Coronavirus (MN): MDH Reports 669 New COVID-19 Cases And 7 Deaths; ICU Hospitalizations Increase Slightly
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 669 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths Friday.
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The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 669 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths Friday.
3M says courts have issued six temporary restraining orders and four preliminary injunctions so far to stop N95 sales that it says are unlawful.
Pandemia: Latinos In Crisis is now available to stream on CBSNews and will premiere on CBSN this Sunday, July 19th at 9:00 PM ET.
There have been a string of restaurant closures that have been announced in the past few months, some among the most acclaimed restaurants in the metro area.
Obviously the governor's decision on school will affect students, teachers, and parents. But there are more than just students and educators that work in and for schools.
"There is no convincing evidence that hydroxychloroquine can either prevent COVID-19 after exposure or reduce illness severity after developing early symptoms," said Caleb Skipper, one of the lead authors on the paper.
Target and CVS Pharmacy have joined a list of the nation's largest stores that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
In the last 24 hours, Minnesota added 611 more cases of COVID-19 to its tally of infections and eight more deaths.
Minnesota's unemployment numbers have receded from their May peak of 9.9%, as reported by Minnesota DEED, to 8.6% in June.
On Wednesday, a group of staff at Crestview Elementary School in Osseo walked out of their summer school program citing concerns with the district's lack of execution of COVID-19 procedures.
Gov. Tim Walz has said there are three scenarios being considered here in Minnesota: students returning to in person learning, distance-only learning, or a hybrid model.
"This data grab is the next step in what has been a steady political effort to suppress or cast doubt on the facts about COVID-19 in our country."
Metro Transit on Wednesday unveiled its latest initiative to help protect operators and customers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
As more and more cities in Minnesota begin requiring masks in public indoor spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19, state health officials are reporting 578 more cases and eight more deaths.
Sizable earnings gains are expected from health insurers in the second quarter with the rapidly spreading pandemic, and surge in cases, postponing elective surgeries and the medical claims to cover them.
According to the survey, almost half of those questioned admitted to getting out of bed at a maximum of 10 minutes before starting work.
This summer's spike in COVID-19 cases across the country has led to delays in getting test results back. So what does that look like here in Minnesota?
Fast, accurate and widely available testing remains a major problem in the fight to control COVID-19. It's something scientists at 3M and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hope to change.
Wisconsin broke a record for confirmed new COVID-19 cases Tuesday for the fourth time in six days, as Gov. Tony Evers and state health leaders implored people to wear masks and take other steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
We all have different comfort levels when it comes to COVID-19, and psychologists say it's putting a strain on relationships.
In an effort to prevent homelessness and help those struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced a housing relief plan Tuesday.
A hoped-for travel recovery that began slowly in mid-April has been smothered by a resurgence in U.S. infections, especially in the South and West.
Best Buy announced Tuesday that in-store customers will now be required to wear face coverings at all stores nationwide.
The University of Wisconsin-Stout was awarded $300,000 Tuesday from the CARES Act to help their community respond and recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
Currently, the state's positivity rate sits at 3%. This means that of the thousands of tests that were processed over the last week, 3% were positive based on the seven-day rolling average.
It's been nearly 80 years since work began on the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn more about the memorial's unique history and its vision for the future.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is the first airport to create a new path for people living with blindness or low vision, centering around what may be the most important rooms in the complex: the bathrooms.
What started as a social media invitation for a scooter ride through Minneapolis last Saturday quickly became something much bigger. Now, the company Lime is taking steps to slow riders down.
The candidates for the Minnesota general election are all set, and the campaigns are shifting into a higher gear.
The Chicago-based law firm of Romanucci and Blandin is now investigating after an 18-year-old urban explorer was severely injured after falling nearly 20-stories from a Minneapolis grain elevator earlier this month.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is the first airport to create a new path for people living with blindness or low vision, centering around what may be the most important rooms in the complex: the bathrooms.
What started as a social media invitation for a scooter ride through Minneapolis last Saturday quickly became something much bigger. Now, the company Lime is taking steps to slow riders down.
The Chicago-based law firm of Romanucci and Blandin is now investigating after an 18-year-old urban explorer was severely injured after falling nearly 20-stories from a Minneapolis grain elevator earlier this month.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her gave her inaugural budget address Thursday amid a firestorm of controversies in her first months on the job.
Police discovered nearly three dozen damaged vehicles in downtown Minneapolis early Thursday after reports of a man committing break-ins.
WCCO is tracking everything you can go out and do 4 Your Weekend, including a slate of county fairs.
Virgil Winds, chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, says he's worried the mining operation could harm the land so closely tied to generations of people.
The Winona Police Department said on Wednesday that while the cameras have been an "effective and impactful resource," the community's trust is "the foundation of effective policing."
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth will win the Republican primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race, CBS News projects.
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.
The crash happened at approximately 7:12 a.m. on westbound I-94 at milepost 13 in St. Croix County near Roberts, Wisconsin, according to the State Patrol.
Wisconsin residents headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Here are live results.
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday's election.
Authorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.
David Crowley, backed by Gov. Tony Evers, faces democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a Wisconsin primary that could signal how far left the Democratic Party is willing to go.
Crews in St. Paul, Minnesota, are clearing out the city's largest encampment on Wednesday.
After officials in Minnesota's capital city announced they would shut down encampments for those experiencing homelessness, the City Council approved more than $1 million to expand capacity at local shelters.
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, is taking a stand and closing encampments amid growing concerns.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
Tucked away in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul is a community treasure many have come to love and respect.
