Scattered rain and thunder bring local downpours Monday. A slight risk for severe weather covers Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota. The Twin Cities is under a marginal risk.

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11/FRONTLINE Minnesota Poll shows Minneapolis voters have mixed opinions about Mayor Jacob Frey and the city council weeks before a key election.

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.

The St. Sahag Armenian Church community in St. Paul gathered over the weekend to celebrate their Armenian heritage and faith — and to share those traditions with their friends and neighbors.

A July crash that was allegedly intentional is the only bias-linked crime reported by Cold Spring police this year, according to records provided to the St. Cloud Times. Property damage on May 4 and May 10 allegedly involving the same suspect and the same family were not reported to the BCA.

Minneapolis police said at least 11 people were wounded in seven separate shootings in the city from early Saturday through early Sunday.

The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. But the COVID-19 crisis is by any measure a colossal tragedy in its own right.

The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the third-degree murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor won’t change the cases against the three former officers charged in George Floyd’s death.

Police say two students have been wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody. Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said Monday that a boy was shot in the face at Heritage High School, and a girl was shot in the leg.

More than $64 million is available in grants for small businesses in the state hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have through Sept. 29 to apply.

Foreign citizens will be allowed into the country by plane if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. 

The wooden vessel is called "Noah's Violin." As it floated through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday, members of the string quartet on board serenaded viewers with their own (real) instruments.

A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot in a crossfire with police and detained. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further information on his identity or a possible motive.

Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change. There's more of it coming this week in one of the highest-profile forums of all — the United Nations.

President Joe Biden gives his first address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He may find some skepticism for his pitch to work together on COVID-19 and climate after some recent decisions.

Child care workers from outside the U.S. often buy health coverage through an agency. But those policies can have big gaps, critics warn. ACA plans are comprehensive and, with subsidies, can be cheap.

“The Crown,” “Hacks,” “Ted Lasso” and “The Queen's Gambit” all did well on Sunday night. But the Emmys also laid bare the problems with production and representation that plague nearly every awards season.

The Senate parliamentarian said including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants was beyond the scope of the process Democrats are using to pass key legislation without GOP votes.