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|By AMY FORLITI
A Minneapolis commission is expected to take up a proposed amendment Wednesday that would dismantle the city’s Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death and replace it with a new public safety department.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:09 PM CDT
A day after officials launched an effort to increase enforcement of distancing orders in bars and restaurants, a state agency reported there had been nearly 700 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past day.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 11:50 AM CDT
A federal COVID-19 response team provided suggestions on how to improve Minnesota’s response to the pandemic during a Friday morning briefing.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2020 at 10:19 AM CDT
The bill passed by the Legislature earlier this week also bans chokeholds and so-called warrior-style training, which critics say promotes excessive force.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM CDT
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce a statewide face mask mandate on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
The city government in Pierre is letting the support for their police force be known.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 1:05 PM CDT
In Iowa, the issue has divided urban and rural schools and yielded widely varying guidance.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 12:58 PM CDT
The increasing number of cases prompted hospitals in the Des Moines area to stop allowing most visitors.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By MOHAMED IBRAHIM
Minnesota public safety officials updated the state's driver's manual to give motorists who are legally carrying guns some guidance on what to do if stopped by police.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM CDT
State Sen. Scott Jensen says he’s being investigated by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice for some public comments he made as a doctor about the coronavirus.
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Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By DAVID PITT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:57 PM CDT
State health officials say the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases identified in Iowa increased by 389 Friday, bringing the state’s total known positive cases to nearly 350,000.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Pierre is getting its first half marathon road race in a long time.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM CDT
One of the biggest county fairs in the world - and a major attraction in northwest Iowa - is not happening this year.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
A state inspection report says a nursing assistant who worked while sick may have introduced the coronavirus into an Iowa nursing home where fifteen residents died.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 9:51 AM CDT
A group still plans to hold a three-day motorcycle rally in northern Iowa that's expected to attract thousands of bikers despite the concerns of local officials that the event could spread the coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 9:08 AM CDT
|By By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
The Minneapolis City Council is taking steps that might someday do away with the city's police department in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 9:34 AM CDT
The Minnesota Twins have removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 12:15 PM CDT
Vice President Mike Pence has announced he will travel to Iowa this week to meet with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 9:46 AM CDT
Vice President Mike Pence has announced he will travel to Iowa this week to meet with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:04 PM CDT
A Minneapolis native who spent decades in South Dakota talks with Dakota News Now about living in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 4:09 PM CDT
Another major event in the region called off due to COVID-19, the Iowa State Fair.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By AMY FORLITI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM
Several advocacy groups are presenting their own recommendations to reform law enforcement in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of the City Council signaled support for abolishing the police department.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 12:52 PM CDT
A new report shows Iowa saw a jump in the number of people filing for unemployment last week compared to the week prior as the country deals with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT
Many religious leaders in Minnesota say it's too soon to throw open their doors to the faithful, despite the governor's recent decision to lift some coronavirus restrictions on places of worship.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM CDT
Iowa saw a surge of COVID-19 deaths and coronavirus cases over a 36-hour period, with 10 additional deaths and 436 new cases confirmed.
Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 11:09 AM CDT
The Minnesota State Fair board announced Friday morning the 2020 fair would be canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 12:27 PM CDT
|By By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
Roman Catholic and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations across Minnesota plan to resume holding worship services in defiance of the state’s ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 1:22 PM CDT
More than 16,700 Iowans filed unemployment claims last week in the wake of efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 1:21 PM CDT
Minnesota has recorded 25 more COVID-19 deaths and 523 new confirmed coronavirus cases.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 1:35 PM CDT
Health officials have reported 13 new COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota to raise the state's total to 591.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 1:34 PM CDT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she'll be go into “modified quarantine” after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence at a time when one of his aides tested positive for coronavirus.
Updated: May. 8, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By RYAN J. FOLEY
Iowa processed its most coronavirus testing in a 24-hour period since the pandemic began as the state allowed some businesses in its largest metropolitan areas to partially reopen.
Updated: May. 8, 2020 at 2:40 PM CDT
|By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Minnesota has essentially banned large-scale high school and college graduation ceremonies to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Updated: May. 2, 2020 at 5:25 PM CDT
FEMA has approved four states within FEMA Region 8 for development of crisis counseling programs for residents struggling with stress and anxiety as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2020 at 4:50 PM CDT
Minnesota health officials say 214 new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the state in the last 24 hours, and 14 more people have died from the disease.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 2:49 PM CDT
Minnesota health officials say another 21 people have died of coronavirus complications, matching the highest one-day death toll announced Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By David Pitt
Gov. Kim Reynolds says she's taking steps to allow elective surgeries in hospitals and open farmer's markets on the day that new positive coronavirus cases surged by 521 and 11 more people died.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 12:49 PM CDT
Eight more Minnesota residents have died of COVID-19, while the state’s total of confirmed cases has climbed above 1,800.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2020 at 3:01 PM CDT
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a fatal helicopter crash in northwest Iowa.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2020 at 4:32 PM CDT
Iowa public health officials say that 97 more Iowans tested positive for coronavirus infection, increasing the state total to 1,145.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2020 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is extending Minnesota’s stay-at-home order until May 4 as the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state continues to rise.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 1:50 PM CDT
A local Catholic elementary school is getting creative in celebrating Holy Week while also following social distancing guidelines.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2020 at 12:46 PM CDT
|By James MacPherson
North Dakota officials say a second person has died from complications of the coronavirus in the state.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2020 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By Steve Karnowski
Minnesota students have begun learning from home.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2020 at 12:39 PM CDT
|By David Pitt
Abortion providers with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa are suing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for suspending abortion procedures as part of her order to halt elective and non-emergency medical procedures.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2020 at 2:34 PM CDT
Iowa health officials have confirmed 38 more cases of the coronavirus and a fourth death.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2020 at 2:05 PM CDT
Iowa health officials say 64 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the state's total to nearly 300.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2020 at 2:04 PM CDT
The Minnesota Department of Health on Saturday confirmed the state's fifth death from the coronavirus.