Here’s what voters can expect in the key matchups in the general election.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her gave her inaugural budget address Wednesday amid a firestorm of controversies in her first months on the job.
An 11% property tax increase and cutting 100 city jobs. That's what Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says is necessary to balance the city's budget. Adam Duxter shares his proposal and why council members say this budget won't come easy.
Key matchups are set for November after some high-stakes primaries last night. In Minnesota, women won nominations for important races that will make history. More than with 1 million people cast ballots, which is about 25% of eligible voters. As Esme Murphy reports, those big numbers lead to some unexpectedly large margins.
For the first time, more than a million Minnesotans casts ballots in a primary — about 25% of eligible voters.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Get ready to watch movies and television with clarity like never before. That's how industry experts are describing the latest TV technology now on sale exclusively at Best Buy.
A lottery player in Minnesota won a jackpot of more than $34 million last week, a record for the Lotto America game in the state.
The lawsuit accuses Loon of using "kid-friendly characters" to promote its vapes in flavors such as Cotton Candy, Strawberry Popsicle, Banana Taffy and Blue Razz Slushy.
Police discovered nearly three dozen damaged vehicles in downtown Minneapolis early Thursday after reports of a man committing break-ins.
A 37-year-old man is charged with murder in the sucker punch-related death of 62-year-old Isaiah Jacob Wilson last week in downtown St. Paul.
Condo owners say the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Second Street in Minneapolis turns into a war zone when darkness falls Thursday through Sunday nights.
Two Twin Cities police departments say an apparent double murder-suicide Wednesday morning at a home daycare and a separate deadly stabbing are linked.
A former Twin Cities high school teacher was federally indicted Thursday for allegedly grooming an underage student.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Back-to-back tainted food outbreaks have a lot of people asking what's safe to bring home from the grocery store.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The system uses light tracing and more than 1,500 data points to create a personalized treatment plan.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
WCCO is tracking everything you can go out and do 4 Your Weekend, including a slate of county fairs.
Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
Singers at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, are warming up for their performance on stage with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Foreigner.
The Uptown Art Fair kicked off in Minneapolis on Friday afternoon. The event is now closer to Uptown for the first time in two years.
USA TODAY has confirmed what Minnesotans already know well: our state fair is the best in the nation.
The Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, will host a game Thursday night between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies. WCCO's Mike Max will be covering the game on air during Thursday's 4 p.m., 5, p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows.
The Minnesota Vikings released their first unofficial depth chart of the season on Wednesday, though head coach Kevin O'Connell spoiled the answer to the biggest question a day before when he announced Kyler Murray as the starting quarterback.
Though he admitted he's "obviously disappointed," J.J. McCarthy said losing the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job to Kyler Murray hasn't changed his attitude.
Napheesa Collier had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride scored 19 points and the Minnesota Lynx nearly squandered a 29-point lead before holding off the Portland Fire 85-81.
Alan Roden hit a go-ahead double, seven Minnesota players drove in a run and the Twins rallied from an early deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Wednesday and win their series.
The candidates for the Minnesota general election are all set, and the campaigns are shifting into a higher gear.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The polls close on Minnesota's high-stakes primary in a little more than five days, with new figures from the Secretary of State's Office showing more than 157,000 people have already voted.
Minnesota's ban on AI "nudification" became law and Elon Musk isn't happy about it. He is suing the State of Minnesota, claiming the law violates free speech laws.
Keith Richardson is a home brewer and beer memorabilia collector. His collection got so big that, two years ago, he moved everything into an old toy store near downtown Lanesboro and opened the Hammarama Museum and Gift Shop.
Passing trains and scenic bluffs are a big part of Buffalo County, Wisconsin, but in the middle of it all is a garden where creativity and flowers grow together, all courtesy of a man named Herman Rusch.
Thousands of pictures of Split Rock Lighthouse are taken each year. And oftentimes a little island appears in those photos. Ellingsen Island has developed a following of its own.
There's a scenic, nearly century-old spot in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where right now you'll find thousands of flowers in bloom.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.
There's a certain elegance to the common loon. Its black and white plumage carries a gentle sheen of green as though dressed for a formal affair. Subtle colors that allow its piercing red eyes to steal your gaze.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Minnesotans have become quite familiar with drought in recent years. Not only how it affects the water supply, but also the rules that can come with it.
The issue is a major talking point ahead of the midterm elections. Do gas prices actually impact elections?
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new foods for 2026.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Tuesday night.
A look at the newest addition to the polar bear population at St. Paul, Minnesota's Como Zoo.
From food shelves to school programs, our team is proud to serve where it matters most.
Some much-needed rain is headed our way. The rain will arrive Friday night with some more possible Saturday morning. Chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer breaks down the next few days and shares which weekend day will be nicer.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
A series of fronts will lead to better storm chances Friday night and into Saturday in the Twin Cities, says meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
A series of fronts will lead to better storm chances Friday night and into Saturday in the Twin Cities, says meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
A series of fronts will lead to better storm chances Friday night and into Saturday in the Twin Cities, says meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
The Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, will host a game Thursday night between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Some much-needed rain is headed our way. The rain will arrive Friday night with some more possible Saturday morning. Chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer breaks down the next few days and shares which weekend day will be nicer.
It's been nearly 80 years since work began on the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. While progress has been made over the decades, years of construction still lie ahead.
St. Paul is facing a deficit of $26 million. Mayor Kaohly Her proposed a property tax increase to help during her budget address on Thursday.
A series of fronts will lead to better storm chances Friday night and into Saturday in the Twin Cities, says meteorologist Chris Shaffer.