MyPillow shifting 75% of production to make face masks for hospitals

Minnesota-based company MyPillow is joining the effort to supply health care workers with the protective gear they need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buying time: Minnesota Governor explains stay-at-home order using statistical models

Gov. Tim Walz says his newly issued stay-at-home order for the state of Minnesota will reduce physical interaction by 80 percent and buy the state’s health care system “valuable time” to set up more hospital beds.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 585 cases, 6 deaths

Wisconsin now has 585 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including six deaths related to the virus.

Minnesota lawmakers to reconvene Thursday for coronavirus response bill

Minnesota lawmakers will reconvene Thursday to pass a coronavirus response bill, but the details of the legislation remained shielded from public view just 24 hours before the planned session.

Medtronic ramps up ventilator production to meet global demand

Private companies like Minnesota's Medtronic are boosting production in order to build equipment to fight COVID-19.

Social workers voice concern for increased stress in at-risk homes amid pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, social workers are really concerned not just for their own health as they check on families, but also the safety of children during these increasingly stressful times.

E-cig company, Anoka County Commissioner team up to donate 400 gallons of hand sanitizer

Baker White, an e-cig company based in Ramsey, Minnesota, teamed up with Anoka County Commissioner Matt Look to give away 400 gallons of hand sanitizer to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Minnesota unemployment disproportionately impacts women, young people

Business closures due to COVID-19 have affected women and young workers disproportionately, according to an update from Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove.

Groups help Minnesota's elderly and vulnerable struggling to get groceries

The elderly and vulnerable are all still advised to stay home and away from loved ones, and with limited freedoms during the pandemic, some are now struggling to get what they need day to day.

Viking Kyle Rudolph donates meals to Minnesotans in need amid pandemic

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was a finalist for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award again this year because of his tireless charity work.