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Stories from December 22, 2020

How Minnesota arts community adapted during pandemic 

How Minnesota arts community adapted during pandemic 

When the pandemic closed live theater and music this year, many artists got creative. Guest host Euan Kerr spoke with listeners and local artists about the struggle and highlights of 2020. 
by Euan Kerr and Maja Beckstrom

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Walz: Vaccines mean testing, tracing even more important

Gov. Tim Walz says the state isn’t letting up its commitment to providing COVID-19 testing, even when front-line workers and vulnerable residents start to get vaccinated. He says Minnesota expects to receive 250,000 vaccines by the end of the year. This is your MPR News evening update for Dec. 22, 2020. Hosted by Jon Collins. Theme music by Gary Meister.
by Jon Collins

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Big Oil evaded regulation and plastic pellets kept spilling

Big Oil evaded regulation and plastic pellets kept spilling

Oil and gas companies make enough pellets each year to fill a stadium several times over. The oil industry has long known it has a pellet pollution problem, but that's not what they told the public.
by Laura Sullivan

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The Cube Critics on their top films of 2020

The Cube Critics on their top films of 2020

With most theaters closed and big screens unavailable, it was a weird year for movies. But our Cube Critics still found some treasures.
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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Bringing the ‘Icon of a Revolution’ to George Floyd Square

Bringing the ‘Icon of a Revolution’ to George Floyd Square

Peyton Scott Russell doesn’t consider himself a protest artist, but his 12-foot tall portrait of George Floyd he painted for his childhood neighborhood has become a fixture of protests around the world.
by Simon Hofmann and Azalea Anderson

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Justice Department sues Walmart, alleging it illegally dispensed opioids

Justice Department sues Walmart, alleging it illegally dispensed opioids

Damages could total in the billions. "Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids. Instead, for years, it did the opposite," the government said.
by Laurel Wamsley

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The 'darkest days are ahead of us,' Biden warns on COVID-19 pandemic

The 'darkest days are ahead of us,' Biden warns on COVID-19 pandemic

The president-elect thanked health care and front-line workers, and said that "like we did over Thanksgiving," we all have to care for each other by staying apart for Christmas.
by Alana Wise

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Americans are migrating because of the pandemic

Americans are migrating because of the pandemic

Suddenly free to leave the big city — or pushed out — many Americans are moving because of the pandemic.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Local film giant Al Milgrom dies at 98

Local film giant Al Milgrom dies at 98

Al Milgrom taught film at the University of Minnesota and founded the U Film Society in the 1960s. In time, his efforts produced what became the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. 
by Euan Kerr

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Much warmer than average Tuesday; snow, wind Wednesday

Much warmer than average Tuesday; snow, wind Wednesday

Increasing southerly breezes Tuesday will push our Minnesota temperatures well above normal for late December. A strengthening winter storm will bring snow to Minnesota Tuesday night and Wednesday. Christmas Day weather looks to be uneventful.
by Bill Endersen

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Walz: 250K COVID vaccine doses in Minnesota by year-end

Walz: 250K COVID vaccine doses in Minnesota by year-end

“The days ahead are brighter,” Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Tuesday afternoon. “The vaccines are here. They’re being distributed as efficiently as we can. Demand outstrips supply at this point, but we’ll get there.”
by MPR News Staff

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Vaccines are coming, but the U.S. still needs more testing to stop the surge

Vaccines are coming, but the U.S. still needs more testing to stop the surge

The U.S. conducts nearly 2 million coronavirus tests daily. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable. Use our tool to see how your state is doing.
by Rob Stein

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Mild, breezy Tuesday; winter storm for Wednesday

Mild, breezy Tuesday; winter storm for Wednesday

Mild temperatures courtesy of increasing southerly winds are on tap for Tuesday. A strengthening winter storm will bring snow from west to east Tuesday night and Wednesday. Strong northwest winds on the back side of the cold front will cause blowing and drifting snow along with plummeting temperatures on Wednesday.
by Bill Endersen

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Congress passes $900 billion coronavirus relief bill

The Senate acted swiftly Monday night, in a 91-7 vote, to approve more than $900 billion for coronavirus assistance, shortly after the House of Representatives passed the package. The aid comes after months of partisan sniping over what elements should be in a relief measure that virtually all lawmakers on Capitol Hill argued was long overdue. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Minnesota’s congressional delegation backs stimulus plan

Minnesota’s congressional delegation backs stimulus plan

Some of Minnesota’s representatives in Washington say the plan isn’t perfect, but they supported it, saying some help is better than none.
by MPR News Staff

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Dec. 22 update on COVID-19 in MN: 24 more deaths; new caseloads slowing

Dec. 22 update on COVID-19 in MN: 24 more deaths; new caseloads slowing

While Minnesota’s seeing positive signs in COVID-19 data, officials still expect the state to reach an awful milestone — 5,000 total deaths in the pandemic — by week’s end.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth rebuilds Lakewalk to — hopefully — withstand future storms

Duluth rebuilds Lakewalk to — hopefully — withstand future storms

After being battered repeatedly by big storms and waves, the city of Duluth has invested millions of dollars in what it hopes is a bigger and stronger Lakewalk, the popular hiking and biking trail on the shore of Lake Superior. It’s part of an effort to make the city’s shoreline more climate resilient. 
by Dan Kraker

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Congress acts to spare consumers from costly surprise medical bills

Congress acts to spare consumers from costly surprise medical bills

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.
by Julie Appleby

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Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Two election technology companies whose names have come up in the Trump campaign’s false charges of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election are fighting back — and that has prompted unusual public statements from Fox News and Newsmax. 
by The Associated Press

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Congress rushes to vote on $900 billion COVID relief bill

Congress rushes to vote on $900 billion COVID relief bill

Congress is taking up a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19.
by The Associated Press

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How a cybersecurity firm uncovered the massive computer hack

How a cybersecurity firm uncovered the massive computer hack

FireEye was the first to sound the alarm bell on Dec. 8 after it noticed an anomaly. "Right now there's absolutely an escalation in cyberspace," says Kevin Mandia, the company's CEO.
by Greg Myre and Laurel Wamsley

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