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Adventures in the book trade

Adventures in the book trade

Gary Goodman, the semi-retired owner-operator of St. Croix Antiquarian Books in Stillwater, Minn., has a memoir called “The Last Bookseller.” He joins host Angela Davis to talk about the characters and capers of the book business. And, Judith Kissner, the owner-operator of Scout & Morgan Books in Cambridge, Minn., weighs in on how the internet and the pandemic have changed the book business.
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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Kimberly Potter sentenced to 2 years

The former Brooklyn Center police officer was found guilty of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright. Kimberly Potter will be sentenced on Feb. 18.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at age 59

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at age 59

The GOP congressman had been battling kidney cancer for the past three years. He died Thursday night, said his wife, former state Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan.
by MPR News Staff

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Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

“This is a cop who made a tragic mistake,” Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said Friday as she sentenced Kimberly Potter. Wright’s father said Potter got a “slap on the wrist, and we still wait around every night crying, waiting for our son to come home.”
by Nina Moini

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Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

An unprecedented use of executive authority during the COVID-19 pandemic has state lawmakers looking at a rewrite of the peacetime emergency powers law. Republicans are pushing for big changes, and Democrats say they are also open to an update.
by Brian Bakst

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A look inside a rural hospital's labor shortage

A look inside a rural hospital's labor shortage

Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, Minn., is feeling the strain of the pandemic.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions hold strike vote

Close to 8,000 teachers and school staff in the Minneapolis and St. Paul teacher unions have been casting their votes this week on whether or not to authorize a strike. Voting ends Thursday night. MPR News reporter Elizabeth Shockman talks with Cathy Wurzer about what’s at stake.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Behind the scenes with producer Samantha Matsumoto

Behind the scenes with producer Samantha Matsumoto

Host Angela Davis talks with associate producer Samantha Matsumoto about the making of MPR News with Angela Davis. And, new Cube Critics co-host Aron Woldeslassie makes a special appearance.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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