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Art Hounds: Northwoods painting and improv for all ages

Art Hounds: Northwoods painting and improv for all ages

Painter David Gilvik captures the colors of the Northwoods. Plus, a kids’ show streaming on YouTube from Daleko Arts and a new show from Blackout Improv.
by Emily Bright and Aron Woldeslassie

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For some COVID patients, ICU stay comes with post-traumatic stress

For some COVID patients, ICU stay comes with post-traumatic stress

Being severely sick with COVID-19 can lead to a host of long-term symptoms and side effects. For some, a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder connected to the experience of having been sedated and intubated for weeks at a time. One Minnesota hospital is trying to help those patients.
by Catharine Richert

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Chauvin trial: Jurors shown extended, intense officer bodycam video

Chauvin trial: Jurors shown extended, intense officer bodycam video

Viewed in succession, the videos offered a brutal, up-close look at officers struggling to push a handcuffed Floyd into the squad car, then pinning him to the pavement to subdue him as he pleads that he can’t breathe, while bystanders on the curb yell that Floyd is dying.
by Riham Feshir, Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Lawmakers facing big to-do list when they return from spring break

Lawmakers facing big to-do list when they return from spring break

It's spring break for Minnesota lawmakers. They’re on a 10-day recess until next Tuesday, April 6. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with political reporter Brian Bakst about what’s yet on the agenda.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Standardized tests are underway in MN schools. What does that mean for students and teachers?

Proponents argue the tests are a needed benchmark after a year that for many students has involved more time at home than in a classroom. But others say they are creating logistical hurdles for already burdened districts, and more stress for kids.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

In sometimes emotional testimony Tuesday, witnesses spoke of feeling powerless at the scene as they admonished and pleaded with the officer who had his knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck.
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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Mavericks make history, blank Gophers for MSU's first Frozen Four trip

Mavericks make history, blank Gophers for MSU's first Frozen Four trip

A pair of early goals and a near-perfect defensive game led Minnesota State Mankato to an upset of top-seed Minnesota in Sunday's regional finale, and the first-ever Frozen Four trip for the Mavericks, who are headed to an in-state showdown with St. Cloud State in Pittsburgh.

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Three Minnesota teams advance to NCAA Frozen Four

It was a big weekend for college hockey fans in Minnesota. MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer caught up with Jess Myers, hockey writer for @therinklive and Forum News, for the latest.
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‘Sick for a season’: A glimpse at the road to recovery after a difficult battle with COVID

‘Sick for a season’: A glimpse at the road to recovery after a difficult battle with COVID

After more than a month in Mayo’s ICU, doctors weren’t sure Gabe Pastores would make it out alive. And then one day he started to get better, marking the start of a long recovery that Pastores said he’s determined to conquer.
by Catharine Richert

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