Minnesota’s coronavirus cases are expected to be higher again on Friday, as the Health Department works through a backlog from a testing provider. - Comparing COVID-19 In Minnesota and its neighbors in Upper Midwest
Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates will highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Community conversations and meetings are important to understanding our world. Your health and safety are important to Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. We can convene these conversations in online events that spark discussion, while capturing the experience for broadcast on air. Spotlight on the Future of Policing is part of a series of convenings MPR News is committed to leading over the next year to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities — in education, health, economic opportunities and many other areas. More about Virtual Events from MPR & APM
Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew effective 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night in downtown after people broke windows to stores and looted some. Police and community leaders tried to tamp down rumors about a police shooting, after a man shot himself. - NPR special report Summer of racial reckoning
The Minnesota State Fair was scheduled to kick off on Thursday August 27, 2020, but there is no fair this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. MPR News host Angela Davis paid tribute to all the things we love about the State Fair: the food, the rides, the live music and entertainment, farm animals, looking at the winning cakes and crop art ... and yes, even the crowds. - MPR News: 'If it's sacrifice to keep people safe, I'm OK': Vendors react to State Fair cancellation - Public Media Market: 2020 Virtual State Fair T-Shirt - Visit us… online: mpr.org/statefair
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A new study released this week reports that significant efforts to reduce sediment will be needed for the Mississippi’s upper reaches to meet state water quality standards. - Troubled waters St. Croix River, 580 other waterways added to state's list - Cleaning up polluted water is tough, but possible Here's how it can be done - MPR News report Trouble in the Water
Spotlight on the Future of Policing is part of a series of convenings we are committed to leading over the next year to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities — in education, health, economic opportunities and many other areas. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 12 noon p.m. CT Free registration