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.

Minnesota vows slow-moving COVID-19 vaccine rollout will quicken

Minnesota health officials say that the state's slow-moving coronavirus vaccine rollout will speed up in January and vow that every willing health care worker and long-term care resident will get a shot by the end of the month.

3rd COVID-related death reported in Minnesota Sex Offender Program

The Minnesota Sex Offender Program has had its third death related to COVID-19 among its clients, according to the Department of Human Services.

Charges: Man pulls gun on manager after seeing maskless patrons in Maplewood gym

A 64-year-old man has been charged with assault for reportedly pulling a gun on a Maplewood gym manager after seeing that some members were not wearing face masks.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Death average reaches lowest mark since October

The state of Wisconsin saw its lowest COVID-19 death increase average since October Monday, but case increase metrics show an uptick since Christmas Day. 

UK ramps up vaccinations with first Oxford-AstraZeneca injection

Britain has taken another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving out the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Case, test positivity average trending up

Both the case increase average and the test positivity rate average started trending upward after Christmas, according to Wisconsin COVID-19 data. 

Minnesota reports 2,714 new COVID-19 cases, 53 more deaths Sunday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 2,714 new COVID-19 cases and 53 additional deaths Sunday. The newly reported cases and deaths includes counts from Jan. 1 and 2.

Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses

Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights.