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Trump, Biden surrogates bring campaign messages to Minnesota
Minnesota is getting extra attention from the campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden this week. Donald Trump Jr. led a “Make America Great Again” rally in Duluth on Wednesday night. Jill Biden spent about an hour Wednesday morning touring an elementary school in Prior Lake and meeting education leaders in Minnesota.
Trump, Biden and the road to 270 electoral votes
With Election Day just eight weeks away, former Vice President Joe Biden is maintaining the same comfortable lead in most national polls that he enjoyed through the summer. He also has an advantage, though narrower, in many of the battleground states that will decide the election. But President Donald Trump remains in striking distance.
Sept. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Bad actors'; state steps up bar, eatery checks
Compliance, not punishment is the goal as the state works to stem recent outbreaks, officials said Wednesday as they discussed recent weekend bar and restaurant sweeps. They made it clear that establishments shirking the rules open their communities to greater problems.
Trump's rural support puts Democratic bulwark Minnesota in play
The president hopes that what led to victory in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania will extend to Minnesota, where his response to COVID-19 and racial justice protests has support in rural areas.
St. Paul set to close encampment above I-35E, relocate around 80 people
The city of St. Paul plans to clear its largest tent encampment Thursday, as it continues to try to find places for people to stay as the weather worsens.
Zoom towns and the new housing market for the 2 Americas
One America is living in a housing boom. The other needs support from the government or family for an affordable place to live.
Minnesota shipwreck hunters locate long-sought Lake Michigan wreck
More than a century ago, the Pere Marquette 18 started taking on water while crossing Lake Michigan, and jettisoned its cargo of rail cars into the lake in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. It sank with the loss of more than two dozen lives and the wreck site had eluded searchers for decades — until two Minnesotans found it this summer.
No hugs, lots of hope: Pandemic brings a first day of school like no other
Thousands of teachers and students across Minnesota will find big changes and new norms when they return to school buildings Tuesday. Hastings offers a good look at the challenges ahead.
Sept. 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: 638 new cases, 3 more deaths
The newest numbers come as state officials continue to implore Minnesotans to wear masks in indoor public spaces, socially distance and take other steps to stem the spread of the disease over Labor Day weekend and beyond.