oberholtzer's historic retreat

For more than a month hundreds of homeowners have frantically built sandbag walls around their homes on Rainy Lake to try to hold off record-setting floodwaters. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 13, 2022 7:33 AM

Minnesota Leaders meet to discuss racial health equity

Leaders of Minnesota's community health clinics and the state's department of human services are meeting Monday to discuss racial health equity. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 10, 2022 4:04 PM

State human rights department, city of Minneapolis police reform talks stalled

Minneapolis city leaders have so far declined to meet with state officials to discuss reform of the police department. Following a two-year investigation, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights released a scathing report in late April that alleges a pattern of illegal racial discrimination in the MPD. This is the MPR News afternoon update for Friday, June 10, 2022. Hosted by Peter Cox. Theme music by Gary Meister.

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June 10, 2022 6:56 AM

Minnesota Supreme Court hears lawsuit seeking more police in Minneapolis

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday morning that the city needs to “restore” the Minneapolis Police Department as part of a lawsuit from a group of Minneapolis residents who want more officers on the force. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 9, 2022 5:37 PM

The debate about policing in Minneapolis gets a hearing before the state supreme court

The debate about policing in Minneapolis gets a hearing before the state supreme court and political leaders are making a final try at a special session. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 9, 2022 7:26 AM

Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID 'test-to-treat' sites

Three of Minnesota's state-run COVID-19 testing sites will soon become spots for COVID treatment, too, making them some of the first to come out of the federal government’s push to create “test-to-treat” sites. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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June 8, 2022 5:36 PM

Nearly 140,000 people have already applied for pandemic bonuses from the state

Nearly 140,000 people have already applied for pandemic bonuses from the state, and health leaders call gun violence a public health crisis in Minnesota. Also, Minnesota’s Jeopardy champion wins for a third time. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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