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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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Real estate market keeps buzzing into slowdown season

Minnesota’s real estate market, both in the Twin Cities and in other regions of the state, saw stronger-than-average activity last year, despite the pandemic.
by Matt Mikus

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Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”
by MPR News Staff

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Jan. 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: Watching for a possible change in trends

Jan. 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: Watching for a possible change in trends

Sunday's update from state health officials covered two days' worth of data, catching up from the New Year's Day holiday. That temporarily muddles the weekly averages that can show pandemic trends better than the day-to-day numbers.
by MPR News Staff

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Jan. 2 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick in average daily case counts

Jan. 2 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick in average daily case counts

The average number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in Minnesota steadily dropped through most of December. As the new year begins, though, that decline might be stalling.
by MPR News Staff

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Dec. 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: A glimmer of hope at the end of a brutal year

Dec. 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: A glimmer of hope at the end of a brutal year

Minnesota is seeing signs of improvement heading into the new year, after two months of spikes in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The COVID-19 death count, however, remains awful. December has been the state’s deadliest month, by far, in the pandemic. Thursday’s data from the Health Department showed those trends staying much the same.
by MPR News Staff

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Indigenous organizations collaborate to feed their most vulnerable

Indigenous organizations collaborate to feed their most vulnerable

Three Indigenous groups collaborated to feed traditional meals to their most vulnerable community members over the holidays. Volunteers prepped, cooked, packaged and delivered over 400 meals on Christmas Eve. The effort comes as 1 in 8 Minnesotans face food insecurity during the pandemic.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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St. Joseph's Hospital staffers hope history of serving people in need will continue

St. Joseph's Hospital staffers hope history of serving people in need will continue

The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman Catholic nuns founded St. Joseph’s in downtown St. Paul in 1853. But after 167 years, Fairview Health Services is shutting it down amid financial pressure. Plans call for the building to become a community wellness hub focused on social services and preventative care. Many who worked at St. Joseph’s say they’re sad to see it go.
by Matt Sepic

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Portraits of Valor: Doris, 97, and Richard Edge, 96. Navy and Army

Portraits of Valor: Doris, 97, and Richard Edge, 96. Navy and Army

Doris and Richard Edge were both called to service during World War II. As Richard fought his way across Europe, Doris rose through the ranks in one of the military’s first programs for women. 
by Evan Frost

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Dec. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: 66 more deaths; 2K new cases

Dec. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: 66 more deaths; 2K new cases

Holiday week statistics are making it hard to say how Minnesota’s COVID-19 outbreak is changing. The death count, however, remains awful, with December the deadliest month by far.
by MPR News Staff

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Victim of daytime carjacking describes sudden attack

Victim of daytime carjacking describes sudden attack

She was unloading groceries from her SUV, when a man demanded her wallet and keys at gunpoint. There have been hundreds of carjackings in Minneapolis this year.
by Nina Moini

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