Explainer: Is Minnesota doing enough to limit evictions?
August 2, 2021
Elements of Minnesota's eviction moratorium are expected to remain in place until June 1, 2021.
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Finding climate history in the river bottom
August 1, 2021
The current drought is helping researchers who are studying the history of flooding in the Red River Valley. They’re collecting samples of old trees buried in the muddy river bottom to help build a regional climate picture going back hundreds of years. - Slowing ‘flashy’ Minn. rivers New effort aims to hold back water - When '100-year floods' happen often What should you call them?
'Unprecedented': MN air quality 'very unhealthy' into next week
July 31, 2021
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended the air quality alert for all of Minnesota through 3 p.m. Tuesday as smoke from Canadian fires persists. Air quality will be “very unhealthy” for much of the state, including the Twin Cities, through the weekend. - Weekend forecast Chance of a showers, air quality alert expected - Thursday Worst air quality on record in Minnesota
Timeline: Olympian Sunisa Lee's path from St. Paul to stardom
July 30, 2021
Sunisa Lee became an Olympic champion and a Minnesota icon when she won the women's gymnastics all-around title at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Learn more about her journey. - Photos From Olympic goals to Olympic gold — Sunisa Lee's journey - Tears and cheers Lee family reacts to Suni making gold - Sunisa Lee Still focused on college, not fame
Keep an eye out for these Minnesota Olympians this weekend
July 30, 2021
The first week of the Olympics is wrapping up, but over the weekend you can catch Minnesota athletes competing in basketball, swimming, track and field, volleyball and basketball. Here’s the lineup of events throughout the weekend and how to watch them.
YourClassicalMPR: Lakes Area Music Festival returns
July 30, 2021
The Lakes Area Music Festival is back in Brainerd this summer with live in-person performances, a new concert venue and its first music director. Even if you can’t attend, all 11 concerts — starting July 30 and running through Aug. 22 — will be streamed live.
St. Paul gymnast Sunisa Lee wins all-around gold
July 29, 2021
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in a hotly contested final. - Lee, McCallum win team silver Russia takes gold in women's gymnastics - From 2017 Lee leaps toward her Olympic dream — and history - Angela Davis Why we’re watching the Olympics - Day 6 Minnesota Olympians set to compete - Meet the Olympians The Minnesota athletes competing in Tokyo
Rochester Public Schools to require masking of younger students in the fall
July 28, 2021
Students between 2 and 12 years old will be required to wear masks inside all school facilities during the next academic year. The board’s vote reflected increasing concern over spread of the delta variant in Minnesota. - Tuesday CDC changes course on indoor masks in some parts of the U.S. - COVID-19 in Minnesota Unvaccinated 'extremely vulnerable' to delta strain - Concerned about children and COVID variants? Your questions, answered
Cold Spring council promises action against racism after vehicle crashes into home
July 28, 2021
Council members will ask to have the attorney general take up the case for potential hate crime charges and establish a committee to address racism. - Vehicle crashes into home Cold Spring couple wants prosecutor to upgrade charges - Earlier Robinson children face racist bullying at school
COVID-19 in MN: Unvaccinated 'extremely vulnerable' to delta strain
July 27, 2021
The delta variant “means trouble for people who never got vaccinated,” Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters. "The problem here is very much a problem of unvaccinated people getting exposed to an extremely contagious and dangerous virus." - VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers