New data from the state health department shows more than 8,000 Minnesotans have been infected with COVID-19 more than once.
The health department has tracked these “reinfections” in the past, but hasn’t shared them publicly. It will now report the number of so-called breakthrough cases in its daily updates.
Health commissioner Jan Malcolm said sharing this data is important because it shows people who already had COVID can still catch the disease and spread it to others. She encouraged everyone to get vaccinated, whether or not they’ve already had COVID.
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Starting in fall 2022, the tuition waiver program currently in place at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be expanded to the U's four other campuses at Crookston, Duluth, Rochester and the Twin Cities.
Researchers asked Minnesotans of color earlier this year about their experiences and perceptions of discrimination. In not a single category is the state doing better than the national average, they say.
More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year.
At issue this election is not only who will lead Minneapolis, but also whether voters in the city that sparked a worldwide movement calling for police accountability will choose to drastically restructure public safety.
No one is really cheering on a guy named Brandon. Instead, the phrase is being used in conservative circles in place of a more vulgar message directed at President Joe Biden.
On Monday, the names of the 12 jurors and alternates who sat in the courtroom during the Derek Chauvin trial were released to the public. Judge Peter Cahill ordered the names be released along with the written questionnaires of all 109 potential jurors who were formally evaluated.
Two former Somali refugees are launching a fashion collaboration aimed at countering backlash against refugees while showing the power and beauty the arts can have in uplifting communities.
This month the Minnesota DNR completed one of its largest-ever habitat restoration projects, a three-year, $18 million project restoring 230 acres of coastal wetland habitat in the St. Louis River estuary near Duluth.
