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With rink, ice maze, ice-cream social, Stillwater hopes to light up pandemic winter
Town wants tourists but not too many at once.
St. Joseph man pleads guilty to fatally beating baby in front of 4-year-old brother
Prosecutors intend to seek a 25-year sentence.
Minnesota considers shorter CDC quarantine guidelines
Local public health agencies could opt to shorten 14-day quarantines to 10 days if people have no symptoms. Minnesota infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann said that isn't a "slam dunk" for a state that is at the peak of a pandemic wave.
Rochester superintendent apologizes after plagiarizing Thanksgiving message to staff
Michael Muñoz lifted passages from several sources in letter to staff.
Construction on Enbridge pipeline begins as new lawsuit filed to delay $2.6B project
State regulators will rule Friday on a different pipeline request.
Pohlads leave the radio business, selling its Go stations to a Christian nonprofit
The hip-hop outlet Go 95.3 FM and rock station Go 96.3 will change formats early next year.
Cases dropped against man, three women charged in Forest Lake rape
Prosecutors cite a "lack of evidence" but offered no elaboration.
Man shot by St. Paul police over weekend charged in assault, kidnapping
Charges filed in Dakota County detail the sexual assault and kidnapping that preceded the controversial shooting.
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Hennepin County prosecutor to end bail for several low-level offenses
The changes would go into affect Jan. 1.
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to ease staffing shortages.
Twin Cities toy drives face volunteer, toy shortages due to COVID-19
While some volunteer events went virtual, toy drives still need in-person help.
'Bored at home' protester pleads guilty to possessing gun
Authorities say a Janesville man who said he came to Madison to watch protests because he was bored at home pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a gun after a felony conviction.
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COVID-19 linked to 77 more deaths in Minnesota despite some pandemic progress
Positivity rate of diagnostic testing continues to decline, but health officials remain concerned over viral transmission on Thanksgiving.