Covid-19 City Updates

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the [...]

From VetterStone Amphitheater: Following much deliberation and discussion, we have [...]

Willmar, Minn. (06/02/2020)— The University of Minnesota Extension Swine Team [...]

The City of Mankato joins cities throughout the state in [...]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A judge has blocked a [...]

Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today announced that the Mayo Health [...]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN [...]

When restaurants and bars re-open Monday with outdoor service only, [...]

The Community Response Fund (CRF) announces its next round of [...]

May 28 Expand All    Contract All Daily Update: Because all [...]

Three of Minnesota's eight regions -- southeast, northeast and the [...]

ankato Area Public Schools will participate in the U.S. Department [...]

As of Wednesday, there were 260 Minnesotans in intensive care [...]

Officials say the Waseca County Fair will be cancelled this [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. [...]

In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), [...]

Mankato’s Rockin on the Hill, an outdoor music fest, originally [...]

Mankato-Fourth-grade students at Mankato Area Public Schools will receive a [...]

May 27   Situation Update for COVID-19 Updated May 27, [...]

  “The Fight Is In Us” Campaign Seeks to Mobilize [...]

Starting May 26, the Nicollet County Government Center reopened to [...]

Minnesota News Connection May 27, 2020 Economic Recovery Could Take [...]

Mankato-As organizations prepare to reopen on June 1 as allowed [...]

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), a member of the [...]

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood [...]

The Business on Belgrade Board today is announcing the cancellation [...]

State health officials say Minneapolis ranks among the top metro [...]

Spring Drop-Off The City of North Mankato and West Central [...]

There were at least eight fatalities on Minnesota roads over [...]

State health officials do not appear particularly concerned that nearly [...]

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Amid reports that she's being vetted as a potential running [...]

On Memorial Day Minnesota reported its highest number of COVID-19 [...]

Cooped-up Americans are finding ways to get fresh air while [...]

After starting the week remembering fallen soldiers, veterans organizations are [...]

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota [...]

Individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 could save the lives [...]

Minnesota News Connection May 26, 2020 Despite Victory, MN Smoking [...]

A new study from the University of Minnesota extension serves [...]

BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump has honored America’s fallen [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — Religious leaders in Minnesota will soon [...]

Two new deaths are reported from COVID in Nicollet County. [...]

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This is likely going to be the summer of the [...]

Postal workers have the day off, but mail carriers will [...]

Indoor service at bars and restaurants, outdoor movies and concerts, [...]

In-person religious services will be allowed to resume starting Wednesday [...]

Owners of private campgrounds got the green light to open [...]

Minnesotans who want or need to be tested for COVID-19 [...]

Minnesota health officials have confirmed 730 new cases of the [...]

Small businesses in Mankato with 50 or fewer employees may [...]

Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Congressman [...]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2020 Minnesota State Fair has been [...]

For Minnesotans, Memorial Day weekend is about honoring those who [...]

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will reopen its campgrounds [...]

A Mankato Menard's employee reports being slapped by a customer [...]

This week marks the beginning of what the Department of [...]

 The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) is excited to announce the [...]

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating across Latin America, Russia, India [...]

Twin Cities Archbishop Bernard Hebda talked with Governor Tim Walz [...]

Minnesota campgrounds will be sitting empty this long holiday weekend [...]

The Walz administration is using the story of a supposedly [...]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation encourages all motorists who choose [...]

Every May, mental health awareness focuses on promoting steps for [...]

As the State Fair governing board is scheduled to meet [...]

There might be one bright spot, even though Minnesota has [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the country remains unlikely to [...]

Criticism continues from a number of quarters on Governor Tim [...]

Another 28 deaths in long term care facilities are being [...]

Here are a few things to know about the day’s [...]

Governor Tim Walz is getting pushback after announcing that restaurants [...]

May 22, 8 – 9 am Legislative Session Recap Virtual [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Roman Catholic and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations [...]

The Minnesota State Fair board of managers meets this morning [...]

DULUTH, Minn. (Star Tribune) — Essentia Health says it is [...]

Hog farmers generate significant economic gains in Minnesota. What could [...]

The Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is [...]

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MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — The Minnesota Catholic Conference and the [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota Public Radio News) — State officials say the [...]

Governor Tim Walz is getting pushback after announcing that restaurants [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State employees in Minnesota will [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers [...]

More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government says the number of [...]

The City of Mankato joins cities throughout the state in [...]

State health officials are apologizing for bungled COVID-19 testing at [...]

For the first time in 20 years, Triple-A will not [...]

As Minnesota nurses marched on the State Capitol last night [...]

The Walz administration says it will implement new state employee [...]

A pair of faith groups in Minnesota say they will [...]

"Surprising and really disappointing" says the president of Hospitality Minnesota [...]

Phase 2 of Governor Tim Walz's stay safe plan that [...]

Outdoor dining ONLY will be allowed to begin June 1st [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has recorded 29 more COVID-19 deaths, [...]

BEC is reporting its first death from COVID 19. The [...]

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Mankato, MN – BECHS is excited to announce a series of [...]

May 19, 2020 Recent COVID-19 Resources to Support Our Members [...]

