Coronavirus In Minnesota: Pandemic May Be Driving Up Grocery Prices
Shelves in grocery stores appear to be better stocked than last month, but it's the price tag some shoppers are keeping a close eye on now.
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Shelves in grocery stores appear to be better stocked than last month, but it's the price tag some shoppers are keeping a close eye on now.
The state of Minnesota received half of the $2.1 billion allotted from the federal government's Coronavirus Relief Fund on Wednesday.
Here are the latest updates in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is suing to release inmates endangered by COVID-19 at Moose Lake prison in northern Minnesota.
The Metro Transit Police Department is adjusting the way it functions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in South Dakota has surpassed 1,100, and more than half of those cases have some connection to the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls.
More than 450,000 Minnesotans have applied for unemployment benefits, and the state has said that 90% of those cases have been processed smoothly. But there are others who tell WCCO their benefits applications have not been processed smoothly.
There are an untold number of ways the COVID-19 battle is upsetting our daily lives. For a little boy from Lino Lake, it means more waiting for surgery to repair a faulty heart.
Some Minnesota communities are bracing for more drug overdoses due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
With doors closed and more carry-out and curbside services, meat suppliers are forced to change their business models as well.
Concerts are canceled and arenas are empty - so what should we do with those tickets we still have?
Metro Transit is enforcing bus limitations that will take effect Thursday, April 16 to allow for better social distancing practices.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the production and use of a low-cost ventilator created by a team at the University of Minnesota.
Minnesota health officials say there are now 1,809 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, up 114 from Tuesday's 1,695. There have also been eight more deaths reported.
Within one day of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz requesting 5,000 COVID-19 tests per day before the state can start reopening businesses, a top Mayo Clinic doctor said his team can meet that capacity, and then some.
In an op-ed in The New York Times on Wednesday, the Minnesota senator pointed out that the president requested an absentee ballot in his adopted state of Florida so he could vote by mail.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was awarded $125 million on Monday from the CARES Act to cover operational costs.
As COVID-19 continues to impact families across the nation, the Salvation Army is stepping up to help.
The Anoka County Board of Commissioners has voted to close Bunker Beach Water Park for the 2020 season due to public safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though the visitor center was originally scheduled to reopen on April 13, it will remain closed until further notice. The Fairy Falls Day Use Area, near Stillwater, Minnesota, is also closed to the public.
Minnesota-based Best Buy has reportedly furloughed 50,000 of its hourly workers as Americans are cutting spending amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iowa reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases Tuesday as the number of employees testing positive at a large pork plant grew to 166 and the number of outbreaks at long-term care facilities doubled.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota desperately need volunteers in an effort to find a cure or vaccine for COVID-19.
There is new light shining each night in Minneapolis to symbolize collective strength.
It's unclear if businesses will reopen by the end of Minnesota's stay-at-home order on May 4. But when they do open, Gov. Tim Walz says things will likely look a little different.