For new University of Minnesota grads, ceremony is virtual, but pride is real
Technology and distance failed to dampen the enthusiasm or dry the happy tears.
Technology and distance failed to dampen the enthusiasm or dry the happy tears.
In his three years on the varsity, he didn't appear in a game for the Gophers until the final seconds of the final game of his senior season.
University of Minnesota grad student Izaak Mendoza earned dual masters degrees during a virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, where 17,000 other Minnesota graduates were invited to participate virtually. Mendoza was joined in his living room by his wife Becky and cats Tuna and Willow and his family members remotely from Wyoming.
Some in-person proceedings will be slowly phased back in.
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State Republicans, meeting virtually for their state convention, had to postpone due to software problems.
Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like "This Is Spinal Tap," "Best In Show" and "Anchorman," has died. He was 86.
Protocols and financial guidelines must be agreed to by the players' union.
Vennie Williams, 39, allegedly threw an object at Belanger, causing severe injuries to his eye.
A $2 billion bonding bill failed on the House floor, casting doubt over whether Minnesota legislators can strike a deal on a massive package of construction projects before a Sunday night deadline to finish work during the regular 2020 session.
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In another step toward reopening its economy going into the summer, New York will allow horse racing tracks and Watkins Glen International car track to reopen with the coronavirus outbreak easing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday.
German soccer is normally a riot of color and noise. No longer.
Seventeen more people have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota as the count for confirmed cases grew by 729 statewide. There was a significant one-day jump in patients needing ICU care.
Minnesota health officials said Saturday the death toll due to the coronavirus has reached 700, after 17 new cases were confirmed.
Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga's first goal in more than two months and then celebrated.
The victim was a safety crew member helping clear the track.
Whether you're working in a closet or a basement, you can make your space more comfortable, productive and pleasant.
Her new novel--her second about a prominent political woman--names names and reimagines a life.
One longtime Pronto Pup seller's creative solution: making cotton candy at the end of her Faribault driveway.