| April 16, 2021 The weather will remain cloudy and chilly tonight, with lows in the upper 30s. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-50s. On Sunday we’ll trade a few clouds for highs around 60 with a chance of rain, and maybe a touch of snow after midnight. But there will be little to no accumulation when you wake up the next morning. Get the latest from Updraft. Funeral services for Daunte Wright are set to take place next week in Minneapolis. The funeral is scheduled for noon Thursday at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, with the Reverend Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy. Wright was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop last Sunday in Brooklyn Center.
The 20-year-old's death has sparked days of protests outside the Brooklyn Center police department, with police using tear gas and arresting dozens of people for violating curfews earlier in the week. Thursday night's protest was markedly calmer, when police did not use munitions and there were no reports of large-scale arrests. Minneapolis Public Schools will be changing their learning schedules next week in preparation for jury deliberations and a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. On Monday and Tuesday, in-person learning will continue for all grades.
But Wednesday through Friday, all students who typically participate in in-person learning will switch to distance learning. The district has cancelled all athletic events and before- and after-school child care for the remainder of the week, though pick-up lunches will still be available.
COVID-19 variants are driving infections across Minnesota as state health officials warn of a fourth wave. The state is reporting about 2,300 new cases today.
That brings the total of active cases in the state just over 20,000 for the first time since December. But while case counts are marching upward, they're growing at a slower rate than they did last week. As of today, nearly half of all Minnesotans 16 and older have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and within that group, just over 34 percent have completed their vaccine regimen.
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