Defiant Lakeville, Minn., bar ignores another COVID-19 shutdown order
By remaining open, Alibi Drinkery risks a contempt ruling by the court and loss of its liquor license.
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Bob Shaw / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 8:25 pm, Dec. 31, 2020 ×
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LAKEVILLE, Minn. Customers packed into a Lakeville bar on New Year’s Eve – despite a new order to shut the place down.
The owners of Alibi Drinkery ignored a Thursday, Dec. 31, ruling by the Dakota County District Court, and kept the drinks flowing for the last party of 2020.
The bar and the state attorney general have been locked in a stalemate for weeks over Gov. Walz’s order shutting down businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The governor’s order closes businesses offering “indoor, on-premises dining” until Jan. 11.