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November 18, 2020 7:20 PM

As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has laid out new restrictions for the next four weeks, including a prohibition on social gatherings with people outside the same household. Here’s what else you need to know about the new rules.

by Sara Porter and Dan Kraker

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November 18, 2020 1:30 PM

Prosecutors: 14-year-old boy cried ‘mom’ as Chauvin knelt on his back for 17 minutes

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd knelt on the teen’s back for 17 minutes in a domestic assault call from 2017, according to a court document filed by the office of the Minnesota Attorney General.

by Riham Feshir

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November 18, 2020 8:40 AM

2 DFL state senators quit caucus, become independents

Sens. Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni will form their own caucus, which will give majority Republicans more breathing room heading into the 2021 session.

by Brian Bakst

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November 18, 2020 5:49 AM

ChangeMakers: Marlena Myles, educating through art and innovation

Marlena Myles is a self-taught professional artist. Her art leverages technology to create immersive interaction that engages and educates people about the language, history and spirituality of her tribe, the Dakota people.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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November 18, 2020 5:38 AM

Former St. Cloud costume shop owner who 'touched so many lives' remembered for creative spirit

Michael Anderson's costume shop wasn't so much a store as it was an escape into a world of imagination and make-believe.

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 18, 2020 5:15 AM

Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

“We’re at a dangerous point in this pandemic,” Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans in his address announcing the new four-week restrictions, which include no in-person social gatherings with people outside your household and restricting bar and restaurant service to takeout and delivery.

by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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November 18, 2020 5:00 AM

Nov. 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record daily deaths push toll above 3K; hospitalizations climb

The drumbeat of rising COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths — including 67 deaths announced Wednesday — continues unabated in Minnesota.

by MPR News Staff

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November 17, 2020 6:45 PM

A space to grieve: New Ulm moms connect for monument to infertility and loss

A group of women who had experienced similar loss joined together to build a dedicated space in the New Ulm Cemetery where people navigating infertility, miscarriages, infant loss and stillbirths can go to grieve and reflect.

by Hannah Yang

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November 17, 2020 3:56 PM

Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision

Twelve out of 17 members of an environmental justice group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have resigned in protest of the agency’s decision last week to grant a key water quality permit to the controversial Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.

by Dan Kraker

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November 17, 2020 1:53 PM

Lin Enger's new novel delves into truth, lies and the apocalypse

Lin Enger says his own obsession with the rapture developed over the years, as did a story he first set out to write three decades ago. “American Gospel” is set in the 1970s but has an eerie ring of today.

by Euan Kerr

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