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Stories from October 27, 2020

The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

An increasing number of seriously ill patients in Bismarck are sitting through long wait times to be admitted to the hospital, but Sanford Bismarck president Dr. Michael LeBeau said he’s confident the number of beds and staff on hand can deal with the rising hospitalizations.

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Money pours into Minnesota legislative races

Money pours into Minnesota legislative races

The battle for control of the Minnesota Legislature is attracting huge sums of money to the campaigns, much of it focused on a small number of key districts. 
by Brian Bakst and David H. Montgomery

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Supreme Court rejects delay of 2nd District vote

Supreme Court rejects delay of 2nd District vote

A Minnesota Republican candidate's bid to delay voting in his congressional race to February due to the death of a third-party candidate was rejected Tuesday at the Supreme Court.
by The Associated Press

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Meet a few of Minnesota’s first time candidates

Meet a few of Minnesota’s first time candidates

Tuesday marks a week until Election Day. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with three first-time candidates who are jumping into local elections in Minnesota. She also looked at what’s happening at the polls across the country.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Echoes of today's unrest run through 'The Cold Millions'

Echoes of today's unrest run through 'The Cold Millions'

Jess Walter's new novel an adventure tale based on actual events in the early days of the last century's labor movement — which was much wilder and bloodier than most people remember.
by Ari Shapiro

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Northside principals call on Minneapolis schools, police to reinstate school officers

In an open letter, the principals of North Community High, Patrick Henry High and the Harrison Education Center criticized their school board’s decision to terminate its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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The state's largest school district takes on COVID restrictions for school sports

The state's largest school district takes on COVID restrictions for school sports, as COVID fatigue takes a more aggressive turn. This is an evening news update hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Appeals court considers Minnesota ballot cushion

Appeals court considers Minnesota ballot cushion

Minnesota’s plan to give absentee voters a seven-day counting period after Election Day is being weighed by a federal appeals court. A hearing came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court held back an extended count of Wisconsin ballots.
by Brian Bakst

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Electionland: Help MPR News, ProPublica track election problems

Electionland: Help MPR News, ProPublica track election problems

MPR News is partnering with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, to track voting problems and election integrity. You can help — tell us if you experienced or witnessed any problems when casting your ballot.
by MPR News Staff

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October snow cover will vanish in the next week

Mild temperatures into early November will eat away at Minnesota’s October snow cover.
by Paul Huttner

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Biography traces political mistakes and personal scars that shaped Joe Biden

Biography traces political mistakes and personal scars that shaped Joe Biden

The New Yorker's Evan Osnos writes about the candidate's enduring quest to become president. He says Joe Biden has a different mindset today than he once had: "He's a man who is at peace."
by Terry Gross

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'A million miles away': Mankato family copes with COVID-19 isolation

'A million miles away': Mankato family copes with COVID-19 isolation

COVID-19 forced Rick, Kirsten and Clara Jeddeloh to isolate from one another for weeks in their home. It was excruciating, they say, but the experience brought them closer together.
by Hannah Yang

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One good thing: Wickedly creative pandemic trick-or-treating

One good thing: Wickedly creative pandemic trick-or-treating

The favorite American festivity of Halloween trick-or-treating is being tested by the pandemic, and people are rising to the challenge in creative ways that are both safe and fun.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in

Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in

With just a week to go until Election Day and 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots in hotly contested battleground Wisconsin, the push is on to get all ballots returned.
by The Associated Press

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A procrastinator’s guide to the 2020 election

A procrastinator’s guide to the 2020 election

Election Day is a week away. On Tuesday’s MPR News with Kerri Miller, Secretary of State Steve Simon spent the 9 a.m. hour taking your calls and last-minute questions.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await

Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await

Barrett's first votes on the court could include two big topics affecting the man who appointed her. The court is weighing a plea from President Donald Trump to prevent the Manhattan district attorney from acquiring his tax returns as well as appeals to shorten the deadline for counting absentee ballots in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S. coronavirus cases surpass summer peak and are climbing higher fast

U.S. coronavirus cases surpass summer peak and are climbing higher fast

The country has blown past records set in July and entered uncharted territory. Experts can't predict how high the new peak will go. Here's what's driving the surge.
by Will Stone

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‘La vanguardia’: Latinx youth lead a movement to get Minnesota Latinos voting

