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COVID widens racial gap in Minnesota's health care system

Travis Smith received his first COVID-19 test administered by Hien Bui Hien Bui during a free testing event at New Salem Baptist Church in Minneapolis

As hospitals and clinics rebuild from the pandemic's financial hit, some doctors and health care officials say there's never been a better time to reach out to historically underserved communities and offer them the same levels of care as whites.

  • 643 new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota; 3 more deaths
  • State's broad COVID-19 testing under microscope

Pandemic stresses downtown Mpls. commercial property owners

City Center has a new $3 million entrance at what was once the most heavily trafficked pedestrian corner in Minneapolis, Seventh Street and Nicollet M

  • Ambitious Dayton's remake in downtown Mpls. clashes with new reality

741 more COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths in Minnesota

Travis Smith received his first COVID-19 test administered by Hien Bui Hien Bui during a free testing event at New Salem Baptist Church in Minneapolis

Nine of the newly announced deaths were linked to long-term care facilities.

  • State's broad COVID-19 testing under microscope
  • As outbreaks emerge, school leaders put contingency plans to test
  • Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19

As outbreaks emerge, school leaders put contingency plans to test

Tracy Bockbrader guided her class on how they would be using their Google Chromebooks to partake in distance learning as part of Carlton High Schools'

No sooner had classes begun when many shifted gears.

Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.

State's broad COVID-19 testing under microscope

State labs defend tests; critics question value of finding small fragments.

Tourism downturn hits Duluth hotels, restaurants hard

Duluth's tourism industry is way down this year, as visitors are opting for day trips and avoiding coronavirus trouble spots like hotels, indoor restaurants and enclosed attractions.

OSHA cites JBS, Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from coronavirus

The action stems from outbreaks in Sioux Falls and Colorado, and fines of more than $10,000 for both companies are recommended.

643 new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota; 3 more deaths

After a traumatic summer, after-school programs prepare to listen to the kids

Boys and Girls clubs are opening around the Twin Cities this week, including the Southside Village club located a block from the intersection where Ge

Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended following a reported side-effect in a U.K. patient.

State Capitol rally denounces face masks, Black Lives Matter

A couple of hundred people — waving American flags, singing patriotic songs, wearing pro-Donald Trump T-shirts and eschewing face masks — gathered in front of the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday for an event billed as United We Stand & Patriots March for America.

Tracking coronavirus in Minnesota

See how COVID-19 has spread in Minnesota and across the United States.

What you need to know about Walz's mask mandate and other orders

Gov. Tim Walz is loosening social distancing measures, but some restrictions remain.

Obituaries: Minnesotans who have died from COVID-19

Obituaries: Notable people who have died from COVID-19

Study finds more restaurant-goers among COVID-19 patients

Those with respiratory symptoms that turned out to be COVID-19 were more likely to report recent dining out activities.

St. Paul schools spell out how to get kids back in class

District leaders develop criteria to meet before a return to partial in-person instruction.


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The University of Minnesota.

Carjackers brandish gun and rob victim of BMW, wallet near the University of Minnesota

George Floyd Memorial Foundation launches, gives first donation
Rochester police search for suspect in slaying of woman, her 2-year-old
Early voting starts Friday: How to vote in the 2020 elections in Minnesota

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Sports

Rough start for Vikings corners, and here's why it wasn't a surprise

Rough start for Vikings corners, and here's why it wasn't a surprise

Parade of homers continues as Twins rally to sweep Cleveland
Vikings' overhauled defense picked apart by Packers, Rodgers in 43-34 defeat
From Wisconsin: What they were saying about bashing the Vikings

Business

Employees leave work following an overnight shift in May at Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D.

