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Health Updates

In statewide ad, Minnesota hospital leaders warn COVID is overwhelming health care system

Essentia Health CEO Dr. David Herman sees the pandemic impact on hospitals as heartbreaking in many ways. But for him, what stands out are the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 8:50 pm

News

As anglers and hunters drop out, DNR seeks more sustainable funding

Last month, Bob Walker walked into a stretch of woods southeast of Rochester, Minn., with his son, hoping this year would be his final deer ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 7:00 pm

News

As winters warm, Minnesota lakes are losing ice

As Minnesota’s lakes warm due to climate change, they are losing ice cover that turns them into playgrounds for the state’s winter-hardy residents. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, December 12, 2021 5:31 pm

News

Worker shortage has local governments scrambling

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston can house 200 inmates, but this week, a 60-bed housing unit will close, cutting the jail capacity to ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7:08 pm

Elections & Campaigns

MN House starts work on redistricting that courts will likely finish

The typical way new political districts are drawn every 10 years in Minnesota is that the courts do it. It's happened that way for decades, ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, December 6, 2021 6:16 am

Health Updates

Minnesota’s COVID tracking retooled amid surge, variants

By Brian Bakst, Minnesota Public Radio News Two tools designed to tamp down COVID-19’s spread in Minnesota got revamped amid the latest surge in cases. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, December 5, 2021 2:37 pm

Health Updates

Minnesota’s COVID tracking retooled amid surge, variants

Two tools designed to tamp down COVID-19’s spread in Minnesota got revamped amid the latest surge in cases. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, December 3, 2021 8:04 am

Health Updates

Omicron variant surfaces in Minnesota

State public health leaders on Thursday confirmed the new omicron COVID-19 variant, identified Wednesday in California, is now in Minnesota. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:01 am

News

Stalemate over special session appears to be easing

A legislative standoff over Walz administration commissioner confirmations appears to be easing in a way that would make a special session over worker bonuses and ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 10:59 am

News

Influential Minnesota poet and bracing critic Robert Bly has died

Minnesota poet, teacher and men’s movement founder Robert Bly was a major figure in American literature for decades who drew adulation and controversy. Bly died ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 22, 2021 3:50 pm

Health Updates

Walz pledges National Guard help for nursing homes

Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he’s activating the National Guard to create skilled-nursing response teams to help short-staffed nursing homes. Walz also wants to spend $50 ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 22, 2021 12:27 pm

News

Minnesota unemployment rate ticks down to 3.5%

By Brian Bakst, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota added jobs in October for the seventh straight month, and the state’s unemployment rate is back to ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 19, 2021 2:28 pm

Health Updates

As Thanksgiving approaches, pandemic digs in

Minnesota’s latest COVID-19 data shows a pandemic hitting new highs for 2021, putting more pressure on hospitals with no signs yet of retreat. Key metrics ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 19, 2021 2:24 pm

Health Updates

Exhausted doctors urge Minnesotans to get vaccinated

A year after the promise of COVID-19 vaccines led to hopes the pandemic could be extinguished, case counts and hospitalizations are surging again in Minnesota, ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 15, 2021 7:44 am

Health Updates

Hospital needs hit 2021 highs as COVID-19 surge worsens

COVID-19’s summer-fall punch continues to pummel Minnesota, with key metrics reaching new, worrisome highs for the year. Active and newly reported cases are trending at ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 12, 2021 5:44 pm

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