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The Pandemic's Battleground
They've witnessed the worst of COVID-19 – day after day, week after week — while fighting to help grievously ill patients who otherwise wouldn't survive. The pandemic has forced critical care nurse Holly Vilione and caregivers at North Memorial Health Hospital to confront a grueling emotional landscape that's made all the worse when the virus hits home. Last August, after Vilione and her extended family made a trip to a cabin, she and several other members of her family began showing signs of the virus. The disease eventually killed her mother-in-law, leaving her and her family devastated and stunned by COVID-19's deadly reach.
Seniors bounce back after bout of darkness
At the Oak Meadows senior home in Oakdale, group activities such as indoor bowling, worship services and bingo have returned — marking a long-awaited return to normalcy and a sense of community.
Como Zoo gets a new polar bear
Nan, a 26-year-old female polar bear from the Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago, spent the day getting to know Neil, the Como Zoo's 25-year-old resident male polar bear, during their first day on exhibit together Thursday, Feb. 25, in St. Paul.
Local
New Waite Park amphitheater to finally open this summer — hopefully
Floyd family attorneys disappointed with limited courtroom seating
Freighter from 1903 catches fire in Duluth harbor
1 killed, another hurt in head-on crash on snowy Scott County road
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Sports
Kaprizov's hot start means Wild gets a thrill from 'Dollar Bill Kirill"
Neal: It's time for Berrios to become Twins ace
Vikings release tight end Rudolph
Reusse: It's early, but Twins need to check Sano's timing on fastballs
Business
Minnesota company's product trick to scraping ice from your driveway
Target's sales grew $15B last year, more than last 11 combined
Shoreview company's 'Small Business Revolution' comes home to help Black-owned firms
Mayo Clinic posts $728 million in income despite pandemic
Opinion
I live in a cemetery called north Minneapolis
Don't be picky if you're offered a vaccine
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Great Wolf Lodge is opening in Bloomington
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3 Twin Cities architects showcase their latest projects
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Rigors of the rut: Whitetail breeding season
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Class 1A boy's soccer quarterfinals
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Graduation day for 31 Minneapolis police recruits
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You're not imagining it: The pandemic is making your hair fall out
Adult Minnesotans have rediscovered the comfort of snow pants: 'Warmth is cool'
Pyrex and Pink Daisies: Midcentury cookware is fab again
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Politics
To stop domestic terror threat, Walz looks to little-known team
FBI chief warns violent 'domestic terrorism' growing in US
Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition
South Dakota House Speaker plans delay in AG impeachment
Nation
Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
Kentucky seeking federal help as floodwaters cause damage
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85
California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV
World
Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed
US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack
Dutch bar owners, sex workers protest against virus lockdown
Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano spews high column of ash
Curious Minnesota
What happens to all of the de-icing fluid sprayed on planes at MSP airport?
What does it take to become a police officer in Minnesota?
Listen: How Ford made millions of windows from St. Paul sand
Why does I-35E through St. Paul have a 45-mph speed limit?
Duluth
On Lake Superior bay, ice racing puts a frozen twist on NASCAR
Freighter from 1903 catches fire in Duluth harbor
Enbridge's Line 3 deal-making divides Ojibwe bands in Minn.
Man killed in Duluth standoff is identified
Celebs
'Vaccine, vaccine': Dolly sings 'Jolene' rewrite before shot
Kayleigh McEnany signs on as Fox News contributor
Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
Jodie Foster fulfills promise to thank Packers QB at Globes
Inspired
Born in Minnesota, a child of immigrants: 'The story of my life is the product of my parents' dreams'
Co-op supporting immigrant farmers in Minnesota gives back with food boxes for families in need
Teacher called to protect Capitol holds class from Humvee
In COVID reality, daydreaming offers a healthy and freeing opportunity to get through hard times
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Photos: Homeless encampment gets reprieve
The Near North encampment was scheduled to be evicted on Feb. 26, but Minneapolis canceled the notice.
Walter Mondale through the years
Former Vice President Walter Mondale is admired for his diplomacy, humor and decency. (Photo by Jeff Wheeler)
Wild vs Kings
Minnesota Wild played L.A. Kings at Excel Friday night.
Salvation Army aims for record-breaking food drive
The Twin Cities Salvation Army announced plans today for a record-breaking food drive to be held March 1-26, in an effort to aid families still reeling from the economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Twins work through batting practice Friday
The team held its fourth full-squad workout at the CenturyLink Complex in Fort Myers, Fla.