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  • Nov 27, 2024 | mprnews.org | Phil Picardi |Gracie Stockton

    Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Flu shot rates among Americans are low this fall. COVID-19 boosters are even lower. And Minnesota health officials are disappointed those immunizations, including RSV, are lower than they’d like.

  • Nov 25, 2024 | mprnews.org | Phil Picardi |Megan Burks |Gracie Stockton

    Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. One of the biggest priorities for Minnesota farmers in 2025 is emergency preparedness, specifically around animals and livestock. During the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Federation’s annual meeting, stopping the spread of and preventing illnesses that affect cattle and livestock, such as avian influenza and H5N1, arose as a key issue.

  • Sep 11, 2024 | mprnews.org | Phil Picardi |Megan Burks |Gracie Stockton

    More than 100 Black women leaders gathered in St. Paul Tuesday night to watch the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. “We wanted to gather in honor of our ancestors and our elders, our mothers and our aunties to celebrate this moment,” said Alberder Gillespie, who helped organize the event. “It was just a sisterhood kind of feel in that room.”If Harris were to become president, she’d be the first woman and second person of color to lead the nation.

  • Sep 11, 2024 | mprnews.org | Phil Picardi |Gracie Stockton

    Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has garnered support from several powerful Republicans, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, Trump administration White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham and former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson.

  • Aug 6, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Brian Bakst |Gracie Stockton |Aleesa Kuznetsov |Megan Burks |Phil Picardi

    Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Tim Walz, the second-term Minnesota governor with a folksy demeanor and a swath of experience both in and out of government, gained a spot on the Democratic ticket as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential choice. Supporters of Gov. Walz say the ex-Army National Guard leader, former teacher and past congressman could help Harris in the Midwest.

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Brooks O'Brian

Program Director and Afternoon Host at WFMS-FM (Indianapolis, IN)

Brooks O'Brian primarily covers news in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota, United States, including surrounding suburbs.

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Associate Editor at Elk River Star News

Joni Astrup primarily covers news in the Minneapolis area, Minnesota, United States and surrounding suburbs.

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Ricky Campbell

Investigative Producer at KSTP-TV (St Paul, MN)

Ricky Campbell primarily covers news in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota, United States and surrounding regions.

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Ben Hovland

Staff Photojournalist at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

Ben Hovland primarily covers news in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and surrounding areas.

Tim Lyon

Digital Managing Editor at KMXK-FM (94.9)

Digital Managing Editor at WWJO-FM (St. Cloud, MN)

Tim Lyon primarily covers news in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota, United States and surrounding suburbs.

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By rule the Frost could protect only three players. Not sure how a 27-year old, 2-time Walter Cup and Olympic gold medal winning goalie from Minnesota, Maddie Rooney, isn’t one of them.

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