Coronavirus In Minnesota: Updated Model Predicts 800 Fewer Deaths If Stay-At-Home Order Extended Through May
An updated COVID-19 model is predicting about 800 lives will be saved if Minnesota's stay-at-home order is extended until May 31.
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An updated COVID-19 model is predicting about 800 lives will be saved if Minnesota's stay-at-home order is extended until May 31.
If Minnesota reopens next week, it would go against the nation's leading voice on how to make it through this pandemic.
A battle is escalating over a massive spending and jobs bill at the Minnesota State Capitol.
With one week left in Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order, some Republicans are trying to speed up the re-opening process.
Jeff Wagner talks one-on-one with Dr. Jakub Tolar, dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School, to learn how some of our state's brightest minds are using science to overcome the pandemic.
Wednesday marks the 40th day of Minnesota's stay-at-home order. That action by Gov. Tim Walz is just one of many issues ending up in Pat Kessler's inbox, including many questionable claims.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that retail businesses could reopen their doors this week with one caveat: They have to do delivery or curbside pickup options.
A bill that would help create jobs across Minnesota is locked in debate at the State Capitol.
Stores can begin to offer curbside delivery or pick-up beginning Monday, but they should offer online payment, if possible. And all employees and in-store customers should wear masks, at the very least.
Larger stores like Best Buy and HOM Furniture are already getting ready to reopen for scheduled appointments -- but smaller businesses are wondering when their turn will come.
Gov. Tim Walz and members of Congress gathered at the JBS plant in Worthington Wednesday to discuss the crisis that's forced one of the nation's largest pork producing plants to shut down.
Minnesota has one of the lowest confirmed cases per-capita in the country, but its testing has lagged behind what the Walz administration says is needed.
Vice President Mike Pence has an appointment Tuesday at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic to learn about a new coronavirus testing "moonshot" that has the famed clinic partnering with the state and the U of M to quickly boost the state's capacity to 20,000 tests a day.
Gov. Tim Walz's executive order allows certain out-of-state healthcare professionals to come into Minnesota and work temporarily -- but the Minnesota Nurses Association says there are plenty of out-of-work nurses here.
Earlier in the week, Walz announced the state reached a partnership with the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic to increase testing capacity to up to 20,000 tests per day.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday ordered Minnesota schools to stay closed through the rest of the academic year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced a significant development in Minnesota's COVID-19 testing capabilities, sharing that the state should be able to test up to 20,000 Minnesotans per day.
Several states say they've made progress against COVID-19 and are moving ahead with plans to reopen local businesses as early as Friday.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are working on processing COVID-19 tests around the clock.
For a second day in a row, protesters gathered Friday outside the governor's mansion in St. Paul, urging Gov. Tim Walz to end the state's stay-at-home order.
A group of Minnesotans is protesting Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Trump said again today that he has the authority to "open up" states that governors have shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19.
The state of Minnesota received half of the $2.1 billion allotted from the federal government's Coronavirus Relief Fund on Wednesday.
Businesses not deemed essential during the "Stay at Home" order are looking for different ways to make ends meet – and that includes salons and barber shops.
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he has named Judge Susan Segal as the new chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
