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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: New cases spike as omicron surges
Minnesota’s post-holidays COVID-19 surge showed up in a big way in Tuesday’s data. It’s here, it’s real and it’s clubbing the Twin Cities metro area. At least two school districts in the metro area have announced that they’re shifting to distance learning due to the case surge.
Boat-cleaning stations aim to contain aquatic invader
The self-serve stations are being installed at a handful of public accesses on northern Minnesota lakes infested with starry stonewort, a fast-spreading invasive algae.
Lakota woman taps Indigenous healing remedies to launch Mankato business
Megan Schnitker opened her retail store, Lakota Made, in July and is already outgrowing the space. The Indigenous herbalist says her homemade salves, tonics and teas are a way of preserving her Lakota culture and building a legacy to pass on to her children.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: New, active case counts climbing again
Minnesota’s COVID-19 roller-coaster ride continues. The latest available data shows active cases rising following a three-week December dip. The Twin Cities metro area is seeing the bulk of new case growth.
With flu cases on the rise, hospitals brace for impact
The flu is reemerging after being almost dormant during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Minnesota, cases are growing more rapidly than expected, and they stand to collide with a wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.
Minnesota schools reopen, brace for COVID-19 surge
As students return to classrooms on Monday, school leaders across Minnesota are readying themselves for what may be a spike in virus spread.
Efforts to reintroduce bison to Dakota County park advancing this winter
Work continues at Dakota County’s Spring Lake Park Reserve to prepare for the arrival next fall of new residents: bison. It's a new part of a statewide effort to maintain a self-sustaining bison herd in Minnesota.
Xcel seeks change in Prairie Island nuclear waste storage
The utility says a change in cask type likely would cut costs and make it easier to transport the waste to a storage site outside of Minnesota.