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Key week in Minnesota as pandemic death toll tops 4K

From quarantining to vaccine news to evidence of a potential Thanksgiving surge, this will be a crucial week in charting Minnesota’s path ahead in the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, December 7, 2020 9:00 pm

News

New highway in southern Minnesota will include passageway designed for deer

All across Minnesota, highways of concrete and asphalt cross thoroughfares of a different kind: corridors used by wildlife as they seek food and shelter. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, December 7, 2020 1:16 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Private money helped pay to conduct Minnesota’s election

Minnesota’s election directors say private money fueled by donations from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped them successfully execute an election threatened by safety concerns amid ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, December 7, 2020 1:10 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Minnesota’s Biden electors pledge to stay on script

Minnesota’s past brushes with Electoral College drama are a big reason why this year will probably lack it. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, December 6, 2020 8:50 am

Health Updates

Daily COVID-19 update: 61 more deaths as difficult December continues

A brutal November for COVID-19 deaths continues to spill into December, the clearest and saddest story of the current surge. The state Health Department on ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, December 4, 2020 12:37 pm

Health Updates

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Just the flu? Death count says no

Minnesota’s daily death counts from COVID-19 have been especially hard to handle over the past two months. More than 1,100 people died in November alone, ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:19 am

Health Updates

Walz expects no-gather guidance for Christmas

As public health authorities brace for a jump in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in coming weeks originating from Thanksgiving celebrations, Gov. Tim Walz says ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 30, 2020 7:55 pm

News

A difficult Thanksgiving for many

COVID-19 is delivering some especially awful news in a holiday week that’s supposed to be focused on life’s blessings and joys. Minnesota officials on Wednesday ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:17 am

News

With hunger on rise, Walz says food relief is ‘hand up’ not ‘handout’

Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he's hoping to reach a deal for COVID-19 relief in the state by next week, including proposals for additional food ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:16 pm

News

COVID spread causing ‘surreal’ staffing problems in nursing homes

Long-term care in Minnesota is in dire need of staffing support, industry and public health leaders say. With new COVID-19 cases in the thousands and ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 9:15 am

Business

Walz readies new package to aid businesses hurt by curbs

Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he’s pulling together a relief package intended to aid bar and restaurant owners and workers hurt by the current ban ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 23, 2020 4:15 pm

News

A guide to navigating your virtual Thanksgiving

With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Minnesota, many families have decided to rethink their Thanksgiving plans and find alternatives to traditional in-person gatherings. State officials ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, November 22, 2020 5:00 pm

Health Updates

Daily COVID-19 update: At end of grim week, a possible glimmer of hope

Minnesota health officials reported another 51 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing the state’s pandemic death toll past 3,200. But at the end of a grim ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, November 21, 2020 12:45 pm

News

Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to impose new four-week restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and other businesses amid sharply rising COVID-19 cases has prompted some state lawmakers ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 20, 2020 7:12 am

Business

Minnesota’s unemployment rate drops to 4.6% in October

Minnesota’s unemployment rate saw a significant drop from September to October. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:44 pm

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