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 News outlets push for livestream of trial in Floyd case
The judge in the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers has already announced plans to allow an unprecedented level of recording and livestreaming of the trial, acknowledging that space in the courtroom is limited due to the pandemic. The defendants and a coalition of media organizations are arguing for the heightened access, but prosecutors disagree.
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota
Days after the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, doses of the Pfizer shot have arrived in Minnesota. The state expected 183,000 doses by the end of the month.
'Last 8 months have been quite the ride': How one restaurateur is managing 2020
Many bars and restaurants are struggling to stay in business amid the pandemic. The owner of a usually thriving Woodbury restaurant says his industry is looking for help. 
Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December
Minnesota health officials reported 67 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing the December death toll to 766. It’s now killing Minnesotans at a rate far higher than any recent flu season; about one-third of all recent deaths in Minnesota are tied to COVID-19.