Eight to 12 inches are expected in western Minnesota. One to four across the Twin Cities.
| Jan. 13, 2022 The state is temporarily shifting its big downtown Minneapolis COVID testing location from the Minneapolis Convention Center to U.S. Bank Stadium. The temporary site will operate Monday, Jan. 17 through Friday Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. And for all the news about COVID, flu is taking a toll again in Minnesota. Health officials Thursday reported the first child death due to flu. The weekly report says so far 16 people have died of flu-related illnesses during the current season that began last fall. The median age of all deaths to flu in Minnesota is nearly 70. Data shows sharp upticks in flu outbreaks in schools and long-term care facilities. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date Minnesota news twice daily. —Tim Nelson, MPR News | |
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| Rapid omicron spread closes Minnesota schools on short notice | | The swift onslaught of omicron cases is sending teachers and students home. The exponential rise in absences has forced many districts to pause in-person classes and implement a variety of distance-learning plans for much of the rest of January. | |
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| Art Hounds: Stories in movement and music | | Duluth’s Ellen Sandbeck’s intricately cut paper art reflects the Mississippi River. Art Hounds also note The Moving Company’s production of “Anamnesis” in Minneapolis and the Naked Stages Fellows movement-based works, streaming this month. | |
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