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March 9, 2020 1:41 PM

Minnesota Legislature speeds $21M in coronavirus money

Gov. Tim Walz praised lawmakers for “working in a totally nonpartisan manner” shortly before the 64-0 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate. The Democratic-controlled House passed the bill soon afterward, 133-0. Walz is expected to sign the bill Tuesday.

by Brian Bakst

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March 9, 2020 6:04 AM

Cloquet police arrest suspect after deaths of woman, toddler

Police found the suspect in a wooded area Sunday night.

by Tim Nelson

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March 9, 2020 4:00 AM

For those struggling with anxiety and OCD, coronavirus outbreak confirms the worst

Mental health practitioners say the challenge is to help people figure out which anxieties are realistic and how best to deal with them.

by Alisa Roth

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March 9, 2020 4:00 AM

Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Most Minnesotans will have their first contact with the 2020 census this week. Starting Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau is sending out letters Thursday inviting residents to fill out their census questionnaires online.

by Jon Collins

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March 9, 2020 4:00 AM

Ghosts, murder, forbidden love roam northern MN in Ojibwe writer's new novel

Dennis Staples' debut novel "This Town Sleeps" depicts the struggle of a gay Ojibwe man to accept a Native tradition where he rarely felt at home, while escaping a reservation he could never quite leave. Staples is a member of the Red Lake Nation.

by John Enger

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March 8, 2020 6:40 PM

Minnesota health officials report second case of coronavirus

Minnesota health officials announced Sunday evening that they've confirmed a second case of coronavirus in the state. The latest case is a resident of Carver County who's in their 50s.

by Andrew Krueger

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March 8, 2020 3:31 PM

Another day of contract talks for St. Paul teachers yields little progress

Officials with St. Paul Public Schools and the union representing its educators continued talks this weekend aimed at averting a strike scheduled for Tuesday. But as of Sunday afternoon there were no indications an agreement was close.

by Mike Moen

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March 8, 2020 2:05 PM

High water closes highways in southern Minnesota

On Sunday evening, MnDOT reported that an ice jam and rising water had forced the closure of State Highway 99 across the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

by MPR News Staff

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March 7, 2020 12:24 PM

Minnesota health officials say state's first coronavirus patient had minimal contact with others

"In terms of this patient and the potential impact on Minnesota, we have only positive things to say — and that is that we don't have concerns now about community exposure,” said Kris Ehresmann, director for infectious diseases at the Minnesota Department of Health.

by Peter Cox and Andrew Krueger

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March 7, 2020 12:00 PM

Concert asks Duluth to confront a 100-year-old lynching

Sunday marks the 100th day before the 100th anniversary of a gruesome chapter in Duluth's history. On June 15, 1920, a white mob hanged three black men from a downtown lamppost after they were falsely accused of raping a white woman. Several events are being planned this year to acknowledge the tragedy, beginning with a concert this weekend.

by Dan Kraker

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