Meet the Minneapolis City Council candidate: Katie Jones
Jones is running for the Ward 10 council seat “to create a community where everyone knows they belong.”
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The daily coronavirus update: 13 more deaths; 3,148 new cases in Minnesota
Though daily positivity rate has fallen recently, MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm said it could increase in the wake of end-of-year holiday gatherings.
Meet the Minneapolis City Council candidate: Chris Parsons
Parsons is running for the Ward 10 council seat because he believes “regular working folks” need more of a voice on the council.
Year in Review: Five big metro stories you probably forgot even happened in 2020
A look back at some important stories overshadowed during a tumultuous year.
The daily coronavirus update: new case numbers continue to decline; Moderna vaccine expected to arrive in Minnesota Wednesday
Twenty-four more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday, for a total of 4,896.
Looking ahead to 2021 metro reporting
Be it a federal contest or a suburban City Council race, I believe an indispensable ingredient of a healthy democracy is honest, fair, fact-based journalism.
The daily coronavirus update: 83 more deaths, 2,775 new cases in Minnesota
Through the first 17 days of December, the state has recorded 1,065 deaths from COVID-19.
The daily coronavirus update: 21 more deaths; first vaccines administered in Minnesota
Minnesota’s average case positivity rate is down from what it was a week ago, which is an encouraging sign.
What Minneapolis’ budget debate actually means — for the city, the MPD, and future of policing in the city
Approved after a meeting that saw more than four hours of public testimony, the city’s $1.5 billion budget shifts some money away from the Minneapolis police, while maintaining the authorized size of the department at its current level.
The daily coronavirus update: 82 more deaths, 4,539 new cases in Minnesota
A bump in cases and deaths that has been anticipated in the wake of Thanksgiving is expected to start to show this week.
The daily coronavirus update: 64 more deaths, 5,588 new cases in Minnesota
The last five days have been one of the deadliest stretches of the pandemic in Minnesota.
The daily coronavirus update: 77 more deaths, second highest one-day toll in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday there have been 5,165 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, based on 42,737 tests.
The daily coronavirus update: 22 more deaths as Minnesota officials lay groundwork for vaccine distribution
MDH also said Tuesday there were 3,549 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, based on 22,757 new tests.
The daily coronavirus update: 38 more deaths, 6,416 new cases in Minnesota
With 846 COVID-19 deaths so far, November is now Minnesota’s deadliest month of the pandemic.
The speed limit is now officially 20 mph in Minneapolis and St. Paul. What that means — and how it could affect street life in the cities
Minneapolis made the city’s new speed limit official this week, completing the installation of 20 mph signs along the city’s borders.
Amid the pandemic — and precarious funding — Minneapolis’ school-based clinics try to hang on
Earlier this year, the nonprofit Youthprise offered a financial lifeline to keep clinics at the city’s three biggest high schools open — albeit one that funds the program only through the end of the year.
The daily coronavirus update: death toll jumps again; Walz to announce ‘pause’ in high school sports
November is on pace to be the deadliest month of the pandemic so far in Minnesota.
Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender on George Floyd, ‘defund the police,’ and her decision not to run for re-election
A Q&A with the Ward 10 council member.
Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender decides against running for re-election in 2021
In her announcement, Bender listed a series of accomplishments since she was first elected in 2013, including instituting a $15 minimum wage and guaranteed paid leave for workers in Minneapolis.
Twin Cities results: Minneapolis passes ballot questions; new members elected to Hennepin County Board
Plus: Kim Ellison retains seat and newcomer Sharon El-Amin wins one on Minneapolis Public Schools board.
