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Minneapolis police looking for reinforcements
With nearly 500 people wounded by gunfire so far this year, Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo is trying to secure help from other law enforcement agencies."Our resources are hemorrhaging," Ar...
Nov 11, 2020
New memorial recognizes generations of military service by Native American veterans
A new monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opens on Veterans Day -- the National Native American Veterans Memorial.Alan Karchmer | National Native American Veterans MemorialAfter 25 year...
Nov 11, 2020
AP Explains: Election's validity intact despite Trump claims
The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.In refusing t...
Nov 11, 2020
How a Minneapolis clinic is narrowing racial gaps in health
NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in north Minneapolis started as part of a 14-city pilot program funded by President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. It's the only one of those hea...
Nov 11, 2020
The story of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in 4 days
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's attorney, speaks at a press conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping on Saturday in Philadelphia.Chris McGrath | Getty Ima...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance
Vowing "to get right to work," President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as "inconsequential," even as Demo...
Nov 11, 2020
After COVID diagnosis, nearly 1 in 5 are diagnosed with mental disorder
Researchers have found that people recovering from COVID-19 are more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety, depression or insomnia within three months of their illness fro...
Nov 11, 2020
Sean Sherman, teaching Indigenous food traditions
Throughout November, MPR News is featuring Indigenous Minnesotans making history to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.Sean Sherman, 46, is a Minneapolis-based chef focusing on preserving Indige...
Nov 11, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: 'Some really bad data' is coming
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todayAs he rolls out new restrictions on late-n...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden plans to reopen America to refugees after Trump slashed admissions
A Kurdish refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border in 2014. President-elect Joe Biden aims to re...
Nov 11, 2020