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.
This week in Washington, the president scrambles, Obama debuts, and the legend lives on from the Chippewa on down to the big lake they called Gitche Gumee.
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.
Plus: St. Paul school board postpones vote on distance learning; Minnesota Children’s Museum reopens; Buzz, the Como Zoo’s polar bear, dies at 24; and more.
This week: Trump blows up the Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General William Barr dares to mention the S-word, and the Minnesota delegation crowns a hotdish champion.
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