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Voter Voices: What matters to Minnesotans this election

Voter Voices: What matters to Minnesotans this election

As the midterm election approaches, MPR News reporters and producers are setting out to hear from Minnesotans: What’s on voters’ minds heading into the polls this year?
by Amy Felegy and MPR News Staff

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Everything you need to know to vote with a disability in Minnesota

Everything you need to know to vote with a disability in Minnesota

From curbside voting and assistive technology to letting anyone bring someone to help them vote, here are all the options Minnesota offers to make Election Day more accessible.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Health care officials prepare as RSV, influenza cases increase in Minnesota

Health care officials prepare as RSV, influenza cases increase in Minnesota

Hospitalizations due to RSV cases are continuing to climb in the Twin Cities, mainly among children younger than one. The most recent state report reflects what doctors are seeing across the country, and raising concerns about how health care systems will manage this spike in infections amid flu season, and a potential COVID-19 surge.
by Michelle Wiley

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What you need to know to vote on Election Day in Minnesota

What you need to know to vote on Election Day in Minnesota

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. While hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans have voted early using absentee ballots by mail or in person, millions more are eligible to vote on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about voting in person on Election Day.
by Feven Gerezgiher and Abbey Machtig

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You asked: How do I learn about attorney, judge and school board races?

You asked: How do I learn about attorney, judge and school board races?

Several MPR News readers have asked how to find more information on smaller races such as those for county attorney, judge or school board. Here are some resources that might help.
by Robyn Katona

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City park funding on the ballot in Duluth, St. Cloud this year

City park funding on the ballot in Duluth, St. Cloud this year

Voters in Duluth and St. Cloud are voting on park funding this election in addition to choosing political candidates, as cities in Minnesota and across the country increasingly turn to voters to help pay for parks.
by Dan Kraker

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Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

A woman charged in connection with what prosecutors say was a “brazen” scheme to defraud federal child nutrition programs has pleaded guilty in that case, and to separate charges of Medicaid fraud.
by Matt Sepic

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Man arrested after fire, windows smashed at Brooklyn Park Salvation Army center

Man arrested after fire, windows smashed at Brooklyn Park Salvation Army center

Cleanup was underway Friday at the Salvation Army service center in Brooklyn Park after a reported vandal smashed windows and started a fire in a chapel the night before. The fire and smoke destroyed winter coats set to go to families in need.
by Dan Kraker

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For some Minnesota college students, climate change is top issue on ballot

For some Minnesota college students, climate change is top issue on ballot

Polls show abortion, crime and the economy are top issues in the midterm elections, but some Minnesota college students argue climate justice is the most important cause — and the way to get young people to vote.
by Linton Ritchie Jr.

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