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Trump’s second impeachment trial gets under way; the parties do battle over pandemic proposals; and some Minnesotans gain influential posts.
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Judge rejects bid to reinstate third-degree murder charges against Chauvin
Plus: questions about how Buffalo shooting suspect obtained a gun; Postal Service plans to rebuild Minneapolis’ Minnehaha station in same location as one that burned in 2020; Wisconsin judge refuses to issue a new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse; and more.
The daily coronavirus update: 24 more deaths; 907 additional cases in Minnesota
The state reports 599,218 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far.
Charges in Buffalo shooting case detail attack
Plus: alleged Buffalo shooter’s troubled background; Diocese of Winona-Rochester reaches abuse settlement; Karl-Anthony Towns’ battle with COVID; and more.
How ‘defund,’ local government aid and the Buffalo shooting have become part of the Legislature’s debate over Chauvin trial security
A bill advancing through the Minnesota Senate aims to put Minneapolis on the hook for any law enforcement help it receives from around the state during the March trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease
Leading liver disease specialists and psychiatrists believe the isolation, unemployment and hopelessness associated with COVID-19 are driving the explosion in cases.
Minnesota continues to see higher state revenue numbers than expected
On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz also tipped attendees at a League of Minnesota Cities webinar that an upcoming budget forecast would be good news — that the state’s current surplus would grow and the projected shortfall in the future would “shrink even substantially more.”
Individual passes now available for MinnPost Festival
In the spirit of MinnPost’s nonprofit mission to make journalism available free for all, all-access passes for the inaugural MinnPost Festival are available at Pay What You Can pricing, meaning you pick the price that works for your budget (including free!).
Then-U.S. Attorney General Barr rejected Chauvin plea deal days after George Floyd was killed
Plus: prosecutor says suspect in Buffalo shooting will face murder and attempted murder charges; Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines; state rolls out ambitious strategy to combat ‘forever chemicals’; and more.
The daily coronavirus update: 11 more deaths; Walz tells group, ‘We’re winning this battle,’ as case numbers continue to decline
According to the most recent data available, 583,602 Minnesotans, or 10.5 percent of the state’s population, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Target joins other retailers in paying employees to get COVID vaccine
Plus: Rep. Emmer’s plan for Republican takeover of the U.S. House; enviro groups allowed to sue Minneapolis over 2040 plan; Cub Foods off Lake Street reopens; St. Paul Public Schools draft new construction plan; and more.
Amid COVID-19, a Minnesota organization develops a DIY will for Native Americans
The issue of estate planning, especially for Native land owners, has become especially important due to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19. The CDC says Native Americans die from COVID-19 at nearly twice the rate of white people.
Some Minnesotans are loving this cold snap: Trees
Trees that thrive in environments like Minnesota’s, where temperatures can drop below freezing for an extended period of time, have adaptations that allow them to survive the winter.
How Sun Country Airlines survived Tom Petters’ Ponzi scheme
Sun Country just unveiled plans to go public. But in 2008, after its owner was charged with running a multibillion-dollar fraud, it was on the verge of extinction.
Buffalo shooting suspect repeatedly threatened violence against doctors and staff at Allina facilities
Plus: owners of Town Talk Diner sue city of Minneapolis and Mayor Frey over riot damage; Minnesota health officials say they don’t have a target date for rolling back restrictions on schools, businesses; nearly 30 people rescued after ice breaks away from shore in Duluth; and more.
The daily coronavirus update: 6 more deaths; 569,164 have at least one dose of vaccine
MDH also announced that Minnesota’s seven-day positivity average, which lags by a week, is 4 percent.
1 arrested after multiple people shot at Allina clinic in Buffalo
Plus: Google turned over location data to Minneapolis police after Floyd protests; U of M Student Senate drafts police-reform bill; the Q conspiracy and the Twin Cities yoga community; and more.
Helping to preserve historic buildings may be the one thing everyone at the Minnesota Legislature agrees upon
That still doesn’t mean lawmakers will pass legislation to make a key state tax credit permanent before it expires.
U of M researchers elaborate on their study of ‘less-lethal’ weapons’ use in crowd control
The study was inspired by the injuries that University of Minnesota doctors were seeing during the George Floyd protests.
Prosecutors may call Chauvin’s co-defendants as government witnesses at trial
Plus: several Minnesota House Republicans introduce articles of impeachment against Walz; Stillwater native confirmed as VA secretary; South Dakota judge strikes down marijuana amendment; and more.
