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Latino Minnesotans: What issues are most important to you?
Make our reporting better by sharing what you care about. Your answers will help raise the voice of the Latino community in Minnesota and help us do more relevant reporting for Latinos in the state.
Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December
Minnesota health officials reported 67 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing the December death toll to 766. It’s now killing Minnesotans at a rate far higher than any recent flu season; about one-third of all recent deaths in Minnesota are tied to COVID-19.
Met Council wants help picking next three fast transit line routes
Three new bus rapid transit lines are slated for the Twin Cities, to be completed between 2025 and 2030. With 10 options, the transit agency needs to narrow the list, and wants public input.
Dec. 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: 89 deaths; new cases, hospitalizations slowing
More than 600 deaths reported in the first 10 days of December make this one of the worst periods in the pandemic, but there are glimmers of hope. New daily caseloads and hospital admissions are ebbing. State lawmakers have a partial deal to aid businesses hurt by COVID-19 restrictions.
Pet treat company eyeing former Del Monte plant in southern Minn.
Almost a year after California-based Del Monte Foods announced the closing of its canning plant in Sleepy Eye, Minn., a pet treat manufacturer is in talks to take over the facility.