Cops, Courts & Fires
COVID-19 fact-finding leads to threats against health workers in Minnesota
Incidents of racism and implied threats of violence have stopped the work of public health care workers on a project looking at how the coronavirus ...
Minnesota Public Radio, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
Elections & Campaigns
Rematches key to control of the Minnesota Legislature
The contest for control of the Minnesota Legislature is underway, and several of the campaigns for House and Senate seats feature candidates who have run ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:57 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Requests for gun permits soared this summer
There may be snow on the ground before Euric Rutherford can even submit his application in person for a new permit to carry a firearm.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:10 am
News
What to do with ‘46 pounds of zucchini’? First-time gardeners discover canning
Until just a few years ago, Angie Boehmer’s grandmother used to make and can spicy pickles using cucumbers her grandfather grew in their garden in ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, September 21, 2020 8:36 am
Elections & Campaigns
Biden, Trump pitch to voters in northern Minnesota
By Dan Kraker, Brian Bakst and John Enger, Minnesota Public Radio News On the same day that early voting begins in Minnesota, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, September 19, 2020 1:22 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Election Day voting in Minnesota starts now
Patrick Gordon has been on a countdown to the day he’ll cast his 2020 ballot. Gordon wants to avoid Election Day crowds because of a chronic ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 18, 2020 7:43 am
Education
COVID-19 spread shifts the school guidance map
The evolving COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota continues to change school reopening recommendations around the state.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 18, 2020 7:37 am
News
MSHSL set to revisit decision on restricting fall sports
The Minnesota State High School League, the governing body of Minnesota high school sports, is reconsidering its decision to cancel fall sports, potentially opening the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:52 pm
Health Updates
Minnesota still walking the ‘edge of the cliff’
Despite some recent hopeful trends in Minnesota’s COVID-19 data, state health officials are still prepping Minnesotans to expect a long road back to normalcy.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 5:18 am
Elections & Campaigns
Visits, voting punctuate big political week in Minnesota
It's a big week in Minnesota politics. Voters will get an up-close look at the rivals for the presidency this week and also will have the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, September 14, 2020 8:40 pm
News
Floyd family launches George Floyd Memorial Foundation
The family of George Floyd celebrated his life Sunday in Minneapolis as they launched the George Floyd Memorial Foundation.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, September 14, 2020 7:06 am
News
Capitol rally targets Minnesota’s COVID-19 state of emergency
More than 100 people rallied outside the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul on Saturday in support of President Trump, and against statewide pandemic policies they ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, September 13, 2020 11:39 am
Gophers/NCAA
U of M drops men’s track, tennis, gymnastics; cites need to cut costs, COVID-19
The University of Minnesota will end men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s gymnastics and men’s tennis as it slashes costs to ease losses ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:52 pm
News
Top Republicans Gazelka, Daudt join call for Big Ten to play fall football
Two of Minnesota's top Republican state legislators are calling on the Big Ten Conference to reconsider its plan to postpone the fall football season.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:24 pm
Education
Campus quarantine, community spread worry state health officials
With newly confirmed COVID-19 cases rising steeply the past few weeks and college students and kids returning to school, state health officials have been particularly ...