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Man getting a COVID-19 vaccine, Photo Date: April 7, 2021

Marcus Sherels, Boys & Girls Club of Rochester team up for COVID vaccine clinic

Floyd’s condition, medical care at center of Day 3 of federal trial

Floyd’s condition, medical care at center of Day 3 of federal trial

1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
Area law enforcement, first responders receive training in autism awareness
Area law enforcement, first responders receive training in autism awareness
DMC: Health as a catalyst for growth
DMC: Health as a catalyst for growth
Most are dissatisfied with elementary school start times
Most are dissatisfied with elementary school start times
Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?
Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
Rochester City Council to vote on extending local sales tax
Rochester City Council to vote on extending local sales tax
Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
FILE - A driver places a swab into a vial at a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday, Jan. 27, for millions of health care workers in about half the states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
EXPLAINER: 'Excited delirium' and George Floyd
FILE -In this image from police body cam video, Minneapolis police officers attempt to remove George Floyd from a vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis. A paramedic who treated George Floyd on the day he was killed testified Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers that he wasn't told Floyd wasn't breathing and had no pulse when officers upgraded the urgency of an ambulance call. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Mason City police search for suspect in convenience store robbery
Mason City police search for suspect in convenience store robbery
Candidates for Teacher of the Year include several from SE Minnesota
Candidates for Teacher of the Year include several from SE Minnesota
Mayo Clinic modeling predicts Omicron cases will soon decline
Mayo Clinic modeling predicts Omicron cases will soon decline
AHS welcomes new Head Track and Field Coach
AHS welcomes new Head Track and Field Coach
Fed plans to raise rates starting in March to cool inflation
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick
FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer listens during a forum at the French Cultural Center in Boston, Feb. 13, 2017. Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Iowa man, outed by relative, faces US Capitol attack charges
Iowa man, outed by relative, faces US Capitol attack charges
Minnesota COVID-19 update: Wednesday
Minnesota COVID-19 update: Wednesday
Vikings hire Adofo-Mensah as new GM
Vikings hire Adofo-Mensah as new GM

Local Sports

AHS welcomes new Head Track and Field Coach
APS hires new Head Baseball Coach
Friday's local scores & highlights

Politics

Qualls joins packed GOP field in race for Minnesota governor
Tax cuts, education changes among GOP legislative priorities
Rep. Omar breaks ranks, votes against infrastructure bill

Business

Nissan recalls 793K Rogues; wiring trouble raises fire risk
US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories
Iowa's December unemployment rate drops to 3.5%

Minnesota Headlines

DMC: Health as a catalyst for growth
DMC: Health as a catalyst for growth
EXPLAINER: 'Excited delirium' and George Floyd
FILE -In this image from police body cam video, Minneapolis police officers attempt to remove George Floyd from a vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis. A paramedic who treated George Floyd on the day he was killed testified Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers that he wasn't told Floyd wasn't breathing and had no pulse when officers upgraded the urgency of an ambulance call. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Iowa Headlines

1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
Mason City police search for suspect in convenience store robbery
Mason City police search for suspect in convenience store robbery

Twin Cities Headlines

Omicron impacts return-to-office plans in Twin Cities' downtowns
Feds target most violent, repeat offenders in fight to slow Twin Cities wave of carjackings
So Minnesota: Eveleth Hippodrome turns 100 years old
Federal trial of 3 ex-officers charged in Floyd's death starts with blame game, bodycam video
MN group forms to oppose legalizing recreational marijuana
Every Meal in Roseville aims to feed students who may be cut off from healthy meals due to COVID, cold weather or distance learning.
Snowplow hit by gunfire after vehicle crashes into it, Minneapolis Police investigating
LIST: Cities with mask mandates in 2022
LIST: Districts and schools moving to distance learning
Women's Olympic Hockey Team gets honorary send-off

National

FILE - Former President Donald Trump prepares to provide commentary for a boxing event headlined by former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield, Sept. 11, 2021, in Hollywood, Fla. New York's attorney general Letitia James asked a judge Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 to dismiss a lawsuit by Trump aimed at halting her yearslong probe into his business practices. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probe

NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trump's attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices, asking a judge Wednesday to dismiss his lawsuit aimed at halting the probe.

Hospital patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant
Magistrate orders Oath Keepers leader jailed until trial
Oklahoma City woman accuses ex-lawmaker of sexual misconduct
Mississippi capital city struggles with aging water system
Federal appeals court blocks execution of Alabama inmate
Medical marijuana bill passes, heads to Mississipi governor
Fed plans to raise rates starting in March to cool inflation
Redrawn district: Top Kentucky state Dem ends reelection bid
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1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
1 dead, 2 treated for smoke inhalation after Northwood house fire
Mayo Clinic modeling predicts Omicron cases will soon decline
Mayo Clinic modeling predicts Omicron cases will soon decline
Situation 'dire' as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida
U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jo-Ann F. Burdian details the search of 38 missing migrants at a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. One migrant was found clinging to the hull of an overturn vessel and one body was recovered off the coast of Fort Pierce, Fla. The migrants left the Bahamas on Saturday in what the Coast Guard suspects is a human smuggling operation. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Candidates for Teacher of the Year include several from SE Minnesota
Candidates for Teacher of the Year include several from SE Minnesota
Man accused of stabbing K-9 arrested after dad's body found
In this undated booking photo provided by the Houston, Texas Police Department shows Ryan Mitchell. Mitchell who is accused of stabbing a police dog Saturday, was free on bond and now on the run Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, after police alleged he fled from officers and led them on a chase when they sought to question him over his missing father, whose body was later discovered hidden in his home's garage. (AP Photo Houston Police Department)
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