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Minnesota won't take your kid: 3 COVID-19 myths to start the school year

Minnesota won't take your kid: 3 COVID-19 myths to start the school year

As schools across Minnesota reopen, state and local officials are fighting disinformation tied to the coronavirus. Here are the facts around three widely circulating myths.
by Catharine Richert

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Sept. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Bad actors'; state steps up bar, eatery checks

Sept. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Bad actors'; state steps up bar, eatery checks

Compliance, not punishment is the goal as the state works to stem recent outbreaks, officials said Wednesday as they discussed recent weekend bar and restaurant sweeps. They made it clear that establishments shirking the rules open their communities to greater problems.
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Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

During one of the most violent summers in more than a decade, the city’s public health initiatives to prevent retaliatory violence have been constrained by efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 and public reaction to the police killing of George Floyd.
by Brandt Williams

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Records shed light on Guard call-up during May chaos

Records shed light on Guard call-up during May chaos

A Minnesota agency is set to hire an evaluator to review state government’s response to the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in May. Newly released documents detail some high-level deliberations.
by Brian Bakst

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Sept. 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Winona State quarantines; more community spread

Sept. 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Winona State quarantines; more community spread

“In general we’re seeing more community transmission,” Minnesota’s infectious disease director said Tuesday. Separately, Winona State University imposed a 14-day campus quarantine.
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Minnesota shipwreck hunters locate long-sought Lake Michigan wreck

Minnesota shipwreck hunters locate long-sought Lake Michigan wreck

More than a century ago, the Pere Marquette 18 started taking on water while crossing Lake Michigan, and jettisoned its cargo of rail cars into the lake in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. It sank with the loss of more than two dozen lives and the wreck site had eluded searchers for decades — until two Minnesotans found it this summer.
by Andrew Krueger

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No hugs, lots of hope: Pandemic brings a first day of school like no other

No hugs, lots of hope: Pandemic brings a first day of school like no other

Thousands of teachers and students across Minnesota will find big changes and new norms when they return to school buildings Tuesday. Hastings offers a good look at the challenges ahead.
by Riham Feshir

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