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Health Updates

At vaccine mandate deadline, Minnesota nursing homes say they are working to comply

The first phase in a federal vaccine mandate kicked in Thursday for workers in health care facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes in many ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 28, 2022 9:00 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Crime debate begins in advance of legislative session

Democrats in the Minnesota House on Monday announced a $100 million proposal to improve public safety throughout the state. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 5:56 am

Health Updates

COVID surge path unclear as backlogs worsen

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data remains clouded by severe post-holiday reporting lags, making it difficult to know if the state’s past the current surge peak, or ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 21, 2022 6:48 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Political experience is line of division among GOP governor hopefuls

The most-active Minnesota Republicans are getting a barrage of candidate appeals as they weigh who should take on DFL Gov. Tim Walz in November. One ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 21, 2022 6:12 pm

Health Updates

Signs of a possible COVID peak; state reaches 11K pandemic deaths

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data remains muddled by post-holiday reporting lags, but Tuesday’s report offers reasons to be hopeful the surge in cases and hospitalizations may ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:22 pm

News

Donations pouring to animal shelters for “BettyWhiteChallenge” 

Television star Betty White's 100th birthday is prompting a flurry of donations to animal welfare organizations, including some in Minnesota.  Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 5:18 am

News

Federal gov’t pledges $60M for Minnesota bridges, more in the coming years

Bridges around Minnesota will undergo repairs with a $60 million boost in federal transportation money headed this way and more in the years ahead. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 14, 2022 8:55 pm

Health Updates

Costs for COVID-19 hospitalization are changing. Find out more about why

For the first two years of the pandemic, Minnesota health insurance providers, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield and HealthPartners, among others, voluntarily waived costs ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 14, 2022 8:00 pm

News

Ready for a change: Couples go all in on small-town life

Katrina and James Ball were living and working in the Cayman Islands when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, December 30, 2021 2:53 pm

News

Electric and gas rates set to rise across Minnesota

It's been a busy few weeks at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The PUC is charged with approving the rates that the state's regulated utilities ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 2:31 pm

News

Walz says he has COVID-19 symptoms

Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he is now experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive earlier this week and saying on Tuesday he was asymptomatic. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, December 23, 2021 5:15 am

News

COVID-19 drives halt to state’s population growth

Minnesota’s population growth screeched to a halt in the past year, buffeted by COVID-19, slowing immigration rates and more people leaving the state. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 7:00 pm

News

Gov. Tim Walz tests positive for COVID-19

By Brian Bakst, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has tested positive for COVID-19 along with other members of his family, his office ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 11:21 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Proposed change to Minnesota’s sentencing guidelines draws flak

Several Republican legislators criticized a proposal that could result in reduced prison time for some felons in Minnesota. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, December 17, 2021 7:30 pm

Health Updates

State tops 10K deaths; active cases ebbing

Minnesota’s latest COVID-19 data suggests the surge from Thanksgiving gatherings is subsiding. Still, the state crossed a difficult milestone Wednesday, tallying more than 10,000 pandemic ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:00 pm

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