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Stories from November 19, 2020

CentraCare to make Sauk Centre a COVID-19 hospital

CentraCare to make Sauk Centre a COVID-19 hospital

Central Minnesota’s largest health care provider announced Thursday it will designate its hospital in Sauk Centre to care exclusively for patients with COVID-19.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Use it or lose it: Parents set wages aside for child care. Now it's at risk

Use it or lose it: Parents set wages aside for child care. Now it's at risk

For many families, 2020 ended up being a year with fewer child care expenses. Now parents with unspent funds in their dependent-care flexible spending accounts are trying to figure out what to do.
by Andrea Hsu

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CEO says Minnesota hospitals can't keep putting out the COVID fire much longer

CEO says Minnesota hospitals can't keep putting out the COVID fire much longer, pleads for people to take precautions and stem tide of illness. This is an evening update from MPR News hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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‘I’m kind of screwed’: Restaurant workers brace themselves for more job loss

‘I’m kind of screwed’: Restaurant workers brace themselves for more job loss

With COVID-19 spiking and Gov. Tim Walz ordering more restrictions on bars and restaurants, many staffers feel like they’re about to be out of a job again. But this time, they can’t rely on a $600 a week boost that helped keep them financially afloat in the spring.
by Jon Collins

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Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

With another round of COVID-19 restrictions taking effect late Friday, Minnesota lawmakers are looking for ways to help small businesses that might be forced to close and the employees who would be put out of work. Discussions are already underway about what the state can do and when it could happen.
by Tim Pugmire

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Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume in N. Dakota

Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume in N. Dakota

Giving in to political and public outcry, Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has reversed course and will allow winter sports practices and other extracurricular activities for youth and adults to resume at the end of November, although sports competition will remain suspended until mid-December.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota's unemployment rate drops to 4.6 percent in October

Minnesota's unemployment rate drops to 4.6 percent in October

Minnesota’s unemployment rate saw a significant drop from September to October. While there were thousands of jobs added to payrolls, the state still saw a decline in the percentage of people counted as part of the labor force last month.
by Brian Bakst

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Call To Mind presents In Focus: Black youth resilience in Minnesota

Call To Mind presents In Focus: Black youth resilience in Minnesota

How is racism preventing young Black people from connecting with culturally appropriate care? How are Black youth remaining resilient during this difficult time and amid the challenges of persistent historic and institutional racism? Watch a recording of this in-depth, virtual town hall discussion.
by Alisa Roth

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Don't travel for Thanksgiving, CDC warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations one week before the holiday, advising that Americans be careful amid an explosion in the spread of the coronavirus.
by Colin Dwyer

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Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks as the virus continues to surge across the region, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Weekend forecast: Near-normal temps; Saturday night and Sunday a.m. mix

We’ll have good hair days this weekend. Some of us will see a bit of snow or a wintry mix Saturday night and Sunday morning. We have all your weekend forecast details.
by Ron Trenda

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Health care workers feel squeezed by surge of COVID-19 cases

Health care workers feel squeezed by surge of COVID-19 cases

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients in Minnesota are surging. Even when beds are available, staffing them is a challenge as more health care workers get sick. Two physicians discussed the toll of the increase caseload on health care workers.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

The National Science Foundation says it’s too dangerous to keep operating one of the world’s largest single dish radio telescopes given the significant damage it recently sustained. 
by The Associated Press

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As Georgia's hand recount concludes, vote count shows Biden still ahead

As Georgia's hand recount concludes, vote count shows Biden still ahead

Thousands of workers across the state have counted each ballot to ensure that President-elect Joe Biden did narrowly defeat President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 contest in Georgia.
by Stephen Fowler

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Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

As more than 90,000 of America’s long-term care residents have died in the coronavirus pandemic, advocates for the elderly say a tandem wave of death separate from the virus has quietly claimed tens of thousands more, often because overburdened workers haven’t been able to give them the care they need.
by The Associated Press

