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Poll: Walz's approval ratings grow in crisis

Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference at the Department of Public Safety in St. Paul, Minn. on Saturday, May 23, 2020. Minnesota health offici

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's approval rating has risen as the first-term governor navigates the coronavirus crisis, with two in three registered voters supporting his performance on the job, a Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll found.

745 new COVID cases in Minnesota, 12 more deaths

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The number of ICU cases rose 20 percent to 248, the Minnesota Department of Health said. Of the 12 who died, 10 were in long-term care facilities, and all were at older than 60.

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Minnesota casinos begin to reopen with safeguards in place

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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a town hall meeting at the Colin Powell Center in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMI

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Omar says she believes Tara Reade's sex assault claims against Biden

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Despite toll, nursing home residents are still sharing rooms

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Efforts underway to get food from U.S. farms to the needy

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Mond — Evan Vucci, Associated Press

Trump honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day in twin events

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President Donald Trump honored America's fallen service members on Monday as he commemorated Memorial Day in back-to-back appearances in the midst of the pandemic.

‘We’ll be prepared’ Dr. Mohammed I. Hussain said he is waiting for the surge of COVID-19 cases he’s sure will come.

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Rural Minnesota ER doctor is calm as he waits for the storm

Lt. William J. McGowan during his 1943 pilot training in Eagle Pass, Texas, right before he got his commission and wings.

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MIA Minnesota war hero accounted for, 75 years after D-Day

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Darrell Thompson is a big supporter of kids and former NFL players who are at risk.

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Souhan: Darrell Thompson expects Gophers to have even greater success

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Paul Molitor's former estate is perched on a hill in Edina and surrounded by 4 acres.

$1.79M hilltop estate in Edina was home to baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor

The stately home sits on 4 secluded acres. Molitor bought the home in 2008 after he had wound down his playing career.

Then-Gophers football coach Jerry Kill led 10-year-old cancer patient Mia Gerold onto the field before the start of a game against New Mexico State in

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'Marvelous Mia' is all grown up, and back at Gophers games

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Opinion

Lilacs’ brief blossoms are a treasured part of spring.

Here's to the lilacs, crabapple blossoms, violets

They are spring's essential workers, reminding us of life's impermanence and the importance of gratitude amid chaos.

Jerry Havens, the soldier whose life Rich Nuessle helped save in Vietnam, visits Nuessle’s grave every year to pay his respects.

Brian Hronski was laid off in April from his job of 16 years working as the recreation supervisor for the city of Lino Lakes.

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