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Duluth's city-run Spirit Mountain ski area at financial crossroads
Spirit Mountain is at a financial crossroads. Over the past few years, Duluth’s City Council has had to bail out the ski area twice in order to keep it afloat. Now a task force is coming up with recommendations for how to make the ski hill sustainable moving forward.
Jan. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Feds urge expanded vaccination; officials ask where's the vaccine
Minnesota officials reacted with caution Tuesday to the federal government’s call for states to expand the pool of people who should get priority for COVID-19 vaccinations, saying the feds weren’t yet backing up those calls with more vaccine deliveries.
Jan. 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: New daily cases, reported deaths ebb
Despite the hopeful numbers Monday, the state’s health commissioner says officials expect to see daily death and case counts trending higher again following the year-end holidays.
Report: Minnesota air quality good — but not for everyone
A new report says Minnesota's air quality is good overall, but isn't the same in all parts of the state. It finds people in some areas experience pollution levels high enough to affect the health of children, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. 
Jan. 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: New virus variant confirmed in the state
Minnesota health officials reported another 44 COVID-19 deaths and more than 2,100 additional cases on Sunday, as the state now also has its first confirmed cases of a new, more-contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom.
Trump supporters rally at Minnesota Capitol; anti-fascist group marches elsewhere in St. Paul
State Patrol troopers guarded the steps of the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, as about 100 supporters of President Donald Trump gathered to protest the results of the 2020 election. At around the same time, a group of “anti-fascist community organizers” marched in St. Paul.
Minnesota health officials confirm 5 cases of coronavirus variant in Twin Cities
The Minnesota Department of Health says it has confirmed five cases of the new, more-contagious coronavirus variant in the Twin Cities metro area. The variant, first detected in the United Kingdom, has not been found to cause more-serious cases of COVID-19.