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Man accused in trooper assault arrested following manhunt

Law enforcement officials are asking people who live near St. John's University in Stearns County to lock their doors and windows Thursday as authorities search for a man who assaulted a state trooper and may possibly be armed.
by The Associated Press

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Sunshine and possible snow for the weekend

A cold front Thursday returns more seasonable temperatures across Minnesota. Meanwhile, precipitation chances through the weekend stay light, but could still produce slick roads.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden

Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden

President Donald Trump's scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote count. It's part of an unprecedented effort by Trump and his allies to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the election's result.
by The Associated Press

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As vaccine approvals loom, U.S. funds a back-up plan for delivery

As vaccine approvals loom, U.S. funds a back-up plan for delivery

As the U.S. prepares for what will likely be the largest vaccination program in its history, the Trump administration plans to loan $590 million to a Connecticut company with a novel technology.
by Dina Temple-Raston

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2020's National Book Awards strive for inclusivity

This year's National Book Awards — announced in a first-ever virtual streaming ceremony — went mostly to writers of color, as the foundation that gives the prizes vowed to be more inclusive.
by Petra Mayer

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Some roads will turn slick in northern Minnesota

A cold front advancing through Minnesota brings both a temperature contrast across the state and areas of freezing precipitation.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Minnesota dials it back

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has rolled out new curbs intended to stem the “uncontrolled community spread” of the disease over the next four weeks. This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, November 19, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft

Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 pick in the delayed NBA draft. Edwards became the 11th straight one-and-done player to be the No. 1 pick, coming in a year when there was no clear obvious choice.
by The Associated Press

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Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

“It sounds really bad, but it’s like mom and dad getting divorced and you’re that kid just sitting there saying what’s going to happen to us. That’s what we feel like,” said one Minneapolis chef.
by Matt Sepic

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Scientists discover outer space isn't pitch black after all

Scientists discover outer space isn't pitch black after all

Scientists have used a NASA probe way out in space, beyond Pluto, to measure visible light that's not connected to any known source like stars or galaxies.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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ChangeMakers: Brenda and Benay Child, channeling Ojibwe pride from one generation to the next

ChangeMakers: Brenda and Benay Child, channeling Ojibwe pride from one generation to the next

University of Minnesota history professor Brenda Child says her mother taught her to be proud of her Red Lake Ojibwe heritage, something she strives to pass on to her two children. Daughter Benay Child, 20, is taking that love of Ojibwe stories and language to create art and better connect with her ancestors. 
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Nov. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Dire' conditions threaten to overwhelm care system

Nov. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Dire' conditions threaten to overwhelm care system

State health leaders say the system is under enormous strain now as COVID-19 sideline health workers as cases skyrocket. “Don’t call health workers heroes if you can’t put a piece of cloth or paper over your face to protect them,” one Minnesota health system executive said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Why were the polls off? Pollsters have some early theories

Why were the polls off? Pollsters have some early theories

Along with state polls, national polls may have been significantly further off from the election results than in 2016. Many appear to have missed support for President Donald Trump and down-ballot GOP candidates.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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COVID-19 denial still rampant in some virus hotspots

COVID-19 denial still rampant in some virus hotspots

Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being hampered by the fact that many people don't believe it's real. "It's absolute garbage," said Craig Mann of Flathead County in northwest Montana.
by Nathan Rott

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Art Hounds: New play creates space for empathy, virtually

Art Hounds: New play creates space for empathy, virtually

This week: the Empathy Project from Full Circle Theater, All My Relations Arts’ “Bring Her Home: Sacred Womxn of Resistance” exhibit, and Strike Theater’s One Minute Film Festival.
by Emily Bright

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As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has laid out new restrictions for the next four weeks, including a prohibition on social gatherings with people outside the same household. Here’s what else you need to know about the new rules.
by Sara Porter and Dan Kraker

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