| | Aug. 21, 2020
It’ll be an above-average, mostly rain-free weather weekend. Expect highs in the 70s in the northern part of the state and the 80s and 90s in the southern part. Both Saturday and Sunday, we'll have sticky dew points in the 60s. A few spots may see dew points of 70 degrees at times Saturday. Some scattered showers are possible on Saturday, too. Find more details on the Updraft blog.
U of M students at the U's Twin Cities campus and 2 other campuses will have to take online classes only — for at least the first two weeks. U President Joan Gabel said in a message to students Friday that the decision is based on the number of COVID-19 cases showing up in several colleges and universities around the country that have had to cancel or pause their on-campus learning.
Minneapolis plans to spend $4.8 million on temporary police station. The city wants to rent an office building for at least three years to serve as a temporary headquarters for police displaced from the 3rd Precinct. Rioters stormed the precinct and set fires May 28. Since then staff have been working remotely and at the convention center.
Health officials: Although the number of COVID-19 deaths remained in the single digits most of this month, the number of confirmed cases continues to rise steeply. Here's a closer look: The Health Department reported 835 newly confirmed cases of the disease. 1,753 Minnesotans have died from the disease so far, most of them lived in long-term care facilities. A hopeful sign, the number of people needing treatment in intensive care units fell to its lowest level in nearly a month.
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| MN Health: 15 COVID-19 cases from Sturgis, more coming | | State health officials have worried for weeks about Minnesotans carrying COVID-19 back from the massive motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. On Friday, they confirmed that Sturgis cases are surfacing, with one person hospitalized. | | |
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| Senate showdown begins over commerce commissioner | | Minnesota Senate Republicans have set the stage for another confirmation showdown with DFL Gov. Tim Walz. Members of two Senate committees — commerce and energy — met online Friday to grill Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley over his leadership of the agency, including this week’s decision to further challenge the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project in northern Minnesota. | |
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