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County, state urge delivery of ballots after appellate court decision
A decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has complicated matters in Minnesota just a few short days before the election. The three ... Read more
12 hours ago by Eric Johnson.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Bracing for more bad days, broken records
MPR Staff It’s going to get worse. That was the clear message from state public health officials Thursday as Minnesota’s COVID-19 data continued to break ... Read more
12 hours ago by Minnesota Public Radio.
Trump moves Minnesota rally while Biden announces visit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A rally by President Donald Trump in southern Minnesota was in flux much of Thursday after his campaign moved it from Rochester ... Read more
13 hours ago by Associated Press.
Breakthrough research using light-activated proteins for targeted therapy
The Nucleotide Metabolism & Drug Discovery lab at The Hormel Institute, led by Dr. Jarrod French, recently published three research papers in major scientific journals. ... Read more
13 hours ago by Daily Herald.
Court: Late Minnesota absentee ballots must be separated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that Minnesota’s absentee ballots that come in after Election ... Read more
1 day ago by Associated Press.
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding federal ... Read more
1 day ago by Associated Press.
Trump, Biden to hold rallies Friday in Minnesota
By Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in Minnesota on Friday — the same day as President Donald Trump ... Read more
1 day ago by Associated Press.
Minnesota reports record-high 2,800 new virus cases
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health reported 2,872 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most reported in a single day since the pandemic ... Read more
1 day ago by Associated Press.
Bid to recruit ex-cops as poll challengers comes under fire
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The union that represents Minneapolis police officers is trying to recruit former cops to work as “poll challengers” to work in “problem” ... Read more
1 day ago by Associated Press.
GOP campaigns asks that late absentee ballots be separated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The campaigns for President Donald Trump and Republican state legislative candidates are petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court to separate all mailed ballots ... Read more
2 days ago by Associated Press.
France goes on maximum alert after attack at church kills 3
PARIS (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said, ... Read more
2 days ago by Associated Press.
US economy grew at 33% rate in Q3 but recovery is incomplete
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on ... Read more
2 days ago by Associated Press.
Trump to campaign in Rochester Friday
By Brian Bakst President Donald Trump is returning to Minnesota for his fourth campaign rally since August, a late play to turn what’s been a ... Read more
2 days ago by Minnesota Public Radio.
60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victims
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly ... Read more
2 days ago by Associated Press.
Minnesota reports nearly 2,000 new cases, 19 more deaths
Minnesota health officials reported 1,916 new cases of the coronavirus and 19 new deaths on Wednesday as case growth continues to rise statewide. The new ... Read more