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September 15, 2020 6:10 PM

With violent crime on the rise in Mpls., City Council asks: Where are the police?

Council members, some of whom support defunding the department, say their constituents are “terrified” by a violent uptick.

by Brandt Williams

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September 15, 2020 5:51 PM

U of M students move in, and test the latest COVID-19 measures

The pandemic has changed many things, but the basics were still the same, with parents and students pulling unwieldy futons into buildings and tearful goodbyes.

by Peter Cox

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September 15, 2020 4:50 PM

Feds reject petition to place moose on endangered species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition made five years ago by two environmental groups to grant endangered species protection to the moose in the Upper Midwest.

by Dan Kraker

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September 15, 2020 4:48 PM

Walz urges Trump and Biden to follow Minnesota's COVID-19 rules

Gov. Tim Walz sent a letter Tuesday to the Trump and Biden campaigns reminding them of Minnesota’s guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both candidates are scheduled to campaign in the state Friday.

by Brian Bakst

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September 15, 2020 2:15 PM

Two campaign aides shot in Minneapolis

Two off-duty campaign staffers were shot in Minneapolis Monday. A teen died at the scene of the shooting. Another man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds. Both were members of the campaign team of Republican congressional candidate Lacy Johnson.

by MPR News Staff

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September 15, 2020 6:29 AM

1 person shot in Edina hospital parking lot; police searching for suspect

Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting at the M Health Fairview hospital in Edina, Minn., on Monday night.

by Tim Nelson

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September 15, 2020 5:00 AM

Sept. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 5 more deaths; case growth moderate

The newest numbers come as officials continue to prep Minnesotans to expect a long road back to normalcy. The state health commissioner says we’re in the “third or fourth inning” of the pandemic.

by MPR News Staff

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September 15, 2020 4:00 AM

Suburbs loom large in campaign for legislative control

The future of Minnesota’s divided state government is on the ballot in November, as all 201 seats in the Legislature are up for grabs.

by Tim Pugmire

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September 14, 2020 6:55 AM

Visits, voting punctuate big political week in Minnesota

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will campaign in Minnesota as early voting opens. New polls show Biden ahead in the race.

by Brian Bakst

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September 14, 2020 5:30 AM

Federal jury trials set to resume in Minnesota

After months of closed federal courtrooms in Minnesota due to COVID-19, federal jury trials are set to resume on Monday.

by Matt Sepic and David H. Montgomery

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