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At least two people are injured in a plane crash in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, United States.
2024-09-20

Illinois becomes the first state in the Midwest to vaccinate 70% of adults.
2021-06-17

Tensions between protesters and police intensified for the second night after the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old man who was shot by police at a traffic stop. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz imposes a curfew, and police begin firing gas canisters and flash-bang grenades. Some protesters, wearing gas masks, pick up smoke canisters and throw them back at police. About 40 arrests are made, ranging from curfew violation to rioting.
2021-04-12

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo adds Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin to the state's quarantine requirement list, while Delaware is removed.
2020-07-14

The Dalai Lama, following his routine check-up at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, cancels his U.S. speaking engagements in October after doctors advised him to rest. The 80-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader is scheduled to return home to Dharamsala, India, Saturday.
2015-09-30

Prosecutors in the state of Minnesota file criminal charges against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for allegedly mishandling sexual abuse allegations by a priest.
2015-06-5

A winter storm causes the cancellation of school in the midwestern United States and the cancellation of 1,000 flights.
2015-02-2

The Senate in the U.S. state of Minnesota passes a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. Governor Mark Dayton says he intends to sign it into law.
2013-05-13

Tornadoes hit the midwestern United States with twelve people killed, six in Harrisburg, Illinois.
2012-02-29

A heavy thunderstorm hits the midwestern United States of Illinois and Wisconsin leaving thousands of homes without power and causing transport problems in Chicago.
2011-06-30