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Health Updates

Pandemic recedes; statewide COVID curbs end

If you’re looking for more signs that Minnesota’s COVID-19 pandemic is firmly in retreat, Friday will be a good day. That’s when all remaining statewide ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 28, 2021 9:03 am

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Minnesota State Fair disbands its police as reopening approaches

By Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota State Fair officials are looking for a new police force, after fair officials decided to eliminate the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:54 pm

Health Updates

New, active COVID-19 case counts fall; hospitalizations ebb across the state

Tuesday’s COVID-19 data offers more evidence the pandemic is in retreat. That includes just 256 newly reported cases, the lowest daily count since August. The ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:45 pm

Health Updates

Vaccination pace back above 40,000 shots a day

Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination pace climbed back above 40,000 shots a day over the weekend, a level not previously seen for more than two weeks. That’s ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 24, 2021 6:26 am

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Hundreds rally in Minneapolis to remember George Floyd, push for reforms

Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and residents in Minneapolis on Sunday for a rally ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 24, 2021 6:24 am

Education

‘We’re still in the storm’: Minnesota students struggle with mental health

Sixteen-year-old Kyree Wilson, an 11th-grader at North Community High School in Minneapolis, has been learning remotely since the pandemic closed her school last March. Being ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:13 pm

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More COVID-19 relief coming for Minnesota’s renters

By Hannah Yang, Minnesota Public Radio News Housing officials in Minnesota say hundreds of millions of more federal dollars will help people who have not ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:05 am

Health Updates

Minnesota pandemic trends solid; vaccinations languish

Minnesota’s COVID-19 picture continues to improve following a spring surge, with active caseloads and hospitalizations trending at or near their lowest points in the past ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 14, 2021 4:42 pm

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The state is lifting its COVID-19 mask mandate. Here’s what that means for you

It marks a singular milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic: Friday morning, Gov. Tim Walz was expected to sign an executive order to undo the state's ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 14, 2021 3:30 pm

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Minnesota Capitol focus shifts to timetable to avoid shutdown

DFL Gov. Tim Walz acknowledged Thursday that tax increases on people with high incomes won’t survive in negotiations on a new state budget. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 13, 2021 7:56 pm

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Prospects of on-time finish for Legislature dim

One week from Monday, time runs out on the Legislature’s regular session, and hopes of an on-time finish are fading fast.  Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 10, 2021 5:41 pm

Health Updates

Vaccination pace continues to fall

Minnesota has inched above the milestone of 60 percent of state residents 16 and older with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Next ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, May 9, 2021 8:45 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

In police debate at Minnesota Capitol, echoes from past ring anew

Twenty years ago, Lateesa Ward sat with her hands clasped at a Minnesota Senate committee witness table. She brought prepared remarks but seldom broke eye ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 6, 2021 5:12 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minneapolis police say missing toddler found safe

Minneapolis police are asking for help from the public in finding a missing 2-year-old girl, last seen Monday afternoon. They believe she may have been ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:36 am

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MN Senate Republicans pass voter ID bill

The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate has passed a requirement that voters show a photo ID, even though opposition from DFL Gov. Tim Walz and House majority ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:31 am

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