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CentraCare hospitals feeling strain of COVID-19 surge in central Minn.
Almost a quarter of the patients at St. Cloud Hospital have COVID-19, and the intensive care units at CentraCare hospitals are nearly full, with more than half of those cases related to the virus.
Nov. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 4K more cases, 19 more deaths
The newest numbers follow a week of record case increases, with hospitalizations and deaths climbing. Officials are bracing Minnesotans to expect the situation to worsen.
Mpls. City Council President Bender says she won't seek reelection
Lisa Bender has led the City Council since 2017, during some of the city’s most difficult and controversial months. She represents the city’s 10th Ward, which includes neighborhoods around Minneapolis’ Uptown area, including Lowry Hill, East Harriet and Whittier.
Nov. 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Our behavior is driving this'
Public health leaders have been warning for more than a month that the disease was spreading rampantly. A grim week of record-breaking daily cases and deaths put that in sharp focus. One key state health official implored Minnesotans: “You have got to make changes.”
Man gets 35 years for shooting, wounding Minnesota officer
Tyler Robert Janovsky told the court he was “deeply sorry” for the January shooting of Waseca police Officer Arik Matson, the Mankato Free Press reported.
How a backyard chicken flock and a wild turkey taught a family about unity during a week of division
This year’s tumultuous election and the country’s growing division have led some people to worry that their relationships with friends and family members on opposite sides of partisan lines may never recover. One Minnesota family thinks the country could learn an important lesson from their backyard chicken flock.
'The wave is coming up upon us': Critical care doctors already feeling effects of COVID surge
As COVID-19 cases surge around the state, Minnesota hospitals are nearly full. Doctors working on the front lines of the pandemic say it’s just a matter of time before the system is in crisis.