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The Minnesota Department of Health on Saturday reported a second straight day of more than 3,000 newly-reported COVID-19 cases, as the state continues to exceed previous record highs.

Many online tools for voters, including the absentee ballot status checker and polling place finder, were unavailable for several hours Saturday morning

Travis Gienger's record-breaking 2,350-pound pumpkin named Tiger King has a fresh tiger carving for the Anoka Halloween celebration.

In Lakeville at the city hall, hundreds of resident waited in line for more than two hours. At times the line wrapped around the building. Long lines were also seen in Chaska, Minnesota. However, in other places in Twin Cities metro saw much shorter lines and waits

On the last Saturday before Election Day, every county in Minnesota must have at least one absentee voting location open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A shooting on West Broadway in Minneapolis late Friday left one man dead and officers searching for a suspect.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden outlined dramatically different visions for the country's future Friday in what will likely be their closing arguments in Minnesota ahead of Tuesday's election.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says his office will not seek a stay of the decision that requires absentee ballots to be submitted by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Simon said Friday.

As Election Day nears, it seems like as a nation people are becoming more and more divided. Artists and musicians are hoping a high-flying display can help bring the country together.

For too many people, that good night of sleep quickly disappeared with the start of the pandemic.

For just the second time since the start of the pandemic, Wisconsin reported more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday along with 21 new deaths.

In Ramsey County, there's an effort to be as transparent as possible about the ballot counting process works.

More than 1.5 million absentee ballots in have been accepted, according to the latest numbers released by the Minnesota Secretary of State Office.

Following a federal appeals court's ruling ordering that absentee ballots in Minnesota must by received on Election Day, the Minnesota Secretary of State Office and campaign officials are scrambling to notify voters of the changes.

A free COVID-19 testing clinic in Burnsville, Minnesota will be held in early November as part of a state and county effort to increase access to testing amid the pandemic, according to Dakota County officials.

Osseo Area Schools will be shifting its secondary school students to full distance learning in November amid rising COVID-19 rates in the community, according to district officials.