The start of the school year is looking a little rockier. Many Minnesota districts are having to re-craft, walk back or change their reopening plans based on rising COVID-19 case rates, budget constraints and pushback from both teachers and parents. Also, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted to delay returning to in-person undergraduate classes by two weeks.
State health officials said parents and students should be prepared for changes, there is no guarantee that back to school plans will work out.Here's a closer look at the COVID-19 numbers: Minnesota confirmed 717 new cases from among about 12,000 tests. About 10 percent of the people tested are coming back with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Cases have also been growing in east central Minnesota, where 14 counties between the Twin Cities and Duluth have reported 500 additional cases in the last week — a rise of 14 percent, and the fastest relative increase of any region in the state.
Four years ago the Trump campaign had just one employee in Minnesota. This time there are more than 50 staffers in the state, some of whom have been here for more than a year organizing volunteers and contacting supporters, according to Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Jennifer Carnahan. | More coverage: Trump’s grip on GOP is firm in once-shaky Minnesota
After the Democrats wrapped up their glitch-free virtual convention, now it's Republicans' turn. The four-day event began Monday morning with a roll call and official renomination of President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and Vice President Pence as his running mate. Follow live coverage of the first day of the Republican National Convention.
The COVID-19 pandemic is dragging some families into a financial hole. With money tighter, what rights and protections do tenants have? What rights do property owners have? And has state help during the pandemic — like a ban on evictions and a $100 million housing assistance program — made the situation more manageable?
For more than 50 years, the mouse-sized Somali sengi was thought to be a lost species. Turns out, it wasn't. The Somali sengi — a kind of elephant shrew — was recently spotted by researchers not in Somalia, but in neighboring Djibouti.
State Senate Republicans aired grievances as they reviewed the job performance of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop. She's the latest cabinet member to face tough questions and potential removal amid disputes between Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and the Senate GOP majority.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended his management of the U.S. Postal Service to the House on Monday amid concerns that his cost-cutting measures have jeopardized the agency's ability to serve Americans.
