Minnesota Today

HealthPartners is about to start a Minnesota trial of a leading COVID vaccine. They’re looking for 15 hundred volunteers for a test run by drug maker AstraZeneca. This is an MPR News evening update for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

The University of Minnesota is moving forward with plans to allow students to live in dorms, but those dorms on the Twin Cities, Rochester and Duluth campuses will reopen under a four-step plan that, for the first several weeks, limits normal student life and imposes curfews.

This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

COVID-19 unemployment aid is on the way, but not for long, say state officials. The Lost Wages Assistance program will likely last only a few weeks, even as the state’s key hospitality industry shuts down for winter. This is an MPR News evening update for Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson and Myah Christenson. Music by Gary Meister.

After weeks of sharpening their messages of personal responsibility, state public health leaders sounded an alarm Monday that Minnesota is headed for serious trouble unless more Minnesotans start doing the right things, including wearing masks and socially distancing even at meetups with friends and family.

This is a MPR News morning update for Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

With COVID cases rising, Minnesota is "walking on the edge of a cliff.” This is an MPR News evening update for Monday, August 31st, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Myah Christenson. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota’s COVID-19 case total climbed by nearly 2,000 over the weekend, with state health officials reporting 1,032 more confirmed cases on Saturday and 934 on Sunday — both among the highest single-day totals on record in the state.

The number of new cases reported each day has been trending upward in the past couple weeks after falling earlier in the month. The percentage of tests coming back positive has also been trending up.

This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, August 31, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

If you lost internet service earlier today, you weren't alone. A major outage affected CenturyLink customers around Minnesota and across the country for several hours this morning before service was restored.

This is an MPR News weekend update for Sunday, August 30, 2020. Hosted by Emily Bright.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota health officials reported 1,032 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the second-highest daily increase on record. MPR News update for Aug. 29, 2020. Hosted by Emily Bright. Our theme music is by Gary Meister. 

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is prepared to respond if looting were to flare up. Minneapolis issued curfews over the past two nights after windows were smashed and several stores were looted Wednesday evening. MPR News afternoon update for Friday, Aug. 28. Hosted by Kirsti Marohn. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Police, state troopers, and soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were on patrol during an overnight curfew in the Twin Cities, after looting and vandalism hit businesses along Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. The unrest followed rumors of a police shooting. MPR News morning update for August 28, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.