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Poll: COVID restrictions ‘about right;’ majority wants masks in schools

Poll: COVID restrictions ‘about right;’ majority wants masks in schools

Results of a new Minnesota poll from MPR News/Star Tribune/FRONTLINE/KARE 11 show fewer than a third of Minnesota voters think coronavirus restrictions have gone too far, and a majority supports requiring teachers and students to wear masks in schools. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Orange you happy it's leaf-peeping season? Where to find fall colors this weekend

Orange you happy it's leaf-peeping season? Where to find fall colors this weekend

It's still too early to see the most vibrant shades, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. But portions of northwestern Minnesota are between 25 percent and 50 percent peak.
by Nancy Yang

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Enbridge ordered to pay $3.3 million for an aquifer breach

Enbridge ordered to pay $3.3 million for an aquifer breach

The Minnesota DNR says Enbridge pierced a groundwater aquifer in Clearwater County during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline, causing an estimated release of more than 24 million gallons of groundwater from the aquifer, posing a risk to rare wetlands.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Outdoor sports remain very white. Duluth groups are working to close the 'adventure gap'

Adventure sports like mountain biking and climbing are all the rage right now. In Duluth, the city has invested in new bike and ski trails and an ice climbing park. Even as the state grows more diverse, however, those sports remain overwhelmingly white. But groups in Duluth are working to change that. 
by Dan Kraker

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Art Hounds recommend solo dance videos, architecture tours and opera outdoors

Art Hounds recommend solo dance videos, architecture tours and opera outdoors

“What’s Out There Weekend” offers walking tours to explore the culture and design of public spaces in the Twin Cities, Opera Afuera fills Allianz Field with music by Latino artists and the McKnight dance fellows premiere their solo dance videos.
by Emily Bright

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MN Supreme Court tosses 3rd-degree murder conviction of ex-cop Noor

MN Supreme Court tosses 3rd-degree murder conviction of ex-cop Noor

The ruling means that former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor must be sentenced on the lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter for the for the 2017 killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. His lawyer said Noor could be out of prison by the end of October.
by Jon Collins, Brian Bakst and Peter Cox

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How is back to school going in Minnesota?

How is back to school going in Minnesota?

The third year of pandemic schooling is now well underway in districts across the state. This year is already shaping up to be markedly different than last year. MPR News education reporter Elizabeth Shockman checked in with families and school leaders to learn more about the start of classes.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Cathy Wurzer

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Supreme Court speeds up review of ruling on Minneapolis ballot question

Supreme Court speeds up review of ruling on Minneapolis ballot question

The Minnesota Supreme Court has granted a petition for accelerated review of a district court's ruling that blocks the Minneapolis public safety referendum.
by Jon Collins

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Twin Cities mosque bomber gets 53 years in prison

Twin Cities mosque bomber gets 53 years in prison

“It was clearly an act of domestic terrorism against a religious group,” Judge Donovan Frank said Monday as he sentenced Emily Hari, previously known as Michael Hari, in the 2017 bombing of Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center. Prosecutors were seeking life in prison.
by Matt Sepic

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Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know

Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know

President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates this week that will affect more than 1.4 million workers in Minnesota. How the mandates will be enforced, however, is still being sorted out.
by Catharine Richert

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