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Art Hounds: Escape from puzzle rooms; stream a play about microaggressions and 'Minnesota Nice'
Microaggressions and “Minnesota Nice” in a streamed stage production, an outdoor multimedia show at Jungle Theater and virtual escape rooms are all on the list recommended by this week’s Art Hounds.
Aug. 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: School guidance map shifts again
In the latest batch of calculations released Thursday, 11 counties saw their recommendations change for the worse if school started today, away from in-person learning for all students, while six counties saw improvements. Here’s the latest map.
Macalester president on reopening the campus: 'We’re going to follow the science'
Students will begin arriving at Macalester College in St. Paul next week. Ahead of the reopening, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with the college’s president, Suzanne Rivera, about navigating the pandemic.
Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3
The Walz administration is wading deeper into the contentious, long-simmering debate over the proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.
Kanye West submits Minnesota ballot petition
Kanye West’s petition is subject to review but he’d be one of several third-party or independent candidates for president on Minnesota’s ballot, which could make the difference in a close race.
In Grand Forks, giving dignity to a man denied justice
A Black man who was lynched in Grand Forks, N.D., more than a century ago will be memorialized this month, decades after the idea was first raised.
Poll: Most Mpls. voters see Floyd killing as part of racist policing pattern
More than 8 in 10 Minneapolis voters say the killing of George Floyd by police was not an isolated incident, but rather a sign of larger problems in how the city’s Police Department treats Black people, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll.
Will there still be funny hats? National party conventions go virtual
Minnesota delegates to the Democratic National Convention are ready for a busy week, even though concerns about COVID-19 turned the convention into a virtual event.
Walz pressured over Line 3 pipeline project, as appeals deadline nears
The administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces a deadline this week to decide whether to try to overturn the approval of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, and pressure is coming in on all sides.
Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department
The Minneapolis Police Department is unpopular across racial lines, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll. People who identify as Republicans and older residents were more likely to have favorable views of the department.