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Government shutdown: What's open, what's not

The partial government shutdown officially went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning. However, the major impacts won't be felt until the work week starts Monday morning.

MINNEAPOLIS - The partial government shutdown officially went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning.

However, the major impacts won't be felt until the work week starts Monday morning.

"I'm showing up Monday morning just like I usually do, but have no idea whether I'm going to get paid for it," federal worker Andrew Peterson says.

Peterson's job as a police officer at the Minneapolis VA Hospital is what's considered "essential." That means regardless if there's a shutdown or not Monday morning, he's required to be at work.

But for many other federal employees, their situation is still up in the air.

"Some people's leave might get canceled if they're considered essential," Peterson explains. "If they're furloughed they're concerned about getting paid."

For the rest of us, here's what a government shutdown might look like.

The military will continue to protect our borders and interests overseas. However, their compensation for that work is still up in the air.

The U.S. Postal Service will continue delivering the mail. Social Security checks will also go out to recipients during the shutdown.

Medicare and Medicaid will both continue during the shutdown as well.

However, gun permits will be put on hold and passports may be delayed.

Both the TSA and Air Traffic Control will continue to operate during the shutdown.

The staffing at many other federal agencies however, will be greatly reduced.

The Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, FDA and IRS will all be operating at half staff or less.

The situation at national parks is arguably the most confusing of all the government agencies.

Some parks will continue to be open, but others will be closed.

Federal officials say the open status of their parks depends on how the park is funded.

If you're going on a trip to one of these parks federal officials advise you to call ahead to see if the park will be open Monday or not.

The status of numerous federal building is also still up in the air.

KARE-11 has reached out to all four federal government buildings in the Twin Cities Metro, but our calls have not been returned at this time.

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