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Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.
State health officials have identified the first case of the omicron variant of the COVID virus in Minnesota. This is an MPR News Evening update for Dec 2, 2021. Hosted by Natasha Senjanovic.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota has its first reported case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Reporter Catherine Richert joined host Cathy Wurzer to share the latest details on the case from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Galtier, Jackson, John A. Johnson, Parkway and L’Etoile du Nord schools will close by June 2022. The board also voted to close Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary by the end of the 2022-23 school year. Two of these schools have no reopening plan, while others will close temporarily and reopen with different programming. This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, December 2, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota abortion rights advocates watch Supreme Court apprehensively, but opponents say they’re heartened by what they heard from the justices today. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
More than 50,000 Minnesotans — many of them Black, Indigenous and people of color — are kept from voting while on probation or supervised release after incarceration. The Minnesota Supreme Court is hearing a case about their voting rights; MPR’s Brian Bakst brought host Cathy Wurzer the story.
Work continues Wednesday to pick a jury in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s killing. Potter’s attorney has made it clear Potter will testify in her defense. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota will hear from former cop Kimberly Potter about shooting Daunte Wright as her trial plays out in Minneapolis. Also, president Joe Biden says his infrastructure bill will make for big changes in Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
President Joe Biden is in Minnesota Tuesday to promote his $1 trillion infrastructure law. Mitch Landrieu, who Biden tapped to oversee implementation of the law, told host Cathy Wurzer about the investments Minnesota can expect, and MPR’s Brian Bakst stopped by with political analysis of the infrastructure package and Biden’s visit.
Former officer Kimberly Potter is charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright during an April traffic stop. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minnesota is bracing for Omicron and possibly more school shutdowns. Also president Joe Biden will be in the Twin Cities on Tuesday afternoon. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
