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Kanye West submits Minnesota ballot petition

Kanye West submits Minnesota ballot petition

Kanye West’s petition is subject to review but he’d be one of several third-party or independent candidates for president on Minnesota’s ballot, which could make the difference in a close race.
by Brian Bakst

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Aug. 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: 9 more deaths; total cases top 66K

Aug. 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: 9 more deaths; total cases top 66K

Despite some recent stability in the data, Minnesota’s count of active, confirmed cases remains near its late-May high. Public health leaders believe that while the state may be at the crest of the current wave, more waves are coming.
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Most Mpls. voters see Floyd killing as part of racist policing pattern

Poll: Most Mpls. voters see Floyd killing as part of racist policing pattern

More than 8 in 10 Minneapolis voters say the killing of George Floyd by police was not an isolated incident, but rather a sign of larger problems in how the city’s Police Department treats Black people, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll.
by Brandt Williams

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In Mankato, Trump rips critics, vows to win Minnesota

In Mankato, Trump rips critics, vows to win Minnesota

Hoping to win over the state in the fall election, President Donald Trump portrayed himself as a law and order candidate Monday during an attack-filled hourlong campaign speech at the Mankato airport before heading off to Wisconsin and vowing, “I’ll be back.”
by Brian Bakst

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Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

The Minneapolis Police Department is unpopular across racial lines, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll. People who identify as Republicans and older residents were more likely to have favorable views of the department. 
by Jon Collins

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Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Community members overseeing the George Floyd memorial site at 38th and Chicago in south Minneapolis outlined a list of 24 items they want the city, county and state to address before the barriers are removed.
by MPR News Staff

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