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MDH: 712 new COVID-19 cases, 33 new deaths

Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 712 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 26,980 cases in the state...

Minneapolis City Council to hold emergency meeting Friday to discuss framework for systemic change, MPD

Floyd died near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue on Memorial Day after being taken into custody by police. The four officers involved — Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng — have all been fired, arrested and charged in Floyd's death ...

VIDEO: Buffalo officers suspended after man, 75, is shoved on video, bleeds

US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%

From North Carolina to Minnesota: A look back at George Floyd's life

Minneapolis police investigating homicide downtown

Looking for ways to help? Here are some community, donation resources in Twin Cities

Local

UW-River Falls, UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout set to bring back students in the fall

According to a news release from University of Wisconsin-River Falls, all three campuses will have safety measures that include physical distancing and social distancing. Campuses will also work with public health officials to have plans for testing symptomatic students ...

Minneapolis police investigating homicide downtown

According to a police spokesperson, officers responded to the 700 block of East 14th Street at about 9:45 p.m...

Unprecedented mission during unprecedented time for Minnesota National Guard

It's been a week since Governor Tim Walz announced the activation of the Minnesota National Guard to help bring a stop to violent and destructive riots in the Twin Cities. Guard members are not on duty all the time, they have civilian jobs when they're at home with their families ...

Minnesota National Guard troops are stationed outside the entrance to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.

State lawmakers assess damage as St. Paul businesses rebuild

More than 100 businesses in the Twin Cities are now rebuilding after last week's destructive riots. Many of those are located in the Midway neighborhood on the west side of St. Paul ...

UPDATE: Girl whose wheelchair was stolen receives new one

Several weeks ago, Bobbi Glewwe had her wheelchair stolen right out of her family's driveway in Mendota Heights ...

Minnesota Sports

Eden Prairie native Carter Coughlin had powerful words in a chat this week with KSTP Sports.

Former Gopher Carter Coughlin Q&A: 'Protesting was beautiful'

United's Finlay discusses MLS labor negotiations, upcoming league-wide tournament in Orlando

NBA approves 22-team return; Wolves season ends

Former Wolves and current Pistons coach Dwane Casey commits to helping spark change

Wednesday update: 3M Open is 50/50 whether it'll happen at TPC Blaine in July

NBA presents plan to restart season, doesn't include Timberwolves

MLS, players reach new labor deal, to resume with tournament

Q&A with Wolves guard Josh Okogie: 'Everybody has to fight for each other'

Lynx coach/GM Cheryl Reeve: 'All Lives Can't Matter Until Black Lives Matter'

Politics

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington.

Trump hails jobs report, but unemployment rate still high

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google said state-based hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful. The company confirmed the findings after the director of its Threat Analysis Group, Shane Huntley, disclosed the attempts Thursday, June 4, 2020, on Twitter.

Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

In this June 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Church in Washington.

Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests

National News

n this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. Video from WBFO shows the man appearing to hit his head on the pavement, with blood leaking out as officers walk past to clear Niagara Square. Buffalo police initially said in a statement that a person �was injured when he tripped & fell,� WIVB-TV reported, but Capt. Jeff Rinaldo later told the TV station that an internal affairs investigation was opened. Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood suspended two officers late Thursday, the mayor�s statement said.

VIDEO: Buffalo officers suspended after man, 75, is shoved on video, bleeds

Despite reopening, some jobs lost to virus are gone for good

Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change

Prosecutors describe racist slur as Ahmaud Arbery lay dying

AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan

Investigative

Minnesota meatpacking towns face unique economic threat from COVID-19

When JBS, one of the biggest pork processing plants in the state and the largest employer in the city of Worthington, shut down last month, the financial impact was felt from the packing lines to a suddenly empty main street ...

Business

Trump hails jobs report, but unemployment rate still high

President Donald Trump took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported surprising job gains for last month, seizing on the data to predict that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic disruption was in the rear-view mirror...

Medical

U of M clinical trial: Hydroxychloroquine not effective at preventing COVID-19 infection after exposure

University of Minnesota researchers have published the first randomized clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine's effectiveness at preventing COVID-19 after exposure to the coronavirus ...

This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas.

Technology

Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

The company confirmed the findings after the director of its Threat Analysis Group, Shane Huntley, disclosed the attempts Thursday on Twitter ...

'Back in the game': SpaceX ship blasts off with 2 astronauts

NASA's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode skyward aboard a white-and-black, bullet-shaped Dragon capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 30, 2020. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted towards orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company.

Minneapolis experiencing cyberattacks amid civil unrest

Both state and city officials are working to prevent the attacks and figure out where they are coming from ...

Entertainment

St. Croix County Fair postpones 2020 event due to COVID-19

The fair will be rescheduled to July 14-18, 2021...

Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest

FILE - In this April 28, 2018, file photo, Jay-Z and Beyonce watch Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans in Oakland, Calif. Several top record labels organized Black Out Tuesday on June 2, 2020 as riots erupted around the world sparked by Floyd’s death as well as the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Musicians including Rihanna, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Demi Lovato, Post Malone and Harry Styles have spoken out following Floyd’s death and the worldwide riots.

Jay-Z applauds decision to have Minnesota AG Ellison lead George Floyd case

In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Jay-Z makes an announcement of the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation, at the Roc Nation headquarters in New York.

Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status

In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Kylie Jenner arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Forbes magazine, which once declared Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title if she ever did, but Jenner is pushing back. Forbes said in a story posted Friday that an examination of financial filings after the reality star and beauty mogul sold 51% of her company Kylie Cosmetics to Coty in a January deal valued at $1.2 billion reveal that Jennerâ€™s worth was inflated.

Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84

FILE - This May 12, 2014 file photo shows playwright Larry Kramer at the premiere of HBO Films'

Traffic

Metro Transit: Bus, light rail service affected by Thursday's curfew

Gov. Tim Walz issued the curfew extension Wednesday...

Woman killed, child injured in Clear Lake crash

Metro Transit: Light rail schedule to resume Thursday

Man dies in single-vehicle crash in northwestern Wisconsin

Curfew implemented for some parts of Twin Cities, MnDOT says no plans to shut down highways

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Health care workers take a knee

The group said they wanted to show their commitment to the diverse community they serve and honor the life of George Floyd ...

Get Growing: Container gardens and color wheels

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