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Rochester students left public schools during pandemic, budget hole remains
The district is facing a projected $23 million budget deficit. In part, the financial losses are driven by the loss of students during the pandemic — a phenomenon that's playing out around the state.
Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News
“Clearly we need full-on culture shift and reform in our (police) department. We don't need an investigation to tell us that,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told All Things Considered host Tom Crann. Here’s the interview.
COVID’s long shadow
Host Angela Davis checks in with an ICU nurse from St. Cloud, Minn., who has been caring for COVID patients since the beginning of the pandemic. And, she talks with a Latina activist who hopes her father’s long battle with COVID-19 raises awareness about the sacrifices made by essential workers. 
Minneapolis council member Payne to introduce new charter amendment on policing
Elliott Payne represents Minneapolis’ Ward 1 and told MPR News the proposed change would reimagine how police operate in Minneapolis.
Latest on COVID in MN: Pandemic path brightens as cases, hospital needs fall
Key metrics tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota continue to show the current surge in retreat, with cases, positive test rates and hospital bed use all falling steadily. Duluth’s mayor says she’ll let her city’s masking order expire on Saturday.
Throwback Thursday with Mike Mulcahy
Senior editor Mike Mulcahy has been at MPR News on and off — mostly on — since 1985. Mike joins MPR News host Angela Davis for a look back at his storied career.
Omicron continues pain for event businesses in MN, still not back to normal
The live event and hospitality industries have been hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But they say they have been, for the most part, left out of the financial aid many others have received.