Layoffs hit Radisson Blu in downtown Minneapolis following 'catastrophic' business loss due to pandemic

More than 100 employees at the Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown hotel will be laid off due to financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

7 coronavirus deaths linked to wedding reception

​​​​​​​At least seven people have died in connection to a coronavirus outbreak that continues to sicken people in Maine following a wedding reception.

MDH to parents: Keep children home from school, child care if sick, exposed to COVID-19

The Minnesota Department of Health has issued new guidance for parents advising them to keep their children home from school or child care if they are sick, being tested for COVID-19 or have been exposed to the disease. Medical professionals say following the guidance is the key to keeping schools open this fall. 

In letter to staff, Hennepin County Sheriff offers support during tumultuous year

In a letter to his deputies and staff, Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson offered his support during what he called “challenges for public safety like never before.”

UW-La Crosse imposes two-week 'shelter in place' for students over rising COVID-19 cases

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has closed most campus buildings, moved all in-person classes online and imposed campus-wide “shelter in place” restrictions for the next two weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases on and off-campus continues to grow. 

Fans, businesses looking for normal amidst most abnormal Vikings game day in Minneapolis

On a normal Vikings game day in Minneapolis, more than 70,000 people would pack U.S. Bank Stadium to cheer on the purple and gold, but this Sunday was anything but normal.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Record daily highs reported Sunday with 20% positivity rate, 1,582 new cases

Twenty percent of COVID-19 test results reported to the state of Wisconsin in the last 24 hours were positive Sunday, leading to the largest single-day case increase to date in the state. 

Chanhassen, Minnesota woman creates Candyland in her backyard

When times get tough, some people just want to help. That's what Crystal Alvarez is doing for her neighbors in Chanhassen.

'Patriots March' heads to Minnesota State Capitol

A march that made its way to the Minnesota State Capitol brought together self-described patriots to take a stand against Governor Walz's COVID-19 emergency order.