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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Signs of a possible peak; 11K pandemic deaths
Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data remains muddled by post-holiday reporting lags, but Tuesday’s report offers reasons to be hopeful the surge in cases and hospitalizations may be ready to ebb. Deaths, however, continue to mount.
A St. Paul school walkout organizer calls for COVID-19 safety measures
Tuesday afternoon, a number of St. Paul high school and middle school students walked out of class, demanding the city’s public school district do more to keep them safe as COVID-19 case numbers spike.
Minnesota novelist delves into pandemic grief
Imagine working on a novel for 10 years about a world enduring a global plague only to have it published during a real pandemic. That's what's happening to Minneapolis writer Sequoia Nagamatsu. He has mixed feelings about the timing, but he hopes it helps people struggling with the impact of COVID.
In Rochester’s library, social worker helps those in need
From her corner office on the second floor of the Rochester Public Library, Allison Carpenter dispenses advice and useful information — not about books but about social services like food and housing support. Carpenter’s role is part of a growing trend that recognizes that libraries are more than just a place to read.
Northwest Angle ice road is back open for a second winter
The slickest way to get from Warroad to the Northwest Angle in far northern Minnesota is back this winter. It’s a 37-mile ice highway to the northernmost point in the contiguous United States.
How to protect yourself from scams
Scams cost Americans serious money. In 2021, Americans lost about $30 billion to scam calls. And in 2020, they lost $56 billion to identity fraud. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with two experts about scams, how they affect older adults and how to avoid them.
Costs for COVID-19 hospitalization are changing. Here's why
With vaccines proven to keep people out of the hospital, more and more insurance companies are requiring enrollees to share the cost of COVID-19 treatments. Vaccines and tests remain free, though.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Bad numbers accelerate as pandemic digs in
Minnesota continues to struggle with a massive COVID-19 surge that began in the Twin Cities metro area but is swamping much of the state now. The newest data shows more than 67,000 known, active cases, the highest point in the entire pandemic.