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U of M students move in, and test the latest COVID-19 measures
The pandemic has changed many things, but the basics were still the same, with parents and students pulling unwieldy futons into buildings and tearful goodbyes.
Walz urges Trump and Biden to follow Minnesota's COVID-19 rules
Gov. Tim Walz sent a letter Tuesday to the Trump and Biden campaigns reminding them of Minnesota’s guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both candidates are scheduled to campaign in the state Friday.
In 2020, wedding vendors say 'I do' to uncertainty
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two local wedding industry insiders on what it’s been like to navigate the pandemic.
Choking air from Western fires just won't ease up
Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won't come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick around for even longer.
Sept. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 5 more deaths; case growth moderate
The newest numbers come as officials continue to prep Minnesotans to expect a long road back to normalcy. The state health commissioner says we’re in the “third or fourth inning” of the pandemic.
Growing demand for wilderness education may widen learning inequality
Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.
Suburbs loom large in campaign for legislative control
The future of Minnesota’s divided state government is on the ballot in November, as all 201 seats in the Legislature are up for grabs.
How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?
Only 12 percent of minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have received coronavirus relief loans. How are Minnesota’s minority business owners navigating the lending space?
Minnesota health officials discuss pandemic, take listener questions
Health Commissioner Jan Malcom and the state’s infectious disease director, Kris Ehresmann, return to MPR News with Kerri Miller to report on the latest pandemic news and take listener calls and questions.