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Good morning, Welcome to a brrrisk Monday. Snowy in the Arrowhead, mostly cloudy with chilly breezes across the rest of the state. Wind NW 10-20 mph. Highs in lower 40s for central Minnesota, near freezing north. Cooler start to the week, but we should start feeling things warm up on Thursday. Check out the latest forecast from Updraft.
The climactic chapters of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial begin Monday morning at the Hennepin County Courthouse. Prosecution and defense attorneys will deliver closing arguments and then hand the case to jurors to await perhaps the most consequential verdict in Minnesota history.
3 things to know:Closing arguments begin MondayDerek Chauvin did not testify in his defense, invoking his right to remain silent Case expected to hinge on responsibility for George Floyd’s death; defense points to Floyd’s health conditions, drugs; prosecution points to Chauvin’s actions, knee on Floyd’s neckJury deliberations begin. Key questions, answered
Protests calling for justice for Daunte Wright continue for 8th day in Twin Cities
Protests and rallies calling for justice after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright continued for an eighth day Sunday around the Twin Cities.
There was a march and rally near the Governor's Residence in St. Paul, and a rally with a lengthy lineup of music and dance performances at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: State reaches vaccine milestone as death toll passes 7,000
About 51.6 percent of 16-and-older Minnesotans have received at least one vaccine dose, 36.3 percent completely vaccinatedHospital admission, ICU trends hovering at winter levels; health officials say virus variants likely are driving increase in new casesMinnesota’s pandemic death toll now at 7,020🎧 What's on MPR News today
-- Michael Olson, MPR News, @publicmic
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