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In a first of its kind three day public hearing this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hearing testimony to determine whether the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine would violate the water quality standards of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, whose reservation lies downstream of the proposed project. 

This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Walz says he'll fight for tax rebate checks to Minnesotans as legislative session heads to an end game, and the state is already figuring out how to hand out frontline worker bonuses. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

The number of new Covid cases and hospitalizations are increasing dramatically in Minneapolis. The state department of health is now strongly recommending people wear masks in indoor public settings and businesses - regardless of vaccination status. And parents may hear some news in June about new Covid vaccines for children under the age of 5. Dr. Michael Osterholm is a professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to sift through the latest news.

New rent control regulations that are among the strictest in the country take effect Sunday in St. Paul. The measure, which caps rent increases at 3 percent per year, won approval from St. Paul voters in November.

This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

In this latest selection from the MPR News North Star Journey series, editor Brandt Williams interviews Chad Montrie, who recently published a book about racial exclusion in Minnesota. You’ll also hear a report from Mark Zdechlik about efforts to expand financial literacy education, and a story from Kirsti Marohn about efforts to bridge the homeownership gap in St. Cloud. These stories are made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

One man is dead and another person is injured after a state trooper and a sheriff's deputy fired on a vehicle after an attempted traffic stop last night in central Minnesota. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it happened just before 6 p.m. near the city of Bowlus in Morrison County.

This is the evening MPR News update for April 29, 2022. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Theme music by Gary Meister.

A long-stalled deal to repair the state’s unemployment insurance fund and deliver hero checks to some frontline pandemic workers has been struck by top leaders at the Minnesota Capitol. The agreement would clear the way for bonuses to as many as 667,000 workers that have been held up since House and Senate negotiators deadlocked on a plan last summer.

This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Tom Crann. Music by Gary Meister.

Deal struck for unemployment insurance and pandemic worker pay at Capitol, and a Minnesota sailor lost on the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor has at long last been identified and will be buried in June in his home town. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson.

Mayor and council members vow action on scathing state report on Minneapolis police, and Starbucks employees have unionized the first store in Minnesota, on Snelling Avenue in the city’s Macalester-Groveland neighborhood. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

State report says Minneapolis police have longstanding racial bias, leadership problems. And a 14-year-old boy is being held on $1 million for the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Chippewa Falls. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.