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LIVE VIDEO: Walz plan to end most COVID restrictions by end of May, mask mandate by July 1

Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

The governor's announcement will be aired live on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and KSTP.com at noon ...

MDH reports 13 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,661 new cases

Meanwhile, there have been a total of 4.45 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 2.3 million receiving the Pfizer vaccine, 1.9 million receiving the Moderna vaccine and 200,250 receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to MDH ...

Former U of M regent speaks about controversial departure as lawmakers call for investigation

Brooklyn Center police officer, acting union president claims protesters hurled racial slurs at officers

US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000

St. Paul City Council votes to have state board review Sheriff Fletcher's livestreams

Judge yet to rule on Chauvin new trial motion; legal expert points to another anticipated decision

Local

Bloomington Public Schools board selects new superintendent

Eric Melbye, Ph.D., will become the ninth superintendent in the district's over 100-year history...

Allina workers reach deal to avoid strike

The union states the tentative agreement includes a 5% pay increase over the next three years and workplace safety improvements...

A file photo of Allina health care workers on strike.

Man arrested in connection to fatal shooting in St. Paul's North End neighborhood

Police say Marlon Vincent Walker was arrested outside of a hotel in Richfield Wednesday ...

Fire weather watch issued for Thursday for majority of state

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Thursday, covering central, northeast, northwest and western Minnesota...

Feds charge Minnesota substitute teacher in sextortion case

Mitchell James Ottinger has been charged with two counts of production and attempted production of child pornography and two counts of making extortionate threats ...

Minnesota Sports

Minnesota Twins pitcher Devin Smeltzer, making his Major League debut, throws against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning.

Twins recall Devin Smeltzer, option Lewis Thorpe

Gophers baseball series vs. Ohio State postponed due to COVID concerns

Kaprizov scores twice, Wild fall to Vegas 3-2 in OT

Twins offense sputters in 3-1 loss to Texas

Edwards ties career-high 42 in Wolves 139-135 loss to Memphis

Twins reinstate Sano, place Kirilloff on injured list

Twins recall pitcher Thorpe, option Waddell

Wild ready for rematch against Vegas

Vikings sign 11 undrafted rookies

Politics

Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.

DeSantis signs GOP-drafted voting bill, legal fight begins

President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters as he speaks about the American Rescue Plan, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Washington.

Biden ready to sell $2.3T infrastructure plan in Louisiana

In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Small business COVID-19 relief program runs out of money

National News

Shooting at Idaho middle school injures 3; student captured

Arrested New Hampshire youth detention center worker was fired, rehired

On social media, memories pop up from a pandemic still going

Biden ready to sell $2.3T infrastructure plan in Louisiana

Alabama trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past

Investigative

Former U of M regent speaks about controversial departure as lawmakers call for investigation

A chorus of lawmakers, faculty, and a former governor say former University of Minnesota Regent Michael Hsu was targeted by a well-financed campaign involving some of his own former colleagues ...

Business

US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending...

A sign announcing they are hiring hangs in the window of a restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Some restaurants in New York City are starting to hire employees now that they can increase their indoor dining to 75% of capacity starting May 7.

Medical

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles...

Technology

Facebook's oversight board: Watchdog or distraction?

Coming after months of deliberation and nearly 10,000 public comments on the matter, the board's decision on Trump told Facebook to specify how long the suspension of his account would last, saying that its "indefinite" ban on Trump was unreasonable...

On social media, memories pop up from a pandemic still going

As we navigate these weeks that are unspooling a year after March, April and May 2020, memories from earlier in the COVID-19 crisis are popping up in people's social media feeds when throwbacks, reposts and commemorations crack open the digital time capsule of the pandemic before it's even over...

Lisa Phillips at her home Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. When the anniversary of the pandemic arrived, Phillips was not eager for a trip down memory lane. The Phoenix woman had developed symptoms and quarantined with a suspected case of COVID-19 last spring, lost her mother to the disease in July, and been hospitalized herself in November, overwhelmed by grief and isolation.

60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining up

Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps...

In this May 5, 1961 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Alan Shepard is launched into space atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Entertainment

Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago...

To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is 'Crime of the Century'

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Broadway readies imminent ticket sales for fall reopening

FILE - Broadway posters hang outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre during Covid-19 lockdown in New York on May 13, 2020. Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Broadway theaters can reopen Sept. 14 and will be allowed to decide their own entry requirements.

Grab your popcorn: Union Depot in St. Paul to host family-friendly movie nights

Meghan wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid

In this Saturday March 7, 2020 file photo, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex with Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday May 5, 2021, won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father.

Traffic

Construction in downtown Minneapolis causing headaches for some

Construction in downtown Minneapolis is causing frustration among some residents and drivers. One particular area of concern is along Fourth Street between First and Fith avenues ...

Biker killed after crashing into fence in Stearns County

New configuration goes into place along I-94 from Maple Grove to St. Michael Tuesday

59 years ago, 1st Target opens in Roseville

1 killed in overnight crash in St. Paul

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Shelter for cats finds new home in North St. Paul

A shelter for cats has found a new home in North St. Paul. Caring for Cats is celebrating its new location on Seventh Avenue East ...

INTERVIEW: VP Harris talks about presidential address to Congress

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Brooklyn Center police officer, acting union president claims protesters hurled racial slurs at officers

US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000

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Twins offense sputters in 3-1 loss to Texas

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