COVID In Minnesota: 2,075 Cases, 11 Deaths Reported; 25% Of Minnesotans Are Fully Vaccinated
Minnesota health officials have reported 2,075 additional cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths. More than 25% of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
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Minnesota health officials have reported 2,075 additional cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths. More than 25% of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
Gov. Tim Walz has ordered all Minnesota flags at state buildings to fly at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday to honor the victims of Friday's attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Louie Anderson chats with us about playing Maurice in "Coming 2 America" and getting to work with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall again.
The fire was reported at Veterans Park, just south of Highway 62, near the Crosstown in Richfield.
At just 25 years old, Jason Barbosa of Chicago knows what it's like to live and to very nearly die.
The idea of showing proof of your COVID-19 vaccine to travel or enter certain businesses is gaining traction across the county. It's being deemed as a "COVID Vaccine Passport", and it's creating mixed opinions.
The areas of focus where police presence will increase will be around Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis, the Lake Street corridor in South Minneapolis and the Broadway Avenue neighborhood on the North Side.
The state is currently seeing about 200 cases per every 100,000 people. That case rate is the 10th-highest in the country. Michigan is at the very top of the list. Wisconsin is 35th.
As more Minnesotans get vaccinated and life begins to return to normal, more people are returning to church. Traditionally, Easter weekend is one of the most highly attended for churches both around the world and in Minnesota.
Loyola University Ramblers' men's basketball coach Porter Moser is reported moving on to coach at the University of Oklahoma.
According to Hospitality Minnesota, employment numbers are still down in the industry, by about 100,000. But, there are signs of optimism with some restaurants hiring people back.
Lt. Richard Zimmerman, the most senior officer with the Minneapolis Police Department and long-time head of the homicide unit testified in the Derek Chauvin trial on Friday, saying that the use of force used on George Floyd was "totally unnecessary."
Minnesota native Paige Bueckers makes her first Final Four appearance in the NCAA tournament Friday night. Earlier in the week, she made history.
Members of U.S. Congress, including Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Tom Emmer, are speaking out after an incident at the U.S. Capitol resulted in the death of two people, including a police officer.
Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer's All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.