OSHA cites JBS, Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from coronavirus

Shakopee-based Entrust rebrands to emphasize its growing data security business
Pandemic stresses downtown Mpls. commercial property owners
As the pandemic drags on, companies paying for work-from-home perks beyond the basics

Opinion

President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Was

With Mideast breakthroughs, Trump may actually deserve a Nobel Prize

How guns twist the logic of self-defense laws
There's nothing 'un-American' about equity, inclusion
Readers Write: Civil society, China's human rights abuses, the election, water pollution, COVID-19

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    Tracking coronavirus in Minnesota
  • City Center has a new $3 million entrance at what was once the most heavily trafficked pedestrian corner in Minneapolis, Seventh Street and Nicollet M
    Pandemic stresses downtown Mpls. commercial property owners
  • Photo by Shari Gross:Hien Bui, an EMT with M Health Fairview and registered nurse, administered a COVID-19 test during a free testing event at New Sal
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    State's broad COVID-19 testing under microscope
  • Travis Smith received his first COVID-19 test administered by Hien Bui Hien Bui during a free testing event at New Salem Baptist Church in Minneapolis
    COVID widens racial gap in Minnesota's health care system

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    Pandemic stresses downtown Mpls. commercial property owners

    Jim Durda, general manager of City Center in Minneapolis, several weeks ago opened a $3 million-remodeled entrance on Seventh Street and the Nicollet Mall. The…

    Jennifer Brooks

    After a traumatic summer, after-school programs prepare to listen to the kids

      It’s been six months since Mark Graves had to tell anyone to stop running in the halls. And he cannot wait to do it…

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    Minnesota teachers prep for a school year like no other

    For most school districts, this entire year offered two equally bad choices.


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    Politics

    Supporters cheer as President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Xtreme Manufacturing, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Henderson, Nev.

    In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally

    Bloomberg to spend at least $100M to help Biden in Florida
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    Nation

    Cattle graze under smoke from wildfires in Clackamas County, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020.

    Western fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit

    Search continues for gunman who shot California deputies
    Grandson of Harding and lover wants president's body exhumed
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    World

    FILE - In this May 18, 2020 file photo, Israeli Jewish extremist Amiram Ben-Uliel arrives at a district court for a verdict in Lod, Israel. On Monday,

    Israeli gets 3 life sentences for deadly 2015 arson attack

    A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off
    First US spring flight to Antarctica aims to keep out virus
    Officials say east Libya government resigns amid protests

    Curious Minnesota

    A great blue heron flew out of range of a pursuing coyote on Pickerel Lake in Lilydale in April 2018.

    Why do Minnesota coyotes howl when trains go by?

    Who decides when the I-35W bridge is lit in color, and how is it done?
    Why do some major Twin Cities highways not connect directly?
    Why hasn't Minnesota passed the Equal Rights Amendment?

    Duluth

    Haley Lindberg, 8, happily skipped a rock on Lake Superior. The family was visiting from Minnetonka.

    Tourism downturn hits Duluth hotels, restaurants hard

    Stakes high as students return to UMD
    Duluth braces for more budget trouble in 2021
    Duluth firefighters climb stairs to honor 9-11 responders who died

    Celebs

    Toots Hibbert performed July 13, 2019, with the Maytals in Grass Valley, Calif.

    Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

    Perfume brand says cutting Black actor from ad was misstep
    Autopsy report: Naya Rivera called for help as she drowned
    Pioneering British designer Terence Conran dies at age of 88

    Agriculture

    Nan Bailly at her winery, Bailly Vineyards in Hastings, was the top plaintiff in the lawsuit against state law requiring Minnesota vineyards to have 5

    Judge rules Minnesota winemakers can use more out-of-state grapes

    How Minnesota's biggest beef producer is weathering the coronavirus
    Blue-ribbon blues as fairs close down
    Damage in Iowa will prevent a record corn crop in U.S. this year

    Inspired

    Ellie Meyer, center, in a MIAC championship game, was an All-America team member in volleyball and nominated by the MIAC for NCAA Woman of the Year. �

    St. Thomas grad sees her field of dentistry as way to bring health to all

    Twin Cities nonprofit helps men be better caregivers
    Avatars join effort to help Minnesota teachers identify worrisome behaviors in their students
    Drag queens deliver home-cooked dinners as part of San Francisco club's 'Meals on Heels' service

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    Nine more COVID-19 deaths, 929 more cases in Minnesota

    Seven of the newly announced deaths occurred in long-term care facilities.


    Saints show new definition of a successful season amid COVID

    The St. Paul Saints did regular player testing and reported no coronavirus setbacks in a season spent in Sioux Falls and then St. Paul.


    Stores reopened, but traffic still lighter at Plymouth-based Christopher & Banks

    A bright spot in the quarter for the women's apparel chain was e-commerce, which grew 71%.


    Stakes high as students return to UMD

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