Minnesota to open 3 more COVID testing sites as demand surges
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday the state will open three more COVID-19 community testing sites, including two in the Twin Cities metro, as demand for tests surges.
Gov. Walz, family test positive for COVID-19
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday he and his wife, Gwen, have tested positive for COVID-19. They are both vaccinated and have received their booster shots and are not experiencing any symptoms.
In the 2022 Minnesota governor's race, nowhere is the gulf wider than COVID-19
All five Republican candidates for Minnesota governor who appeared at a forum here this week said they've had COVID-19, and two said they would not get vaccinated against the virus.
Feds sending 3rd emergency medical team to Minnesota deal with COVID outbreak
The federal government is sending another federal emergency medical team to support Minnesota hospitals as they continue to deal with high COVID-19 caseloads amid a staffing shortage, Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday.
U.S. military medical team arrives at HCMC to relieve COVID backup
U.S. soldiers deployed Tuesday to two Minnesota hospitals that care for some of the sickest COVID-19 patients and are facing staff shortages.
Minnesota health care providers, facing staffing squeeze, turn to soldiers for help
Minnesota's health care workforce is stretched so thin during one of the country's worst COVID-19 surges that the state is increasingly turning to the military for help.
Walz activates 400 National Guard members to help staff nursing homes
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he is activating the Minnesota National Guard to form "response teams" that will provide support to long-term care facilities facing severe staffing shortages amid the state's COVID-19 surge.
Gov. Walz announces $160M in funding for child care assistance
Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced $160 million investment in additional funds to help child care providers and expand access to affordable child care.
Minnesota lawmakers push bill to add Vet Centers in Minnesota
State and federal lawmakers in Minnesota marked Veterans Day on Thursday by urging the passage of legislation to bring more Vet Centers to Minnesota.
Minnesota ranks 3rd in nation for percent of fully vaccinated with booster shots
Minnesota is now third in the nation for percentage of fully vaccinated adults with COVID-19 booster doses, the governor's office announced Tuesday.
Walz, Flanagan running for re-election in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz is running for re-election, gearing up for a 2022 campaign that will be a referendum on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer's riots.
COVID-19 vaccine incentives: Minnesota offers $100K college scholarships, $200 Visa gift cards to teens
Minnesota is offering kids ages 12-17 a $200 Visa gift card and a chance to win a $100,000 college scholarship if they get vaccinated against COVID-19. Students who are already vaccinated are also eligible to enter the scholarship drawings.
Walz puts National Guard on alert, expands rapid testing options as Minnesota's COVID cases rise
Gov. Tim Walz laid out a new COVID-19 action plan Friday putting the Minnesota National Guard on alert and increasing rapid testing opportunities as the state’s surge in infections continues to strain health care resources.
Minnesota bucks national COVID-19 decline, Walz plans testing expansion
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he will announce an expansion of COVID-19 testing on Friday as Minnesota's infection rate goes in the opposite direction as the U.S. as a whole.