Health Updates
Cases continue to fall, vaccinations hold steady
As the state races to beat out a new, more contagious variant of COVID-19 with vaccines, COVID-19 cases — and case positivity rate — continue ...
Minnesota Public Radio, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
Cops, Courts & Fires
Jury finds Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in Floyd killing
A Hennepin County jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:42 pm
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: More than half of Minnesotans are vaccinated; positivity rate down
As Minnesota races to beat back a more contagious variant of COVID-19, it reached an important milestone this weekend, with more than half of Minnesotans ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 19, 2021 2:18 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Use of force reasonable, defense attorney argues
By Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Riham Feshir and Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney said Monday that the ex-Minneapolis police officer ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 19, 2021 9:09 am
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: Nearly half of adults with at least 1 dose; cases rise
Minnesota remains in a cycle of hopeful and concerning news on COVID-19. Officials on Saturday will likely report more than half of the state’s adults ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 16, 2021 12:06 pm
News
Vikings stadium debt becomes piece of budget debate
Debt tied to the Minnesota Vikings stadium is a wild card in state budget discussions.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 16, 2021 5:46 am
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: Vaccinations slow amid Johnson and Johnson ‘pause’
Minnesota’s vaccination rate has slowed slightly over the past week, with around 25,000 people per day getting their first shot, down from around 30,000 per ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 2:14 pm
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: Vaccinations, hospitalizations rising across state
There’s no doubt Minnesota is seeing another COVID-19 wave. The questions that can’t be answered exactly right now are — how long will it last ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 3:26 pm
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: Almost half of Minnesota adults vaccinated; more than 11,000 in Freeborn County with at least one shot
Monday starts with hope and concern on the COVID-19 front. Minnesota is close to having half the adult population with at least one vaccine shot. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 12, 2021 11:25 am
Health Updates
COVID-19 update: Vaccinations, cases, ICU needs all climbing
The calendar says April, but Minnesota’s COVID-19 data feels more like winter. Active case counts haven’t been this high since late December. Hospitalizations and intensive ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, April 10, 2021 3:52 pm
Health Updates
As vaccine eligibility expands, one southern Minnesota health department recalibrates
A week into Minnesota’s expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, at least one regional health department is beginning to feel the pinch.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, April 10, 2021 3:25 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Gulf builds in MN Legislature over public safety plans
When Minnesota lawmakers approved new police oversight laws a couple of months after George Floyd’s death, some vowed to go even further in changing law ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:19 pm
Education
Even with prospect of aid, Minnesota school budgets in dire shape
St. Francis schools Superintendent Beth Giese has been getting up early to ride buses this week. The district is short-staffed and needs special education assistants ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:15 pm
Health Updates
Feeling guilty, anxious about your COVID-19 vaccine search? You’re not alone
Early in the morning the day after Gov. Tim Walz announced that all Minnesotans 16 and older would be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 8:43 pm
Health Updates
Race for vaccines is on as people in hospital, cases rise
Minnesota’s most recent COVID-19 data shows the state remains in a pattern of hopeful increases in inoculations and worrisome growth in new cases and hospitalizations. ...