Coronavirus Updates: Latest COVID-19 Headlines From May 18, 2020

Here are the latest updates in the COVID-19 pandemic.

• May 18, 2020

Albany Bar Owner Backs Down On Reopening In Defiance Of Governor's Order

A central Minnesota bar owner has backed down on his pledge to open his bar Monday in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz's Stay Safe Minnesota order.

• May 18, 2020

Coronavirus (Midwest): Regulators Sat On Complaint As Outbreak At Tyson Foods Plant In Iowa Grew

Safety regulators declined to inspect an Iowa pork plant after receiving a complaint alleging workers were exposed to the coronavirus in crowded conditions — a decision that critics said allowed a burgeoning outbreak to grow unabated.

• May 18, 2020

'We've Missed You': Mystic Lake And Little Six Casinos To Reopen May 26

Mystic Lake and Little Six casinos will be reopening on Tuesday, May 26, after being closed for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• May 18, 2020

Outbreak Of COVID-19 Reported At River Falls, Wis. Apartment Complex

Neither Pierce County nor the City of River Falls identified the apartment complex by name, but they said that three households within the complex have people who tested positive in the last week.

• May 18, 2020

Coronavirus In Minnesota: 9 More COVID-19 Deaths Counted As Number Of Positive Cases Climbs Above 16,000

As Minnesota transitioned Monday from a stay-at-home order to a stay-safe order, the state counted 705 new COVID-19 infections and nine more deaths.

• May 18, 2020

Group Plans To Sue, Saying If Malls Are Allowed Open, Churches Should Be Too

A Minnesota law firm announced Monday that it plans to file a lawsuit to suspend the enforcement of the continued shutdown of religious services, arguing that the criteria allowing malls to reopen this week should be applied the same way to churches.

• May 18, 2020

'I Can End Up Broke And On The Street': Bar Owner Planning To Reopen Early Sued By Attorney General Keith Ellison

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Sunday night that his office is suing a Minnesota bar owner who plans to defy governor's stay safe order Monday.

• May 17, 2020

Fourth-Generation U Of M Nursing Student Does Virtual Pinning Ceremony At Home

Like many graduation ceremonies, COVID-19 concerns forced the the University of Minnesota nursing pinning ceremony to move online.

• May 16, 2020

'We're Doing It For Survival': 20+ Stearns County Businesses Plan To Reopen Before June 1

Enough is enough for a group of business owners in central Minnesota.

• May 15, 2020

Coronavirus In Minnesota: MDH Officials Alert Parents Of Mysterious Condition In Kids Linked To COVID-19

The Minnesota Department of Health is asking doctors and parents to be on the lookout for a mysterious condition in kids.

• May 15, 2020

Good Question: How Soaps And Disinfectants Kill COVID-19?

For all the difficulty this novel coronavirus has given us, coronaviruses themselves are relatively easy to kill.

• May 15, 2020

Coronavirus Updates: Latest COVID-19 Headlines From May 15, 2020

Here are the latest updates in the COVID-19 pandemic.

• May 15, 2020

Friends Raise $20K In Honor Of COVID-19 Victim Rafael Martinez Contreras

A south metro father lost his life to COVID-19 just weeks before his son's high school graduation.

• May 15, 2020

At Least 3 Minnesota Mini Golf Courses Operating In Defiance Of Gov. Walz's Orders

Some Minnesota businesses aren't waiting for Gov. Tim Walz's approval to reopen.

• May 15, 2020

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