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September 2, 2020 5:29 AM

For many of Med City’s essential workers, at-home learning begins in limbo

As the city's public schools reopen under a hybrid model Wednesday, more than 360 school-age children in Rochester, Minn., are still on the district's waiting list for essential-worker child care, creating an impossible situation for the city's many parents who can't work from home.

by Catharine Richert

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September 2, 2020 5:20 AM

Minnesota university life during COVID-19 to include dorm 'stay-at-home,' curfews

University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel said in the initial phase, students in university housing will spend the first 10 days on average in a “dorm version of a stay-at-home order,” broken only when they attend class, go to work, eat or exercise. By the end of September, students will have to follow curfews starting at 9 p.m.

by Peter Cox

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September 2, 2020 5:00 AM

Audio postcard: A spot of blue on the prairie

We have been getting periodic reports from local wildflower enthusiasts Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo this summer. The season is starting to wind down, but they sent us an audio postcard this week from the Iron Horse Prairie Scientific and Natural Area in Hayfield, Minn.

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September 1, 2020 12:17 PM

Cut off by Canada, Northwest Angle's pandemic-era lifeline rests on one man's boat

Border closures with Canada nearly shut down the economy of the Northwest Angle, that isolated triangle of land at the very top of Minnesota. But thanks to Gregg Hennum, who runs a water taxi that brings visitors by boat, it’s still chugging along.

by John Enger

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August 31, 2020 8:29 AM

View from the classroom: First grade in Eden Prairie

Morning Edition has been checking in with educators throughout the pandemic, and will continue doing so this fall. On Monday, host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Eden Prairie first grade teacher Maria Villavicencio. School starts in Eden Prairie on Wednesday.

by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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August 31, 2020 5:08 AM

Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?

Starting this week, farmers in parts of Minnesota will face new restrictions on how they apply nitrogen fertilizer. The regulations are aimed at reducing nitrate contamination in the state's groundwater. But whether they'll have a real impact on a growing health and environmental problem is still up for debate.

by Kirsti Marohn

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August 31, 2020 4:00 AM

'So grateful to be able to be here': COVID-19 survivor thanks hospital staff who saved him

Rick Huggins spent weeks on a ventilator and near death from COVID-19. But he persevered with the help of the doctors and nurses at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul — and over the weekend, he returned there to thank them and celebrate his recovery.

by Peter Cox

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August 28, 2020 10:33 AM

Wrapping up a warm, rainy August

Most of the state saw average temperatures in August that were 1 to 3 degrees hotter than normal. That’s according to retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley, who ran down the month in weather with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer in their weekly chat.

by Cathy Wurzer

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August 28, 2020 7:11 AM

Latest ‘Lost Twin Cities’ documentary looks back at the Metrodome, wrestling and more

When you create a successful franchise, you want to make sure it keeps going — and at Twin Cities PBS, history is popular. Some of the station’s most-watched documentaries over the years have been the locally produced “Lost Twin Cities” series, which looks at Minneapolis and St. Paul history that has been lost to time.

by Cathy Wurzer

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August 28, 2020 5:32 AM

No curfew for Friday night in the Twin Cities

Minneapolis and St. Paul do not plan to issue curfews for Friday night. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, however, the city is prepared to change that if looting or vandalism flares up. Also on Friday, prosecutors filed felony charges against 16 people in connection with widespread looting in the Twin Cities this week.

by Matt Sepic and Jon Collins

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