First case of coronavirus variant detected in Pennsylvania

A new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Pennsylvania for the first time, state health officials announced Thursday.

What can resume, reopen Monday under Governor Walz's new order

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced an end to his ban on indoor dining Wednesday along with other rollbacks of COVID-19-related restrictions starting Monday, Jan. 11, but the changes were overshadowed by rioters breaking into the U.S. Capitol during the vote to certify the 2020 Presidential Election.

Indoor dining to resume at bars, restaurants in Minnesota

Indoor dining will resume in a limited capacity at bars and restaurants across Minnesota next as Gov. Tim Walz rolls back some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. 

Spectators allowed to attend sports games, competitions again

Fans will be allowed at sporting events again as Gov. Tim Walz loosened some of Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday. 

Walz eases restrictions on indoor dining, entertainment venues

Gov. Tim Walz is ending his ban on indoor dining, will allow indoor entertainment venues to reopen starting Monday and is letting some spectators attend sporting events as coronavirus infection rates improve in Minnesota.

Minnesota H&R Block customers could see delays in stimulus check deliveries

Like millions of Americans, Rose Lucia of Inver Grove Heights has been waiting patiently for her second stimulus payment, so she was shocked when the IRS’ Get My Payment portal showed her economic impact payment went to a bank account she didn’t recognize.

US could accelerate COVID-19 vaccination pace, give 1M per day, says Fauci

The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

Study finds new UK coronavirus variant is 'substantially' more transmissible

A new study has confirmed that the new variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the U.K. and since reported in the U.S. is more transmissible than COVID-19.

2021 Grammy Awards postponed amid surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths in LA County

The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast on March 14, 2021 due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Test positivity average spiking after holidays

The state of Wisconsin's COVID-19 test positivity average continued a rapid rise Tuesday, reaching levels not seen since early December. 

California has six confirmed cases of the new coronavirus strain

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state health department is investigating to see how those people were infected: "Did they travel? Did they not travel? Did they have contact with someone who was traveling?"

Larry King out of ICU after being hospitalized with COVID-19

Larry King has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own after contracting COVID-19, a spokesman said on Monday.

Early intervention at Twin Cities homeless shelters 'saved lives'

Advocates for those experiencing homelessness say early intervention and public health partnerships likely prevented mass COVID-19 outbreaks.

St. Louis Park woman says stimulus check was put in wrong account

Dream Benson of St. Louis Park doesn't know if it was a mistake by the IRS or some sort of fraud. All she knows is her second stimulus payment hasn't shown up in her bank account, and she needs that money to make ends meet.

Statehouses without mask rules could be hotbeds for COVID-19 spread

As lawmakers around the U.S. convene this winter to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, statehouses themselves could prove to be hothouses for infection.