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How to holiday: A guide to navigating Thanksgiving and COVID-19

How to holiday: A guide to navigating Thanksgiving and COVID-19

Minnesota is seeing its worst COVID-19 numbers since the start of the pandemic — just in time for the winter holiday season. As the state clamps down on large gatherings and social settings, many Minnesotans are wondering where that leaves their holiday traditions. 
by John Enger

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As COVID-19 takes dire turn, Minn. lawmakers avoid clash

As COVID-19 takes dire turn, Minn. lawmakers avoid clash

The Legislature convened and adjourned a special session without taking a vote to reel back Gov. Tim Walz’s executive powers. It followed news of another record day of COVID-19 infections.
by Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire

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Nov. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record 7K new cases; 39 deaths; hospitalizations climb

Nov. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record 7K new cases; 39 deaths; hospitalizations climb

The newest numbers pushed Minnesota’s caseload above 200,000 in the pandemic. Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday that the state is on pace to reach 300,000 cases by Thanksgiving.
by MPR News Staff

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ChangeMaker: Maggie Lorenz, preserving cultural heritage through land conservation

ChangeMaker: Maggie Lorenz, preserving cultural heritage through land conservation

Maggie Lorenz, 37, is the head of Lower Phalen Creek Project and the director of the Wakan Tipi Center. She hopes that future generations will have access to “places like Wakan Tipi Center where they can come together with community and fully be themselves as Dakota and Anishinaabe people in Minnesota.”
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Art Hounds explores art 'Out of the Box'

Art Hounds explores art 'Out of the Box'

Art Hounds explores an interactive theater-in-your-home production for kids, an interactive “outstellation” at Modus Locus, and public art by Winona’s Creative Laureate.
by Emily Bright

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‘Dude, you’re winning’: In divided St. Cloud district, candidates for MN Senate experience bumpy election ride

‘Dude, you’re winning’: In divided St. Cloud district, candidates for MN Senate experience bumpy election ride

In central Minnesota, two candidates running for the Minnesota Senate in a politically divided district experienced a tumultuous ride as they waited on their race results.
by Kirsti Marohn

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More Minnesota schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 cases rise

More Minnesota schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 cases rise

Schools across the state are beginning to suspend in-person learning as COVID-19 case rates rise. Duluth, Bloomington and Hopkins public schools have announced plans to transition their students to distance learning. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Rock the Garden 2021 canceled

Rock the Garden 2021 canceled

Organizers say they determined they could not do the event in its current form in a way that would guarantee the safety of community members and artists.
by Euan Kerr

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