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Minnesota to allow more visits to nursing homes, long-term care facilities

Minnesota to allow more visits to nursing homes, long-term care facilities

More people soon will be able to visit loved ones in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The Minnesota Department of Health says the changes are set to go into effect on Saturday.
by Peter Cox

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Oct. 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: State readies big testing push; new cases climb

Oct. 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: State readies big testing push; new cases climb

Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials on Tuesday unveiled plans to massively expand COVID-19 testing opportunities across Minnesota as caseloads and hospitalizations continue to climb.
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Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Registering online to vote and get an absentee ballot in Minnesota is as easy as your English language skills are strong. And if they aren’t, the online process can be a frustrating experience that advocates worry is keeping eligible Minnesotans from voting this fall.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Bands continue moose hunts to maintain tradition, treaty rights

Bands continue moose hunts to maintain tradition, treaty rights

The Minnesota DNR has not authorized a state moose hunting season for years, after a sharp crash in the iconic animal’s population. But more recently, as the moose population has stabilized, three Ojibwe bands in northeastern Minnesota have allowed limited hunts to keep alive an important cultural tradition.
by Dan Kraker

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Public works bill to keep special session going until Wednesday

Public works bill to keep special session going until Wednesday

The DFL House speaker says there are enough GOP votes in her chamber to pass the $1.37 billion construction projects bill. The Republican Senate majority leader, though, says there’s still no overall agreement.
by Tim Pugmire

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MPR News wins national Murrow Award for Noor trial coverage

MPR News wins national Murrow Award for Noor trial coverage

The team of reporters and editors took the large market award for continuing coverage for the trial of Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
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Oct. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases jump; curbs eased for long-term care visits

Oct. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases jump; curbs eased for long-term care visits

Officials on Monday also confirmed more cases of COVID-19 have surfaced tied to President Donald Trump’s recent rallies in Bemidji and Duluth. The disease remains a “big and growing problem in Minnesota,” the state health commissioner says.
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