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January 14, 2021 5:30 AM

Jan. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: State expands vaccination pool; more vaccine needed

While the new guidance lets providers vaccinate those 65 and older, “we are not yet ready to advise large groups of Minnesotans on how they can get vaccine,” the state’s health commissioner told reporters.

by MPR News Staff

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January 14, 2021 4:00 AM

As children's museums reopen, will most families come back?

COVID-19 has upended how children's museums operate. The pandemic has forced many of them to temporarily close, including the state's largest children's museum in St. Paul. After a seven-week hiatus, however, the museum reopens Thursday.

by Riham Feshir

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January 14, 2021 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: A St. Cloud couple creates paintings inspired by art from Aboriginal Australians

Often working together, Eve and Gary Wallinga use sticks to apply acrylic paint to canvas, creating images from layered dots.

by Emily Bright

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January 14, 2021 4:00 AM

Minn. lawmakers to Walz: Where are the shots?

Minnesota legislators are pressing state officials to speed up Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccinations. Gov. Tim Walz says kinks in the federally managed distribution system are the main holdup.

by Brian Bakst

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January 13, 2021 7:28 PM

MN researchers found less-lethal weapons used in Floyd protests led to serious head, eye injuries

Researchers studying injuries sustained by protesters and bystanders in the Twin Cities following the killing of George Floyd say “less-lethal” projectile weapons like rubber bullets are not appropriate for crowd control.

by Jon Collins

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January 13, 2021 6:40 PM

New road signs mark Mille Lacs Reservation’s 1855 borders

The new highway signs mark the edges of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s reservation as established by an 1855 treaty. But Mille Lacs County officials believe that original reservation was dissolved by subsequent treaties and court actions.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 13, 2021 4:00 PM

‘Sí se puede’: Minnesota’s fast-growing Latino community is layered and complex

Latinos in Minnesota are a diverse and growing community. Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the community is about 300,000 — more than six times the size just three decades ago.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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January 13, 2021 3:42 PM

St. Louis Park man pleads guilty to joining ISIS

Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, 24, is due to be sentenced May 26 on a single count of providing material support to designated foreign terrorist organization. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

by Matt Sepic

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January 13, 2021 7:23 AM

Duluth's city-run Spirit Mountain ski area at financial crossroads

Spirit Mountain is at a financial crossroads. Over the past few years, Duluth’s City Council has had to bail out the ski area twice in order to keep it afloat. Now a task force is coming up with recommendations for how to make the ski hill sustainable moving forward.

by Dan Kraker

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January 13, 2021 5:30 AM

Jan. 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Moderate caseloads; hospital admissions down

Even as they applaud recent positive trends, officials have been signaling that another upswing in cases and deaths is expected.

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