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Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

A judge has struck down ballot language that would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency, saying the wording was misleading and unworkable. The City Council drafted new language, which was submitted to the county minutes before the deadline.
by The Associated Press, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

President Joe Biden will survey damage in parts of the northeast that suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, and use the muddy backdrop to call for federal spending to fortify infrastructure so it can better withstand such powerful storms.
by The Associated Press

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Guinea's military declared a coup. What happens next is uncertain

Guinea's military declared a coup. What happens next is uncertain

Members of Guinea's military arrested the country's president Sunday. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, the coup's leader, said he was dissolving the country's constitution and government.
by Chris Benderev

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Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

The goal of having a plan for splitting up $250 million for Minnesota’s pandemic frontline workers by Labor Day won’t come to pass. A nine-member working group is striving for unanimous agreement.
by Brian Bakst

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Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

A group of parents of students at Minnesota K-12 schools that have not implemented mask mandates are suing the state, asking the court to order Gov. Tim Walz to enact a statewide mask mandate for schools amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
by MPR News Staff

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Caught between parents and politicians, nurses fear another school year with COVID-19

Caught between parents and politicians, nurses fear another school year with COVID-19

As kids head back to class, school nurses are stretched thin as they handle increased workloads and delta-variant case surges. Managing a third school year in a pandemic has put even more strain on those in a profession already facing staffing shortages.
by Ari Shapiro, Elena Burnett and Amy Isackson

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Omar, other ‘squad’ members appeal to Biden on pipeline

Omar, other ‘squad’ members appeal to Biden on pipeline

Minneapolis U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Democratic members of Congress want President Biden to stop the nearly completed Line 3 replacement pipeline project. Republican legislators from northern Minnesota say there’s no reason to block the project.
by Matt Sepic and Tim Pugmire

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U.S. expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

U.S. expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas suggested the total could be higher because of the “enduring” U.S. commitment to resettle people who helped the American war effort or are particularly vulnerable to Taliban rule.
by The Associated Press

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More than 8,000 Afghan refugees at Wisconsin's Fort McCoy

More than 8,000 Afghan refugees at Wisconsin's Fort McCoy

A spokesperson for a task force overseeing the refugees at the base said Friday about 8,780 Afghans were at Fort McCoy and about 1,390 soldiers are supporting them. The number of refugees there has nearly tripled in a week.
by The Associated Press

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