‘La vanguardia’: Latinx youth lead a movement to get Minnesota Latinos voting

Young Latinos are becoming more politically active as the state’s Latino population grows rapidly. The presidential election has sharpened their focus and their desire to get their voices heard. 
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Diane di Prima, beat poet and activist, dead at 86

Diane di Prima, beat poet and activist, dead at 86

Di Prima wrote over 40 books of poetry and memoir, including her collection the radical and political “Revolutionary Letters.”
by Andrew Limbong

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Voter guide: Where the 8th District candidates stand on the issues

Voter guide: Where the 8th District candidates stand on the issues

Here’s what you need to know about where candidates running for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th District stand on top issues for Minnesotans.
by Darian Leddy

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COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID-19 infections and quarantines are pulling health professionals off the front lines, exacerbating staffing woes that existed in large, rural states well before the pandemic.

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Agreement signed to end Fargo-Moorhead flood project dispute

Agreement signed to end Fargo-Moorhead flood project dispute

A settlement agreement signed Monday will end existing litigation that has slowed the nearly  $3 billion Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. 
by Dan Gunderson

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'Kindred' dismantles simplistic views of Neanderthals

'Kindred' dismantles simplistic views of Neanderthals

Rebecca Wragg Sykes describes evidence showing that as innovative tool- and fire-makers, Neanderthals adapted to changing climates, adopted symbolic cultural practices and expressed profound emotions.
by Barbara J. King

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Judge: U.S. can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit

A judge has denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan luxury department store in the 1990s.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota breaks out of the recent cold spell

Tuesday stays cold with highs in the 30s and breezy conditions making it feel even colder.  Then a slow warmup begins, returning the state to near-average temperatures by the weekend.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Washington Post critic says 'Trump has unwittingly enabled' discussions of race

Washington Post critic says 'Trump has unwittingly enabled' discussions of race

Carlos Lozada tells NPR: "It's ironic that a president with such a negative force for race relations" and women's rights has presided over a period where both groups feel more empowered to speak out.
by Steve Inskeep

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Teen who recorded Floyd death on phone to receive PEN award

Teen who recorded Floyd death on phone to receive PEN award

"With nothing more than a cell phone and sheer guts, Darnella (Frazier) changed the course of history in this country, sparking a bold movement demanding an end to systemic anti-Black racism and violence at the hands of police," PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

Joe Biden plans to use the final week before Election Day to go on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia and planning travel that may put President Donald Trump on defense in other states he won four years ago.
by The Associated Press

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Wind chills in the 20s Tuesday afternoon

Tuesday stays much colder than average, with breezy conditions making temperatures feel even chillier.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

The Upper Midwest is bearing much of the brunt of new infections surging across the U.S. That includes Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump is fighting to catch Joe Biden in a state Trump narrowly won in 2016. Also seeing a surge is Iowa, where Trump is now in a toss-up race with Biden after carrying the state by 9.4 percentage points four years ago.
by The Associated Press

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From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.
by Catharine Richert

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Sanford Health plans to merge with Utah-based healthcare system

Sanford Health and the Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare system on Monday announced plans to merge.  Sanford Health has headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D. and hundreds of clinics and other facilities throughout the Dakotas and Minnesota. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Oct. 27 update on COVID-19 in MN: Double-digit deaths, record hospitalizations

Oct. 27 update on COVID-19 in MN: Double-digit deaths, record hospitalizations

COVID-19’s toll in Minnesota continued its grim ascent Tuesday with the Health Department reporting 15 more deaths, nearly 2,200 more cases and a record number of hospitalizations. The latest report shows positive test rates suddenly skyrocketing.
by MPR News Staff

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Voters' guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign

Voters' guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign

Voters and national security officials are focused as never before on assuring the security of the election. Here's what you need to know in the final days of voting.
by Philip Ewing

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If the ACA falls, protecting preexisting conditions could be harder than it sounds

If the ACA falls, protecting preexisting conditions could be harder than it sounds

Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Climate activist Bill McKibben

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Climate activist Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben is the founder of the climate change organization 350.org. He was the featured speaker at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.

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How to spot (and fight) election misinformation

How to spot (and fight) election misinformation

Misinformation and disinformation, especially online, continue to play a huge role in the 2020 election. Learn more about the types of false information you’re likely to come across this year — and how you can help fight it.

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