Minnesota has now seen more than 900 newly reported cases for a third consecutive day — the first time that’s happened in the state during the pandemic.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who is leading in most Minnesota polls, made his economic case for president Friday during a low-key appearance at a carpenters union hall near Duluth. The president rallied his supporters at the airport in Bemidji.
Friday’s COVID-19 numbers showed a startling increase of nearly 1,100 new confirmed infections following a period of relatively moderate new daily caseloads. Hospitalizations and intensive care cases also rose in the Health Department’s daily report.
The presidential campaign comes to Minnesota Friday with Democrat Joe Biden in Duluth and President Donald Trump headed to Bemidji. Trump is expected to draw huge crowds and probably some protesters. Bemidji is Trump country — but it’s also divided and agitated.
Early and absentee balloting opens Friday in Minnesota, one of the first states in the country where voters can show their enthusiasm or just get their role in the election over with.
Tuesday is the first day of autumn, but it’s already feeling like fall. And according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ fall color map, we’re well on our way to what seems to be a promising fall season.
Hundreds of students peacefully marched through the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth Wednesday evening, demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality. The protest was organized by a relatively new student group on campus: Black Men Serving Excellence.