Teachers, Substitutes, And Bus Drivers: Staff Shortages Hit Schools Amid COVID Surge
Anoka-Hennepin Schools told parents on Tuesday that elementary students would move to distance learning because of a shortage of staff and in bus operators.
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Anoka-Hennepin Schools told parents on Tuesday that elementary students would move to distance learning because of a shortage of staff and in bus operators.
"The battle never ends, you know. When we take this uniform off, our veterans still have things that they suffer from," Stephen Whitehead said. "We have to make sure our society, the people around us understand not every injury or wound is visible."
Gov. Tim Walz is marking Veterans Day by announcing a new milestone in ending veteran homelessness in the state of Minnesota.
The Mayo Clinic Health System is reporting that 100% of its hospital beds are full in northwestern Wisconsin, with 50% of intensive care units being occupied by patients who tested positive for COVID-19. Hundreds of its staff members are also on work restrictions due to COVID-19 exposure.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he wishes the neighboring Dakotas would take more aggressive steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, singling out South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for criticism.
The only way to stop the coronavirus pandemic from getting even worse in Wisconsin is to "triple down," individually and collectively, on public health measures, the state's business leaders learned in a bleak update Wednesday.
One person was killed and another was injured in a crash on Wednesday morning near Long Prairie.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on Wednesday reported 56 new deaths from COVID-19 -- an all-time daily high since the pandemic began. Health officials also reported 4,900 new cases.
The Red Rabbit restaurant in downtown Minneapolis will reopen on Tuesday, after a kitchen fire and the subsequent damage closed their doors for almost three months.
The Minnesota Vikings say they are no longer trying to host fans inside U.S. Bank Stadium for the remainder of the season.
State fire officials are investigating following an early Wednesday morning bar fire in central Minnesota.
Authorities in St. Paul say a teenager was arrested Tuesday for a fatal shooting in the city last week.
Rock the Garden organizers say the Minneapolis summer music festival will not be happening in 2021.
A November storm has dumped as much as 10 inches (25.40 centimeters) of snow in Minnesota and whipped up damaging winds in Wisconsin where tens of thousands were left without power.
Walz plans to unveil at least some of his restrictions at 2 p.m. Tuesday, hinting they would be more "surgically, much more aggressively" targeted.
