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The Biden administration issues a new eviction moratorium after a federal ban lapsed
After intense pressure from progressives, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
Brooklyn Center mayor hopes early steps bring bigger change in policing
After a Brooklyn Center police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright in April during a traffic stop, the city committed to reshaping its entire public safety structure, including lowering the profile of the Police Department.
Long-time activist K.G. Wilson to leave Minneapolis
K.G. Wilson has devoted years of his life to keeping kids out of gangs, guns off the streets and to supporting families struck by gun violence. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his decision to leave Minneapolis after his nearly 20-year tenure in the city. 
Amid uptick in bear encounters, Superior National Forest enacts new food storage order
Officials in northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest say they're seeing an uptick in bear encounters this summer — so what had been longstanding food storage recommendations for visitors are now required.
Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes.