COVID-19 outbreak linked to Seneca Foods facility in Glencoe, Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health is monitoring a recent COVID-19 outbreak connected to employees at a Seneca Foods facility in Glencoe, Minnesota.

Minnesotans attending Sturgis asked to voluntarily self-isolate for 14 days upon return

Minnesota health leaders are asking Minnesotans who will be attending the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota to voluntarily self-isolate for 14 days after they return.

US adds 1.8 million jobs in July, a dip from previous months

The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.

COVID-19 in Minnesota: 556 new positive cases, 4 more deaths reported Friday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 556 new cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths Friday, bringing the total number of cases the state has seen to 59,185 and the death toll from the disease to 1,640. 

COVID-19 outbreak in Lewiston, Minnesota traced to pickup games, sports camps

Health officials in Winona County have identified a COVID-19 outbreak in Lewiston, Minnesota connected to several events, including a handful of sports activities, that took place in the area last month. 

Distance learning, in-person or hybrid: What Twin Cities school districts are planning for fall

After Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced last month school districts will be able to reopen this fall either in-person, with distance or with a hybrid of the two based on COVID-19 data in their counties, many school districts in the Twin Cities metro have begun finalizing their plans the upcoming school year. 

Fluctuating COVID-19 data factors in as school districts determine learning models

One factor in those decisions is the weekly numbers released by the Department of Health, which school districts have been directed to use as guide when determining their learning model this year. 

Alaska Airlines no longer making face mask exemptions, banning passengers who refuse

Alaska Airlines has intensified its mask mandate as the coronavirus pandemic continues, requiring all passengers over the age of 2 to wear a facial covering — with no exceptions.

Wayzata schools plan for hybrid model of learning for fall

School officials in Wayzata are set to go with a hybrid learning model return to classes, that will include some students at school and some using distance learning depending on the day of the week.

COVID-19 in Minnesota: 867 new positive cases, 7 more deaths reported Thursday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 867 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths Thursday, bringing the total number of cases the state has seen to 56,640 and the death toll from the disease to 1,636. 

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 839 new cases, 8 deaths reported Thursday

Wisconsin is reporting 839 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight new COVID-19 deaths, according to the numbers released Thursday by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 federal aid amid COVID-19 pandemic

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.

More than a third of US adults are using cleaning products incorrectly: CDC study

In trying to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus, more than a third of U.S. adults are putting their health at risk by using cleaning products incorrectly, according to a recent report.