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Cars drive through the snow.

Winter storm bringing snow to Minnesota today

A winter storm is forecast to bring several inches of snow to much of Minnesota today and tonight. The National Weather Service says the heaviest snow is expected in southern Minnesota.
A man getting vaccinated by a nurse.

Older Minnesotans with new COVID vaccine appointments get shots, but others remain frustrated

Vaccinations for people age 65 and older have started at nine sites across Minnesota and continue through Saturday. The pilot program, new this week, was quickly overwhelmed and officials say they are working out some problems ahead of another signup scheduled for Tuesday.
  • When to expect your shots?Here's what you need to know
  • First day of pilot programVaccine slots for older Minnesotans fill quickly
A sign reads COVID-19 vaccine check in.

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Trends look good, but vaccinations flat

Minnesota’s COVID-19 data continues to show Minnesota on a hopeful, steady path in January following an awful November and December. A big challenge now appears to be the state’s ability to get vaccination shots into arms.
  • Looking at the numbersCOVID in Minnesota Today
Water surrounds an area of land that is eroded.

Neighbors make surprise discovery in Duluth beach restoration: Shreds of vintage cans

In the past few months, people who live along Duluth's Park Point spit have been picking up shredded aluminum cans — by the bagful — on the neighborhood's Lake Superior beach. The metal fragments were inadvertently deposited there last fall, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged sediment from the harbor to help build back the eroding beach.
  • The projectIn Duluth, shoring up Superior's encroachment on Park Point
  • Other recycled sedimentOn this island off Duluth, a race to save a threatened bird
  • Duluth's LakewalkCity rebuilds pathway to — hopefully — withstand future storms
Gray wolf

Wisconsin DNR board refuses to set early wolf hunt

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board narrowly refused Republican legislators' request Friday to implement a wolf hunt immediately, citing concerns that the department can't move that fast and Wisconsin's Native American tribes haven't been consulted as per treaty rights.
'The Devil's Kettle' by J.J. Ollman

Ask a Bookseller: A murder mystery set on the North Shore 

Lisa Deyo of Sweet Reads in Austin, Minnesota (across from the Spam Museum) recommended the murder mystery “The Devil’s Kettle” by fellow Austin-based writer J.J. Ollman. 
A students walks in a hall with taped arrows on the floor.

Back in school? What you need to know about COVID-19 testing for students

State health officials are now urging COVID-19 testing for children and college students who are returning to school. The announcement Thursday formally expands the list of who should seek a coronavirus test, and comes days after thousands of elementary school students began attending school in person for the first time in months.
  • Another return to schoolWith only 6,000 vaccine doses for MN teachers, child care workers
  • COVID-19 testsSeveral types available in Minnesota
A man speaks behind a podium.

Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan

President Joe Biden is taking executive action to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans. Biden wants to get assistance flowing while Congress begins to consider the president’s much larger $1.9 trillion package to help those affected by the pandemic. 
  • Day 2Biden focuses on COVID-19 strategy with 10 executive actions
  • U.S. will remain in WHO, Fauci announcesBiden reverses Trump move
  • 1776 Commission disbandedBiden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education'
Larry King's career spanned more than six decades. He's pictured above in May 2017 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Veteran broadcaster Larry King dies at 87

Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday at age 87.
Lottery Jackpots

1 winner of Mega Millions $1 billion prize; 3rd largest ever in U.S.

One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for Friday night's $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka

Minnesota Senate Republicans release legislative priorities

The package includes legislation that would allow businesses with COVID-19 safety plans to reopen, shift authority to close schools from Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to local school boards, and limit other emergency powers from the governor.

Man in Minnesota charged with threatening member of Congress

A marijuana industry activist who was temporarily living in Minnesota has been charged with threatening a member of Congress. 
The U.S. Postal Service is still struggling to deal with mail sent during the recent holiday season.

'There's no end in sight': Mail delivery delays continue across the country

The U.S. Postal Service is still digging out from under an avalanche of mail sent over the holidays. Plus, the system has been strained by the impact of COVID-19 and on its workflow and workforce.
White supremacists encircle and chant at counter-protesters

Global right-wing extremism networks are growing. The U.S. is just now catching up.

White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump administration.
In Focus: Disparities and distrust in BIPOC health care

In Focus: Disparities and distrust in BIPOC health care

Minnesota consistently lands on lists of states with the best health care. But if you’re Indigenous or a person of color, you’re not included in the high marks the state receives in metrics like health care access or public health outcomes. Join MPR News host Angela Davis for our latest In Focus event, a conversation with advocates and health care providers working to address racial disparities in health care.
Corine Dehabey, the director of programs for the Toledo office of US Together, pictured in a 2017 story. Today she says her organization is hopeful and excited for the changes coming under President Biden.

Refugee resettlement coordinator is hopeful for what comes next under Biden

Corine Dehabey runs a group that helps resettle refugees in Toledo, Ohio. She says her organization is "hopeful" and "excited" about Biden's plan to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S.
People dash across the street during a snowstorm.

Snow moves in Saturday: Heaviest totals across southern Minnesota

Snow will develop and move across much of Minnesota Saturday. The heaviest snow favors southern Minnesota from south of the Twin Cities to the Iowa border. This snow looks lighter and fluffier than our last system. 
  • WeatherFind your forecast
  • Live coverageWeather updates for Minnesota
Military bands in uniforms during a rehearsal of the inauguration parade .

St. Paul native led this week's inauguration parade

After a year of planning, with plenty of curveballs along the way, Lt. Col. Thomas Chapeau calls it an “epic day.”
A COVID-19 vaccine hub taking appointments only in Brooklyn, as New York City runs low on doses. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the city canceled 23,000 first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments because of shortages.

Moderna and Pfizer need to nearly double COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to meet goals

The two companies making COVID-19 vaccines each promised to deliver 100 million doses to the federal government by the end of March. So far, they appear to be running behind.
President Donald Trump arrives at a rally

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

An Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. 
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