March 25, 2021

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Minnesota will expand COVID-19 vaccination to all state residents 16 and older starting Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Tim Walz.

The expansion marks a major milestone in Minnesota's vaccine strategy. Currently, only people with certain underlying health conditions, as well as those with jobs or living arrangements that put them at highest risk of getting COVID-19 have been eligible for vaccination.

Walz plans to outline the changes and the reasons he’s going this direction during a speech late Friday morning.

New COVID-19 cases are still rising up to an average of nearly 1,300 per day, compared to 850 per day two weeks ago.But there is also a rise in testing, underscoring that some, but not all, of the rise in case numbers is because of expanded testing. New cases are rising at a steeper slope than the positivity rate.

The state’s COVID-19 vaccine data is still flat ahead of next week’s anticipated supply surge, but more Minnesotans are receiving first doses. About 33 percent of Minnesota adults have received at least one dose.

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Line 3 construction brings complication, controversy to Fond du Lac Reservation

Three Minnesota Ojibwe bands were among the plaintiffs who brought a case to the state appeals court this week that could bring construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline project to a standstill. But Native nations — including the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa — have a complicated relationship with the project.

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Mpls. police investigate use of force after video shows confrontation

Minneapolis authorities say they’re investigating an incident captured on Facebook video, showing an altercation that includes what appears to be a police officer punching someone on the ground.

Half of the jury in the Chauvin trial is nonwhite. That's only part of the story

The jury chosen for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, is notable because it is significantly less white than Minneapolis itself. Even so, the jury's basic racial breakdown glosses over some important nuance.

New podcast from MPR News: In Front of Our Eyes

Through this podcast, MPR News, which has followed this case in detail from the beginning, will bring listeners updates on this monumental case, and the consequences it holds for the city and the country. Created in collaboration with American Public Media.

Minnesota home insurance premiums tripled as extreme weather increased

Since 2000, Minnesota has experienced 23 extreme weather events that caused a billion dollars or more in damage. And those billions are costing cities and homeowners through higher insurance rates.

MN Supreme Court reverses rape conviction because woman wasn't forced to get drunk

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of raping a woman who was drunk. The justices ruled that the state's definition of "mentally incapacitated" does not include voluntarily inebriated victims.

'Arrested Development' actor Jessica Walter dies at 80

Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development” and a stalker in “Play Misty for Me” were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen presence more than her good looks, has died. She was 80.

Stuck ship in Egypt's Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled waiting for the obstruction to clear, authorities said.

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