Rising anxiety may be the common denominator as countries around [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — Minnesota hospitals continue to discharge patients [...]

The Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) is planning a protest march [...]

Health clubs in Minnesota could open along with dine-in restaurants [...]

Here are a few things to know about the day’s [...]

Lawmakers left some unfinished business when the legislative session wrapped [...]

Some state lawmakers question why elective surgeries are being allowed [...]

Online sales at Target more than doubled as the pandemic [...]

Nurses told state lawmakers at an on-line hearing Tuesday they [...]

Viracon in Owatonna is quickly becoming a COVID hotspot. The [...]

State officials have theories but don't know for certain why [...]

Mankato-City staff is preparing to re-open basketball, tennis and pickleball [...]

Retail stores and shopping malls are open for the first [...]

Minnesota bars and restaurants will learn Wednesday when they might [...]

The Community Response Fund (CRF) announces its next round of [...]

May 19 Daily Update: Because all data are preliminary, the [...]

Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic legislative leaders are blaming House [...]

 As Mankato Clinic continues to provide essential, urgent, elective and [...]

While Democratic leaders and others are criticizing President Donald Trump's [...]

A judge has blocked a Minnesota tavern owner from reopening [...]

Prairie's Edge Casino Resort near Granite Falls was the first [...]

DVS is reopening 14 exam stations to serve customers statewide [...]

Retail stores and shopping malls are open for the first [...]

Better Business Bureau serving Minnesota is warning consumers of fake [...]

Hundreds of people showed up in Albany Monday as a [...]

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he understands the opposition [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled many of the state's nonprofits. [...]

State lawmakers are heading into a likely special session optimistic [...]

Governor Walz says he understands that Minnesota bar and restaurant [...]

May 18 16,372 Total positive (cumulative) 705 Newly reported cases [...]

Europe reopened more widely on Monday, allowing people into the [...]

Reopening bars, restaurants, salons and fitness centers in Minnesota by [...]

Even though Secretary of State Steve Simon is encouraging Minnesotans [...]

21 members of the Minnesota National Guard--in coordination with the [...]

Questions around who can be tested for COVID-19 continue to [...]

Mankato-Small businesses that have lost at least 50 percent of [...]

Republican Senate Candidate Jason Lewis says campaigning against the backdrop [...]

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"I'm sorry to share with everyone we are not going [...]

New contracts for state workers remain in limbo because Democrats [...]

The owner of Shady's Hometown Tavern in Albany has changed [...]

It's been more than two months that the community has [...]

Bonfire announces its restaurants will be closing permanently, including its [...]

No bonding bill for state public works projects when the [...]

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office has [...]

As the governor's stay at home order ends and more [...]

“Nicollet County is experiencing a considerable increase in confirmed cases [...]

Minnesota's stay at home order has been lifted. Kris Ehresmann [...]

Watonwan County COVID-19 Food Shelf Fund Raising campaign reaches its [...]

The "pandemic session" is what House Speaker Melissa Hortman terms [...]

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Governor Tim Walz signed Executive Order 20-57, authorizing and directing [...]

Minnesotans will once again be able to access the majority [...]

Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. [...]

The Minnesota House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved [...]

U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March [...]

With a unified voice, all members of the Minnesota delegation [...]

With retail stores preparing to re-open as soon as Monday [...]

About 20 Minnesota National Guard medics are deployed to perform [...]

An alternate healthcare site in Roseville that would add to [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Star Tribune) — A group of Minnesota [...]

The Mall of America, which is the largest shopping and [...]

The head of the Republican majority in the Minnesota Senate [...]

Packed bars are reported in some parts of neighboring Wisconsin [...]

This week, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation to appropriate $60 million [...]

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The governor says his administration is laying groundwork to allow [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in [...]

The governor's order does *not* re-open campgrounds, but he says [...]

Governor Tim Walz is easing restrictions on gatherings of family [...]

The Minnesota Nurses Association says it has reservations about Governor [...]

INFORMATION ABOUT *WHICH* BUSINESSES ARE ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN: mn.gov/deed/safework This [...]

Retail stores and other main street businesses in Minnesota can [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for [...]

A bill exempting freelance hairstyle and makeup artists from having [...]

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved 41 loans to businesses [...]

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is urging eligible Minnesota [...]

The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota was awarded a $13,900 [...]

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the 2020 Supplemental Agriculture [...]

 As communities across the country continue to face unprecedented circumstances [...]

The opening of businesses at the end of the current [...]

The governor was asked why his regulations for Greater Minnesota [...]

 The members of the New House Republican Caucus (NHRC) released [...]

The Kiwanis Thunder of Drums drum and bugle corps show [...]

Governor Tim Walz delivered a live address announcing the next [...]

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When students return to school after a lengthy pandemic-induced absence, [...]

State House lawmakers are planning to vote Saturday on a [...]

Yesterday there were another 19 COVID-19 deaths reported in long [...]

(May 13, 2020 — In times of need, people come [...]

Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today provided the following update about [...]

Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and Pete Stauber [...]

Beginning today the Minnesota Department of Health is going to [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — Unless divided lawmakers agree on something [...]

Observers predict Governor Tim Walz will extend his COVID emergency [...]

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the Local Jobs [...]

Frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19 are being honored [...]