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Saliva testing is now available for at-home testing in some Minnesota locations.

Minnesota launches COVID-19 home saliva test pilot program

10/22/2020 03:44 PM

Minnesota is beginning a new at-home saliva test pilot program for COVID-19 in some rural areas. Northland locations that are part of the program include Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, and Pine counties, as well as the Red Lake Nation.

Local car and hardware shops give advice on snow preparations

St. Louis County ready for early winter

Northland lab gets state certification

Proposed bonding bill contains nearly $125 million for northeastern Minn.

Updated: Offender in custody after tip from the public

Minnesota authorities said a fugitive is now in custody, after a tip from the public. 33-year-old Royce Anthony Drift is a Level 3 predatory offender with an extensive criminal history, who was found in Virginia.

Royce Anthony Drift has been on fugitive status since Oct. 2.

Minnesota Supreme Court hears PolyMet case

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court listened to arguments about PolyMet and its permits, which a lower court sent back to the DNR.

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about PolyMet.

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Ely police investigate apparent stabbing near Miners Lake

Northern Minnesota is state's recent coronavirus hot spot

Police find lost hiker near Ely

"Night to Unite" brings Hibbing community together

The Hibbing Police Department worked to bring the community together with their "Night to Unite" event on Tuesday night.

Snow plow operator training held for new drivers

New snow plow drivers had their operator training Tuesday. These drivers will clear roads from the Canadian border all the way south to Sandstone.

Coats for Kids celebrates 19 years

Coats for Kids is approaching its 19th year in the community, having raised over 25,000 coats over the years.

Man sentenced for killing on Red Lake Indian Reservation

A man accused fatally beating and strangling his wife and leaving her on the side of a road on the Red Lake Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.

NTSB: Pilot may have had lack of oxygen before Leech Lake crash

100 Block of West 1st Street was closed due to structure crash

St. Louis Co. officials: Rise in cases not related to new test site

Shot fired in Aurora altercation

Kevin Daniel Jackson has pleaded guilty in connection with a child's death.

Cass Lake man pleads guilty in child's death

President Trump spoke in Bemidji on Friday.

President Trump campaigns in Bemidji

Canada extends U.S. border restrictions to Oct. 21

Duluth Library Foundation hosts virtual history tour

UPDATE: Itasca County man found deceased

A Minnesota House panel approved putting $10 million a year to fund diversity training for law enforcement

Kidnapping and pursuit in Northern Minnesota Tuesday night

More protections denied for Upper Midwest moose

Free online classes for students interested in heavy equipment industry

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Minnesota launches COVID-19 home saliva test pilot program

Local car and hardware shops give advice on snow preparations

Rising COVID-19 cases in schools reducing in-person learning

A book store chain with locations in Ashland, Hayward, Ironwood, and Bemidji is closing all of its locations.

Proposed bonding bill contains nearly $125 million for northeastern Minn.

Registration opens for Grandma's Marathon 2021

Lake County is Goin' Bald for Business

Goin' Bald for Business campaign underway in Lake County.

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Tony Edward May, 26, of Red Lake died in the Beltrami County Jail on Thursday morning.

ACLU suing state for lack of COVID-19 precautions for inmates

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is suing the state, alleging prison officials have not taken adequate precautions to protect inmates from COVID-19.

Minnesota launches COVID-19 home saliva test pilot program

Salvation Army: 20 who went to Finlayson event test positive

Cloquet City Council approves ordinance allowing chickens in city

The Cloquet City Council on Tuesday night approved an ordinance that will allow chickens to be kept within the city limits.

Local car and hardware shops give advice on snow preparations

'Clouds' song hits top of iTunes chart two days after movie release on Disney+

Zach Sobiech's song 'Clouds' is number one on the iTunes chart 7 years after his death from cancer

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