Coronavirus

The state of Minnesota reported ten new COVID-19 deaths and more than 800 new cases Friday. 

The City of St. Paul will be reopening temporary road closures around three parks that were closed to allow more room for social distancing amid the pandemic.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and public health officials warned that the upcoming Labor Day weekend is a tipping point for the state in the coronavirus pandemic.

The flu shots have become a rite of fall, although many people don’t get them. This year, a leading Mayo Clinic doctor says you should.

More than 200 workers at the Mall of America may be laid off by the end of September, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Dozens of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been linked to a wedding reception in southwestern Minnesota, according to Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann.

St. Paul’s mayor announced a new pilot program that will provide families in the city with $500 per month in guaranteed income for a period of up to 18 months.

The state of Minnesota reported seven new COVID-19 deaths and more than 1,000 new cases Thursday. 

Free COVID-19 testing and flu shot clinics begin opening in a number of Minneapolis neighborhoods Thursday.

The CDC told state health departments Wednesday to prepare for a possible coronavirus vaccine this fall and Minnesota says it has been readying for it all summer. 

Students in Eden Prairie, Minnesota were back in the classroom on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March.

The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed one of the state's most recent COVID-19 deaths was a patient who had attended the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota.

HealthPartners announced Wednesday that it will be enrolling at least 1,500 people in a clinical trial that will determine whether a vaccine developed by Oxford University researchers is effective at preventing COVID-19. HealthPartners is the only health system in Minnesota involved in the Phase 3 clinical trial, which is led by Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said he is taking a "survival of the fittest" personal approach to the coronavirus, even if it kills him. In a recent interview on Spotify's "10 Questions With Kyle Brandt" podcast, Cousins said, "If I die, I die. I kind of have peace about that." He also shared his opinion on masks.

At the latest coronavirus briefing, a Minnesota health official debunked an internet rumor that claims Child Protective Services has been removing children who test positive from COVID-19 from their families.

Teachers, school staff and childcare workers across the Minnesota area are getting access to one, free COVID-19 saliva test, which they can use by the end of the year, state leaders announced Wednesday.

First it was toilet paper, then a coin shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a lot of unexpected shortages. The latest one? Canning supplies.

New research backs up the state’s painful decision to shut down schools last spring to slow the spread of COVID-19.