Sept. 10, 2021

A threat to a St. Louis Park synagogue has led the house of worship to move to online services in the midst of the high holy days.

Beth El Synagogue got word of the threat to the Synagogue from the Anti Defamation League's midwest office. The threat comes amid two Jewish high holidays: Rosh Hashanah, the new year, ended days ago and Yom Kuppur, the day of atonement, begins this coming Wednesday evening.

Minnesota's latest COVID-19 report is encouraging after an up-and-down week.

State health officials reported 2,050 new cases today, down from the prior Friday's 2,138 new infections. Known, active cases are also trending down, with the state averaging 7,744 over the past reporting week, lower than two weeks ago.

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Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know

President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates this week that will affect more than 1.4 million workers in Minnesota. How the mandates will be enforced, however, is still being sorted out.

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How to talk about 9/11 with a new generation of kids

Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why.

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Minneapolis effort aims to counter racist housing deeds one lawn sign at a time

Minneapolis homeowners are being offered the chance to learn uncomfortable history about where they live — and then do something about it. For decades some Minnesotans added language to their property deeds barring future sales to people of color.

Search underway for new state legislative auditor

A panel of state lawmakers has outlined a timetable for replacing James Nobles, who is retiring as legislative auditor next month after decades on the job.

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Ten years later: Lessons from the Pagami Creek Fire

The Pagami Creek Fire in 2011 blew up into Minnesota’s biggest wildfire in over a century, burning more than 90,000 acres in the Superior National Forest. Ten years later, the forest has been reborn and lessons learned from Pagami now shape how rangers and firefighters respond to wilderness wildfires.

Pagami Creek Fire, 10 years later Survivors reflect on the day the fire exploded
Photos A year after BWCA fire, a forest is reborn

Climate change is making some species of animals shape-shift

Just like humans, researchers say animals also have to adapt to climate change. The shifts for some warm-blooded animals are occurring over a far shorter time period than would usually happen.

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