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Poll: Biden has small lead on Trump in Minn.

President Donald Trump meets with his cabinet at the White House on May 19, 2020. Trump has expressed skepticism about the number of COVID-19 deaths i

A new Minnesota Poll conducted by the Star Tribune, MPR News and KARE 11, found Biden ahead of Trump 49% to 44% in the general election matchup less than six months ahead of Election Day.

Many churches in Minnesota remain wary of reopening

"We know that this virus disproportionately impacts those who are older and people with underlying health conditions, and many of our congregants fall into those categories," one Twin Cities pastor said.

Nation

Trump tweets insults, plays golf on weekend dedicated to war dead

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

Local

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

Local

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement in reelection bid

Politics

Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

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Kasi Korum, 41, a recovering cancer patient, said she had to sleep on the floor of the Villa at Bryn Mawr nursing home because she refused to stay in — Kasi Korum

Despite toll, nursing home residents are still sharing rooms

In Minnesota and nationally, the deadliest clusters of the coronavirus have tended to be in large, multistory nursing homes with people doubled up in rooms and separated by curtains.

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

A Minnesota war hero killed on D-Day will finally be buried in Normandy.

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

Sports

Souhan: Darrell Thompson expects Gophers to have even greater success

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Man rescues 3 newly born fawns after pregnant doe is hit

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Sports

Four-star 6-foot-8 tackle Cameron James commits to Gophers; Florida tackle Austin Barber also commits

Cicadas on plants in North Branford, Conn., in May 2013. Periodical cicadas have the longest life span of any insect.

Science

After 17 years underground, cicadas stage Southern invasion

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.

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

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

The Afro Deli, where workers continued to prepare meals, is staying in business with the help of a deal with Metro Meals on Wheels to provide 1,200 me

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