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2020 demonstrates power, limits of DFL urban dominance
Minnesota and around the regionLive coverage and resultsMinnesota election resultsBiden wins Minnesota; GOP retains state Senate controlWhere the presidential race stands ThursdayBiden pushes closer t...
Nov 04, 2020
U.S. sets coronavirus record with daily new cases pushing past 100,000
A man displays his face covering for protection against the coronavirus in West Union, W.Va., last month. Small communities from the Dakotas to Kansas to West Virginia have recently seen coronavirus c...
Nov 04, 2020
Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark
As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie m...
Nov 04, 2020
Explaining race calls: Presidential race too early to call
6 takeawaysFrom election nightLive coverage2020 election updates and resultsMinnesota and around the regionLive coverage and resultsThe Associated Press is not calling the presidential race yet becaus...
Nov 04, 2020
Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
6 takeawaysFrom election nightLive coverage2020 election updates and resultsMinnesota and around the regionLive coverage and resultsThe fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesd...
Nov 04, 2020
Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races remaine...
Nov 04, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: 'So much virus cirulating in our state'
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todaySign upCOVID-19 updates in our morning new...
Nov 04, 2020
MN election officials: Turnout at least 78 percent
Minnesota likely won't set a new state record for voter turnout, but it will be close, elections officials said.The previous record of 83 percent of eligible voters occurred in 1956.Minnesota Secretar...
Nov 04, 2020
Mohamed Noor attorney argues for new trial
An attorney for former police officer Mohamed Noor argued before the Minnesota Court of Appeals Wednesday that Noor's convictions should be reversed or that he should be given a new trial. Noor is ser...
Nov 04, 2020
Tropical storm Eta dumps massive rainfall on Central America
Men walk along a flooded road Wednesday in Toyos, Honduras, after heavy rains from Eta caused a river to overflow.Orlando Sierra | AFP via Getty ImagesTropical Storm Eta, which hit Nicaragua's co...
Nov 03, 2020