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Minnesota health officials reported 1,032 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the second-highest daily increase on record. MPR News update for Aug. 29, 2020. Hosted by Emily Bright. Our theme music is by Gary Meister. 

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is prepared to respond if looting were to flare up. Minneapolis issued curfews over the past two nights after windows were smashed and several stores were looted Wednesday evening. MPR News afternoon update for Friday, Aug. 28. Hosted by Kirsti Marohn. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Police, state troopers, and soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were on patrol during an overnight curfew in the Twin Cities, after looting and vandalism hit businesses along Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. The unrest followed rumors of a police shooting. MPR News morning update for August 28, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

At least four businesses were set on fire and dozens were damaged Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

The unrest erupted after what authorities describe as misinformation about the suicide of a homicide suspect in downtown Minneapolis. The city's curfew will run from 8 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday. MPR News evening update for August 27, 2020. Hosted by Dan Kraker.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a curfew Wednesday night to try to curb potential for violence downtown following rumors that a man who died by suicide had been shot by officers. Loose groups of people smashed windows, grabbed merchandise from stores on and around Nicollet Mall.

This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, August 27, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis is rolling out new use of force policies for its police officers, three months after the death of George Floyd. It discourages use of firearms, and requires more documentation. This is an MPR News evening update for August 26th, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Our music is by Gary Meister.

Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Minnesota's presidential ballot this November as an independent candidate, the state Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the office said that official signature totals were not immediately available because election workers were in the process of taking personal information off the documents. West turned in the signatures a week ago, 2,000 of which required verification to get on the ballot

This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota is building a lab in Oakdale and standing up 10 testing locations in a bid to more than double COVID-19 testing using saliva samples. Health officials hope to fill in supply and availability gaps in current testing. This is an MPR News evening update for August 25, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Our theme is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their climb Monday, as the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved a proposal to delay in-person classes for students on some of its campuses.

According to the plan, nearly all undergraduate classes on three of the university’s campuses — in the Twin Cities, Rochester and Duluth — will now begin online for at least the first two weeks of school this fall. Move-in for students who live in on-campus housing at those three locations will also be delayed by two weeks.

This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Classes in southwestern Minnesota have been cancelled and the University of Minnesota says it is delaying students moving in and in-person classes, as COVID-19 continues to play havoc with back-to-school plans. This is an MPR News evening update for Monday, August 24, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Our music is by Gary Meister.