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Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at the age of 59

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn has died at the age of 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer, according to his wife.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Jim Hagedorn: Minnesota GOP congressman dies of kidney cancer

Republican ran for Congress three times and lost before winning in 2018

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Joe Biden to urge ‘deterrence and diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis – as it happened

President to talk publicly after hosting call with Nato allies – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2022

Minnesota’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls below benchmark 10%

Minnesota's COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below the high-risk threshold of 10% for the first time since December, a sign the omicron variant wave of the pandemic continues to ease.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022

Vikings add former Browns HC Mike Pettine as assistant head coach

Might have to start calling them the Minnesota Browns as the Vikings hire their fourth former Cleveland employee of the offseason:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2022

Record Store Day 2022 list includes a couple Minnesota surprises (plus Prince and Replacements)

MINNEAPOLIS — As is almost always the case, both Prince and the Replacements will have limited-edition LPs hit the shelves on Record Store Day 2022, the master list for which arrived Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022

A look at high-profile killings by US police

Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter faces sentencing Friday for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Prosecutors reduce requested sentence for ex-cop Kim Potter

Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

The most abortion-related statewide ballot measures since 1986

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 16, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 16, 2022

Dennis Anderson: Makes no scientific sense, but DNR, Legislature mull cutting walleye limit

Since the pandemic's onset, the words "follow the science" have been spoken so many times by so many people on so many sides of so many issues, the directive has all but lost its meaning. On the mask/no mask issue alone, follow the science means one thing one day and…

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022