No symptom, no insurance required: Free COVID-19 testing sites to pop up in MN

Autumnal start to weekend.It’ll be partly cloudy tonight, with lows near 30 in northeastern Minnesota to the lower 40s southwest. Friday will be sunny with highs near 60. It’ll be clear again tomorrow night with lows in the 40s. More on the Updraft weather blog.

$300 weekly unemployment boost in Minnesota dries up. The weekly boost in unemployment aid has now expired in Minnesota. It ran for six weeks, and state Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove said he asked for a seventh, and was denied by federal officials.

No symptom, no insurance required: Free COVID-19 testing sites to pop up across Minnesota. State officials are launching a 4-week statewide COVID-19 testing push to stop community spread of the virus. Tests at these sites are available to anyone, even if they have no COVID-19 symptoms. Testing is free, and won't require insurance or ID. The first test clinics will be in Grand Rapids, Pine City and Waseca.

931 new cases reported today, with high testing numbers. Thursday’s COVID-19 daily data report showed 931 new confirmed infections in Minnesota, one of the highest single-day reports in the pandemic. But that came along with big testing numbers, suggesting this case spike may be largely due to more testing rather than greater community spread.

It's a big day tomorrow: Biden, Trump campaign in Minnesota, as early voting kicks off. President Trump will be making an airport stop in Bemidji, and former vice president Joe Biden will visit a union training center in Duluth. Friday is also the first day Minnesota voters can cast their presidential ballots. Find the latest news from the campaign visits tomorrow on MPRNews.org.