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Aug. 25 update COVID-19 in MN: Slow case increases continue, as state invests in saliva tests
The Minnesota Health Department reported eight new deaths and 414 new cases Tuesday. Hospitalizations — including those needing intensive care — were relatively stable.
U of M regents agree to delay in-person classes on Twin Cities, Rochester, Duluth campuses
University of Minnesota undergraduate students in the Twin Cities and two other campuses will have to wait at least two weeks to walk back into the classroom and move into their dorm rooms, the Board of Regents decided Monday.
CWD spreads in Minnesota deer, but COVID-19 may make monitoring harder
This spring, an infected animal was found in the southern Twin Cities metro area. The finding coincides with a suspension of mandatory testing over concerns hunters could spread the coronavirus at testing stations.
Revved by Sturgis rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far
Public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the virus spread in the bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly every state in the country. The city of Sturgis is also conducting mass testing for its roughly 7,000 residents.
How Minnesota's evictions ban is playing out
With money tighter amid the pandemic, what rights and protections do tenants have? What rights do property owners have? Two experts in the housing industry joined the program to talk about the pandemic’s impact on tenants and landlords.
Cracking the 'giant jigsaw puzzle': Minnesota schools scale back reopening plans
Minnesota’s constellation of school plans is beginning to take shape. But rising case rates, uncertainty, budget constraints and pushback from teachers means many districts have already scaled back plans for in-person learning.
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations and other sites have won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise break government rules because of the coronavirus outbreak. The findings come in an investigation by The Associated Press. 
How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
With the advent of flu season, and COVID-19 cases rising, a public health disaster even worse than what we’re now experiencing could occur this fall and winter. Here are some myths and truths about how to increase rates of vaccinations.
Aug. 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases steady as U of M delays on-campus classes
Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their climb Monday, as the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved a proposal to delay in-person classes for some of its campuses.