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COVID-19 in MN: 100K more cases by Thanksgiving?
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todayMinnesota public health leaders for weeks ...
Nov 13, 2020
Wolves preying on beavers in Minnesota reshape wetlands
One spring afternoon in 2015, biologist Thomas Gable followed signals from a gray wolf's GPS tracking collar to a small stream in Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park. There he found a large canine paw...
Nov 13, 2020
Target taps north Mpls. clothing designer
When the Target store on Lake Street in Minneapolis was damaged and shuttered during the unrest this summer, the company saw an opportunity. It set out to create a store that felt "overtly welcoming" ...
Nov 13, 2020
New Minneapolis NAACP president 'fueled by love'
The snow never stopped during a socially distant conversation with Angela Rose Myers in her south Minneapolis backyard Thursday.After nearly an hour, Myers joked the floppy flakes had turned her Afro ...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-19 crashes Minnesota wedding plans
Sign upLatest COVID-19 updates in our morning newsletterFull coverageCOVID-19 in MinnesotaAs COVID-19 cases in Minnesota have climbed, Gov. Tim Walz has put into place new restrictions on large gather...
Nov 13, 2020
Ways Minnesotans can help during the holiday season
COVID-19 cases in Minnesota continue to grow, reaching a new record high of over 7,000 new cases in one day on Nov 12. Minnesota's unemployment rate has been steadily dropping since its peak in May of...
Nov 13, 2020
ChangeMakers: Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor
Throughout November, MPR News is featuring Indigenous Minnesotans making history to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.Peggy Flanagan, 41, is the first Indigenous person elected to executive off...
Nov 13, 2020
Trump to speak publicly for the first time since Biden won presidency
The White House says President Donald Trump will make remarks Friday on Operation Warp Speed, the multi-agency effort to get a vaccine to the public quickly and safely.Trump has avoided public gatheri...
Nov 13, 2020
The pandemic this week: 8 things to know about the surge
Medical staff members check on a patient at the COVID-19 ICU in United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Cases and hospitalizations rose dramatically in the U.S. this week.Bloomberg via Getty...
Nov 13, 2020
With Biden ahead, Georgia begins hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots
Election workers in Cobb County, Ga. begin a hand recount of ballots in the presidential election on Nov. 13.Emil Moffatt/WABEAmid a myriad of unsubstantiated claims of fraud made by President Donald ...
Nov 13, 2020