Sept. 29, 2020
More chilly weather this week. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the 40s. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy in the north with scattered rain showers, and partly cloudy elsewhere. It’ll be windy with highs in the mid-50s to lower 60s.
Minnesota Poll: Most Minnesotans believe police are biased against Black people.
Most Minnesotans say that the criminal justice system doesn’t treat Black and white people equally and that George Floyd’s death was a sign of broader problems in policing, according to the newly released MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE-11 Minnesota Poll. But Minnesotans responding to the poll were sharply divided along political lines: Nearly four out of five respondents who consider themselves Democrats said that the criminal justice system is biased against Black people. Only about a third of Republicans agreed. Learn more about how this polls was conducted here. Tennessee Titans report eight positive COVID-19 tests among staff and players.
The news came just days after they beat the Vikings at U.S. Bank stadium. The Vikings have reported no positive test results so far, although transmission may not be immediately apparent. Both teams have halted team activities, in what is the first test of potential in-game exposure of the NFL season.
The latest on COVID-19: Hospitalizations climb; active cases hit record high.
State health officials reported five new deaths and 817 new COVID-19 cases. Both figures are down, but dips in cases are common on Tuesdays, as weekend test results are recorded. Hospitalizations continue to rise, with the seven-day rolling average of new admissions now at its highest point since the first week in June. Data is also showing infection rates growing across all age ranges except for children and teenagers, even as schools are settling into limited in-person learning around the state. For more of the latest news in under five minutes, subscribe to the Minnesota Today podcast.
— Tim Nelson | MPR News | 