Omicron's speed drives shift in Minnesota's COVID-19 mindset

Hannah Justin, Cat Urlich, Aubrey Davis and Lizzie Stenhaug play Mario Kart on Nintendo 64 during game night at Stenhaug’s Golden Valley home on Friday.

— Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune

Infections might seem inevitable, but health officials stress that prevention still works — and is crucial in the near term.

Minnetonka, Rochester become latest cities to pass mask mandates

Medical professional Eleanor Johnson spoke in favor of masks at a Minnetonka School Board work session and meeting in August 2021. Minnetonka recently

Seven cities across the state are requiring face coverings.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman defends work of his office

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says critics have a simplistic view that a get-tough approach will halt the wave of carjackings and other violen

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Parents near breaking point as COVID adds to child-care crisis

Dani Carlin handed out frozen paints for an activity at Carlin’s home-based child-care center Little Naturalists in St. Paul. The number of home-bas

The number of child-care slots is declining, and centers are dealing with staff shortages and pandemic rules, while parents are left with expensive bills for incomplete care.

With voting bills dead, Democrats face costly fight to overcome GOP curbs

Demonstrators supported voting rights outside of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta on Jan. 11, 2022, ahead of a planned speech by President Joe Bide

The stakes are high as Democrats approach the midterms with a low presidential approval rating, and as Republicans aim to further rewrite election laws.

For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making

FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on

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