Twin Cities chefs sell calendar cookbook as fundraiser for laid-off hospitality workers
With restaurants closed and staff laid off, this past year has been a difficult one for the hospitality industry. However, a group of chefs are stepping up to help their colleagues.
Papa John's dishing out $2.5M in bonuses for its frontline employees
Papa John’s is striving to be more like Father Christmas.
'I can see the finish line': Healthcare workers emotional as vaccine rollout underway in Minnesota
It was an emotional day on Saturday at M Health Fairview where staff joined more than 900 other healthcare workers in receiving the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Minnesota nursing students ready to join ranks of those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic
They’re our frontline workers, and we are depending on them more than ever. And as nurses put in overtime to get us through this pandemic, there are students working hard to join their ranks.
St. Cloud Hospital performs COVID-19 vaccinations, first private hospital in Minnesota to do so
St. Cloud Hospital became the first private hospital in Minnesota to administer COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday.
Inside the ambulance: EMS crews cope with COVID-19 waves, influx of mental health patients
For the last several weeks, 25 ambulances provided by FEMA have helped deal with the crush of COVID-19 cases in the Twin Cities metro that pushed emergency crews to the limit.
Biden's COVID-19 plan includes mask mandate for interstate travel on planes, trains and buses
President-elect Joe Biden is calling for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduces his health care team.
Inside a hectic, chaotic Twin Cities COVID-19 ICU
Inside a Twin Cities area COVID-19 intensive care unit, frontline healthcare workers and patients described what has become a “hectic” and “chaotic” day-to-day existence.
Minnesota first responders say they should be among first to be vaccinated
Two firefighter groups asked Gov. Tim Walz to overrule the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and include first responders in the first wave of Minnesotans who get coronavirus vaccines.
'Help us help you': First responders call for Minnesotans to help limit COVID-19 spread
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first responders, who remain on the frontlines as community spread increases statewide and hospital ICU nears capacity in the Twin Cities metro area.
Mayo Clinic health professionals discuss struggles on frontlines of pandemic
As COVID-19 hospitalizations reach peak levels in Minnesota and the country, four medical professionals with the Mayo Clinic opened up about their personal struggles on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon to give $500M in special holiday bonuses to front-line employees
Operations chief: "I've never been more grateful for — or proud of — our teams."
Healthcare workers find thanks, hope for better days this Thanksgiving
A walk through the halls of any Minnesota hospital and you would never know it's Thanksgiving day. The staff is so busy, they barely have time to eat, and many of the patients are so sick they are sedated.
Letter to governors requests first responders be among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are requesting that first responders be included in the initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution phase.
Gov. Walz urges Minnesotans to obey COVID-19 restrictions as cases rise among hospital workers
Governor Walz and representatives from Minnesota hospitals are urging the public to respect new COVID-19 guidelines to slow the spike in cases in the state as Thanksgiving approaches.
Minnesota healthcare workers call for more COVID-19 restrictions as hospitals feel strain
As COVID-19 continues to spread, Minnesota doctors and nurses are begging people to stay home and are calling on the governor use his power and shut down bars and restaurants all together.
Long-term care facilities to be among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
While Governor Tim Walz said the vaccine won't be available to the general public likely until late winter or early spring, those living in long-term care facilities could be getting it in a matter of weeks.
Nurse: 'Stay home this Thanksgiving so you don't have to ring in the New Year with me'
Nurse Kelley Anaas joined Governor Tim Walz and health officials in giving the media an update on the COVID-19 situation in Minnesota, urging residents to keep following guidelines and consider staying home this Thanksgiving.
State maps out COVID-19 status at Minnesota fire departments
Minnesota authorities unveiled a statewide map to monitor COVID-19 levels at fire departments in order to better track the need for mutual aid as the virus spreads.
Nurses getting assigned more patients as COVID-19 impacts staffing levels
Thursday’s single-day COVID-19 case record of more than 7,000 newly confirmed cases comes with several side effects: fuller hospitals and less hospital staff.