Mower County
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Positive test rate creeps up
MPR News Staff The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests once again crept above 5 percent over the weekend as cases and hospitalizations continued trending upward. ...
Minnesota Public Radio, Author at Austin Daily Herald
Health
Minnesota’s primary election, pandemic edition: How to vote safely in person
By Jiwon Choi Amid the pandemic, a large number of Minnesotans have already cast their ballots through mail-in voting. To date, more than half a ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 31, 2020 5:11 pm
News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: State may ‘dial back’ if case climb continues
MPR News Staff State health officials again ratcheted up the worry that COVID-19 trends in Minnesota are headed the wrong way on Monday, just days ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:50 am
News
Arts board announces simplified grant program for MN artists struggling in COVID-19 economy
By Marianne Combs The Minnesota State Arts Board has approved a trio of new grants meant to help artists and organizations weather the economic turmoil ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:32 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session
By Brian Bakst A sweeping proposal to change the culture and oversight of Minnesota law enforcement is on its way to Gov. Tim Walz after ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 8:34 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Lawmakers: Deal near on police changes
By Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire Top Minnesota lawmakers said they were on the cusp of a deal on police accountability measures that gained steam ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, July 20, 2020 1:44 pm
News
Special session enters second week with little accomplished
By Tim Nelson The second special session of summer is entering its second week — and it hasn’t been very eventful so far. No major ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, July 20, 2020 9:15 am
News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: ‘We are at a worrisome point’
MPR News Staff State health officials are cautioning families to make plans in case children’s caregivers fall ill from COVID-19 as the number of cases ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, July 16, 2020 8:43 am
News
Sales boom, factory shutdowns leave bikes in short supply
By Emily Bright Sonya Lewis has big plans for when her older son comes to visit. “We’ll have all of our bikes and we’re going ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:01 am
News
Minnesota opens long-term care to visits from outside ‘essential caregivers’
By Peter Cox For the first time since mid-March, outsiders will be allowed into Minnesota’s long-term care homes to visit residents. The Minnesota Department of ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 10, 2020 6:34 pm
Editorials
Other’s opinion: Feeding the hungry a priority as the economy struggles
The Free Press (Mankato) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. As many of us make another shopping list to get groceries, maybe making sure to ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:30 am
News
Rochester, Mankato to require masks indoors in fight against COVID-19
By Catharine Richert and Hannah Yang The southern Minnesota cities of Rochester and Mankato approved new mandates Monday that will require people to wear face ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 8:47 am
News
The activist roots of Minnesota’s food co-ops
By Tom Crann and Kathryn Styer As some people damaged businesses and buildings on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis in the days following the police killing ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, June 28, 2020 7:01 am
News
Epic in an epidemic? How to do summer safely in the COVID-19 era
By Sara Porter Summer has arrived in Minnesota. At the same time, the state has been relaxing some of the regulations that were in place ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, June 27, 2020 1:01 pm
News
Gov. Walz releases federal coronavirus funding
By David H. Montgomery Local governments around Minnesota will be splitting $841 million in federal aid to help pay for costs incurred by the COVID-19 ...