Andrew Putz

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.

Plus: disability rights advocate Rick Cardenas dies; legal experts confused by decision to announce Floyd family settlement with Minneapolis during Chauving trial; U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson under fire for BLM comments; and more. 

Plus: Walz calls approval of one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine a “game-changer”; traffic stop in Wadena County leaves two dead, sheriff’s deputy wounded; Hennepin County to be first county in Minnesota to implement Climate Action Plan; and more.

Plus: MyPillow CEO’s notes from Trump meeting refer to ‘martial law if necessary’; Minneapolis council takes first steps toward ballot question on replacing police department; U of M to pause accepting new students into some doctoral degree programs; and more.

Plus: judge in Floyd cases denies motion to limit audio and video coverage; AG’s office sues two more restaurants over defiance of COVID restrictions; longtime broadcaster Tom Hanneman dies; and more.

Plus: Chauvin given permission to live out-of-state following release from jail; Fairview details job cuts at St. Paul hospitals; BCA investigating fatal shooting of suspect by sheriff’s deputy in Pine County; and more.

Plus: White House offers conflicting messages about President Trump’s health; Wisconsin sets another single-day record for COVID-19 cases; Minnesota state senator arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired; and more.

Plus: Smith, Lewis clash over pretty much everything in U.S. Senate debate; activists vow to overcome attempts to suppress votes among Minnesota Muslims in upcoming election; Minnesota teen just one of two girls to gain eagle scout rank; and more.

Plus: charges filed against downtown looters; Pence visits Duluth; judge throws out a lawsuit against U of M over 2018 speech by commentator Ben Shapiro; and more.