But MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says that rain should stay away from far northern Minnesota — that's where residents, National Guard members and other volunteers continue to battle floodwaters in the Rainy River basin along the Ontario border.
Showers spread into southwestern Minnesota late this evening. And then those scattered rain showers are going to try to nudge north and northeast through the evening. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date Minnesota news twice daily.
Statewide COVID-19 numbers in Minnesota show a similar situation as last week: cases and hospitalizations are still declining, while deaths are at a plateau. Regional analysis is less clear.
A new study from Mayo Clinic finds ongoing gaps in access to prescriptions for a commonly used drug to treat opioid use disorder. The gap particularly affects older people, women and Black and Hispanic populations.
During the last avian flu outbreak seven years ago, the central Minnesota turkey farms owned by Matt Herdering's family managed to escape unscathed. This time around, they weren't so lucky.
About 250 homes have suffered some sort of damage on the south shore of Rainy Lake, east of International Falls on the Minnesota-Canadian border. It’s a slow-motion crisis that may not start to ebb until mid to late June.
Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett, the first Native American woman elected to the Duluth council, died Friday after a brief battle with cancer. Duluth’s mayor called her “an incredibly powerful woman who lived life with clarity and purpose.”
