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Plus: security fencing going back up around the Minnesota Capitol; the Duluth housing market poses a riddle, wrapped in census data; Basilica Block Party to require proof of full vaccination; and more.
Plus: 19-year-old woman arrested in Florida reportedly in connection to Anton Lazzaro case; three pastors leave prominent Minneapolis church; Mike Lindell says Sioux Falls attack came from aggressive selfie seeker; and more.
Plus: air quality alert extended for entire state of Minnesota; state Rep. John Thompson agrees to apologize for calling colleague ‘racist’ on House floor; backers of effort to replace the Minneapolis Police Department file lawsuit against the city; and more.
MinnPost is no longer providing daily updates on the state’s COVID-19 data. Instead, starting today we’ll provide weekly updates on the pandemic in Minnesota.
Plus: St. Paul’s efforts to provide newborns with college savings accounts stymied by state law; intense wildfire season expected in Minnesota; U of M Rocket Team wins international competition; and more.
Plus: metro regains vitality as pandemic wanes; family remembers man whose remains were recently discovered in Minneapolis; US Bank Stadium looks to host 2024 olympic swimming trials; and more;
Plus: congressional Democrats try to move past tensions over Omar’s tweets, reaction; three more charged in connection with death of teen at Woodbury graduation party; Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson suspended from YouTube; and more.
Plus: ‘business as usual’ at George Floyd Square after city attempts to open intersection; arraignment delayed for ex-officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Floyd’s death; heat advisory issued for Twin Cities through Sunday evening; and more.
Plus: preteen girl in critical condition after being shot in the head in North Minneapolis; out-of-state buyers fueling Twin Cities housing market; former U of M student sentence to more than 15 years in prison for espionage; and more.
Plus: federal judge says law enforcement can’t arrest or use chemical agents against news media covering protests; families demand federal government investigate Minnesota policing; former KARE 11 meteorologist Sven Sundgaard sues station over firing; and more.
Plus: judges continue to back Walz’s use of emergency powers; Twin Cities Black churches helping vaccinate communities of color; UMD wins longest hockey game in NCAA tournament history; and more.
Plus: lawmaker wants to shut down Northstar Commuter Rail line; Daily Mail asks Court of Appeals to throw out order denying it credentials for Chauvin trial; Wisconsin governor signs law allowing bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go; and more.
Plus: two dead following what St. Paul police are calling a murder-suicide; marchers demand justice for the victims of Atlanta shootings; Minnesota church leaders wrestle with racial justice issues; and more.
Plus: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspends PolyMet wetlands permit; first Minnesota charged in connection to U.S. Capitol assault; tanker truck spills animal blood on I-494 in Bloomington; and more.
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By Andrew Putz | Editor
March 17, 2021