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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide has jumped by nearly 40% since the weekend, due in large part to an increase in the number of…
Wedding venues in southern Minnesota say peak season for the ceremonies is nearing, often running from May through late autumn, but with the n…
There is something to be said about the resilience of Minnesotans as they face adversity, including in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eve…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to strengthen its grip on nearly every area of United States life, some local retailers are struggling t…
Local funeral homes are already seeing changes to their industry as government officials urge Americans to alter their habits to help slow the…
Personal protective equipment has become especially valuable to Minnesota and national health care facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
County-specific unemployment figures for the month of January were published as scheduled by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Econom…
While another global pandemic, H1N1, was winding down ahead of the last U.S. Census, novel coronavirus COVID-19 is on the rise and continuing …
Companies and large organizations across southern Minnesota have placed severe restrictions on business-related travel, applied the social dis…
Following an executive order from Gov. Tim Walz’s office to temporarily close bars, restaurants and other venues that serve dine-in guests, th…
“It will go away. Just stay calm. Be calm. It’s really working out. A lot of good things are going to happen.” President Trump, Associated Pre…
Mayo Clinic Health System temporarily closed its regional part-time clinics in Blooming Prairie and Kenyon. The temporary closures are necessa…
Allina Health and the Mayo Clinic Health System have announced sweeping restrictions to restrict visitor access and conserve resources amid fe…
In a rare balancing act between public safety and public health, two area counties have released nine low-risk detainees from its jails in an …
There is a nationwide shortage of testing materials for coronavirus and COVID-19, and it’s affecting area hospitals and clinics. After a memo …
Companies across southern Minnesota have placed severe restrictions on business-related travel, applied the social distancing principle to the…
As schools close, churches go virtual and businesses encourage staff to work from home, another major area has become further impacted by the …
Gov. Tim Walz announced one of the state’s most significant efforts yet to curb the spread of coronavirus Monday, ordering restaurants, bars, …
It was perhaps inevitable that by Friday of last week, as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Minnesota began to grow, t…
The arrival of COVID-19 in Minnesota is posing a unique set of problems for area food shelves and their suppliers, as grocery stores have less…
Libraries across southern Minnesota are opting to close their physical locations at least through the end of the month, with many saying an ei…
In Minnesota, the count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to rise. The state health department confirmed 60 cases Tuesday, up from 54 t…
The outbreak of COVID-19, coronavirus, in the United States has caused many schools, businesses and events to close or cancel.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that the state will temporarily close bars, restaurants and other venues that serve dine-in guests — and introd…
As the numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 grows, governments on the city, county and state levels are adjusting their operations to suppor…
The arrival of COVID-19 in Minnesota is posing a unique set of problems for area food shelves and their suppliers, as grocery stores have less…
OWATONNA — Two days after declaring a peacetime emergency, Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Sunday authorizing the temporary closure of…
Keeping your hands germ-free has never been more important. With coronavirus cases continuing to rise across the globe and right here in Minne…
The Minnesota State High School League announced Sunday that its member schools will be prohibited from holding organized activities while sch…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday ordered public schools to temporarily close to give administrators and teachers time …
The Minnesota Department of Health on Saturday reported that 21 Minnesotans have now tested positive for COVID-19, up from 14 on Friday.
In an effort to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Mayo Clinic Health System is in the process of setting up drive…
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Presidents’ Council voted Friday to cancel the 2020 conference regular season and pos…
For many, cases of the new coronavirus COVID-19 may include only mild respiratory symptoms, age and underlying health conditions put certain d…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz moved Friday to limit gatherings in Minnesota to fewer than 250 people and declared a “peacetime emergency” to…
The Minnesota State High School League announced the cancellation of all remaining winter sports tournaments Friday morning.
The number of positive tests for COVID-19 among Minnesota residents is now at nine with new cases in Hennepin, Dakota and Stearns counties, st…
Amid rising fears over a global coronavirus pandemic that has now reached Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday proposed a scaled back suppleme…
With the first COVID-19 cases related to community spread now out in the state, and numbers expected to rise, public health officials are tryi…
Minnesota now has its fourth and fifth cases of COVID-19, with the patients in Olmsted and Ramsey counties recovering at home, state health of…
Minnesota health officials Tuesday said a third person in the state is believed to have COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
With two presumptive cases of the new coronavirus in the Twin Cities metro area confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health over the weeke…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted 64-0 Monday to earmark nearly $21 million to reinforce the state’s response to the coronavir…
The Minnesota Department of Health on Sunday confirmed a second presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The case is a reside…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials said Friday the state has its first confirmed case of coronavirus.
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