Minnesota Today

Duluth-based Essentia Health and St. Luke’s announced vaccine mandates on Wednesday, as did Children’s Minnesota. They join a growing list of health care providers requiring staff to get the vaccine.

This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, August 5, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Minnesota, with the highly contagious Delta variant spreading. But officials say the vaccines still provide strong immunity.

This is an MPR News evening update for August 4, 2021 with Riham Feshir.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

New data shows cases are growing far faster for Black Minnesotans than for other racial or ethnic groups. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in Minnesota because of the delta variant of the coronavirus. 

The state health department reported nearly 1,700 new cases over the last three days, pushing the seven-day rolling average to near 600, a level not seen since late May. 

This is an MPR News evening update for Aug. 3, 2021 hosted by Kirsti Marohn.

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The list includes First Avenue, which is requiring anyone attending concerts at its venues to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

The University of Minnesota is bringing back its mask mandate, after an uptick in COVID-19 cases nationwide related to the Delta variant. 

In a message to faculty, students and staff, University President Joan Gabel says she’s reinstituting the mask mandate starting Tuesday.

This is an MPR News evening update for Monday, August 2, 2021. Hosted by Dan Kraker.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.  

With the rise of the delta variant, the CDC recommends even vaccinated people wear a mask indoors in areas where community transmission is substantial or high. This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, August 2, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.  

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is extending an air quality alert until Tuesday afternoon for most of the state 

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused record high particulate levels in Minnesota.

This is an MPR News evening update for Friday July 30, 2021. Hosted by Matt Sepic. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Almost all of the state is under an air quality alert through Friday afternoon, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, July 30, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Family, friends and supporters of Sunisa Lee, 18, cheered her in a suburb of St. Paul as she won her first Olympic gold medal in all around gymnastics competition Thursday in Tokyo. Lee became the fifth American woman in a row to claim the Olympic all-around title. She is the first Hmong-American on the U.S. Olympic team. This is the MPR News afternoon update for Thursday, July 29, 2021. Hosted by Nancy Lebens. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.