Local
Still in short supply in Minnesota, N95 masks used over and over
3M Co. said Friday that despite doubling its production of N95 respirators this year, global demand continues to far exceed the supply for the entire industry.
Local
Edina, Rochester, Mankato consider mask requirements
City councils in Edina, Rochester and Mankato considering requirement to help limit spread of COVID-19.
Local
Lack of collective mourning shows way pandemic has altered grief
Though the country's pandemic casualties are now greater than those of World War I, the country has not acknowledged its millions of mourners with so much as a, "Sorry for your loss."
Local
Mankato bar owner defends efforts to avoid spread of COVID-19
Steve Wegman, owner of the 507, said he's invested in masks, gloves and cleaning supplies and taken many other steps to protect the health and safety of both customers and employees since Minnesota bars and restaurants reopened at limited capacity this month.
ACA faces an unprecedented test with virus, sinking economy
The law is offering a vast majority of newly unemployed people a path to stopgap health coverage. But the crisis has also highlighted fundamental weaknesses with its patchwork system
Local
Four Minnesota bars linked to COVID-19 surge in young adults
Roughly 100 people suffered COVID-19 infections related to crowding at a bar in Mankato, while more than 30 cases have been identified among people who went to Cowboy Jack's near Target Field and the Kollege Klub in Dinkytown.
Variety
Bored with running, biking or hiking? Try some of these outdoor activities
Not all outdoor pursuits involve getting on a crowded path. Here are suggestions for things to do in the parks, in the woods and on the water.
Local
New COVID-19 data shows wider racial gap in hospitalizations, deaths
New analysis shows a wide gap in death rates.
Variety
Being out in nature does a body (and a brain) good
If it feels like spending time outside makes you feel better, you're right. There's even research to prove it.
Local
Minn. doctors try shorter swabs to take sting out of COVID-19 tests
Organizers of a large testing event this past weekend in Mower County opted for shorter swabs after some people stayed away from a previous event because of concerns about discomfort.
Local
Parents seek strategies to help kids cope with pandemic, racial injustice
Experts offer advice on helping children who are stressed over the pandemic and racial injustice.
Local
West Metro
Tobacco company, convenience stores sue Edina over tobacco ban
Plaintiffs call city's ordinance "one of the most draconian" in the U.S.
Local
19 new COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota; Mower County emerges as hot spot
Mower County has emerged as a new hot spot for confirmed cases, with more than 80 additional infections detected this week for a total of 744 cases since the pandemic began.
Science
Nearly 160 coronavirus vaccines are in the works. Here's a closer look at the science
Although all approaches are distinct, they are based on a few simple strategies.
Local
Long-awaited COVID-19 drug remdesivir arrives in Minnesota
Donated by the manufacturer and distributed by federal and state governments, the antiviral drug is still in short supply.
Local
Minnesota seeing fewer new COVID-19 cases, deaths in June
COVID-19 has claimed 12 more lives and has been discovered in another 419 Minnesotans.
Local
U.K. study backs HCMC's bullish use of steroid for COVID-19
Twin Cities hospitals had split on experimental use of dexamethasone for COVID-19 patients on ventilators, but the promising results could increase drug usage.
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