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This week we’re looking back at some of the conversations host Angela Davis had in 2021 that resonated with us here at MPR News, and with you, our listeners. On Monday, senior producer Susan Davis shared her selections.
Omicron is spreading quickly, but fewer of the infected are ending up in the hospital
As the omicron variant coronavirus spreads rapidly, one positive is that a smaller percentage of infected people are winding up in the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms compared to earlier strains.
Electric and gas rates set to rise across Minnesota
Many Minnesotans will be paying more on their electric and natural gas bills in the new year. The state's largest utilities all have rate increases taking effect on Jan. 1. The impacts of those rate hikes will hit low-income people hardest. 
University of Minnesota meets its emissions reduction goal a year early
A new report says the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus has surpassed its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2021. It reached 51 percent a year early, in 2020.
Jury finds Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing
A Hennepin County jury on Thursday found ex-Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 traffic stop killing of Daunte Wright. She was led out of the court in handcuffs.
Parenting during the ongoing pandemic
Being a parent can be hard even during the best of times. During a global pandemic, parenting can feel like a minefield. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks about the challenges of pandemic parenting and what can help parents navigate through.
Nonprofits with big COVID-19 roles now face added scrutiny
A flood of federal coronavirus money over the past year will require some Minnesota nonprofits to undergo more intensive audits for the first time.
A Norwegian Christmas Eve tradition rings on in Renville County
At the center of Wang Township, you’ll find a small, white clapboard church called Vestre Sogn. It means “Western Parish” in Norwegian. For more than 50 years, a man named Robert Lerohl has walked over to the small, unpretentious church to ring in the Christmas holiday.