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Tell me something good: Joyful news in a really bad year

Tell me something good: Joyful news in a really bad year

Most people will probably agree that it's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. MPR News host Angela Davis recently walked around the Minnesota state fairgrounds, Rosedale Mall and Mall of America and asked people to tell her something good. Take a listen to hear what is bringing people joy.
by Angela Davis and Myah Christenson

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Don't let the pandemic winter get you down: 9 creative ways to socialize safely

Don't let the pandemic winter get you down: 9 creative ways to socialize safely

With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible with a little ingenuity.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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U.S. Rings In New Year With Subdued Celebrations

U.S. Rings In New Year With Subdued Celebrations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Florida becomes 3rd U.S. state to identify new coronavirus variant

Florida becomes 3rd U.S. state to identify new coronavirus variant

"The individual is a male in his 20s with no history of travel. The Department is working with the CDC on this investigation," Florida Department of Health officials announced Thursday.
by Vanessa Romo

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Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses

Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses

Authorities have arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two nights.
by The Associated Press

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Can vaccine myths spreading on social media be stopped? 

Can vaccine myths spreading on social media be stopped? 

Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is pervasive, both on social media and in conversations. Let’s separate fact from fiction. 
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'We will get through this': Doctor reflects on the impacts of COVID-19 in Indian Country

'We will get through this': Doctor reflects on the impacts of COVID-19 in Indian Country

Nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, Indigenous Americans have the highest COVID-19 mortality rates nationwide. That's made this an especially difficult year for Dr. Mary Owen, who leads the University of Minnesota Medical School's Center of American Indian and Minority Health in Duluth.
by Dan Gunderson

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Nursing home residents celebrate vaccine rollout: 'Everyone should get it'

Nursing home residents celebrate vaccine rollout: 'Everyone should get it'

Thousands of nursing home residents across Minnesota began receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week. On Wednesday afternoon, that included 94-year-old Shirley Bethke. She’s a resident of the Gardens of Episcopal Homes in St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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Health care workers try to bring COVID-19 patients joy, less isolation as life ends

Health care workers try to bring COVID-19 patients joy, less isolation as life ends

Medical staff are liaisons to the sick and dying for relatives not allowed at bedsides. The emotional toil at one Montana hospital is a case study of what caregivers are grappling with across the U.S.
by Nick Mott

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