Walz to announce timeline to end all COVID restrictions

Gov. Tim Walz will announce a timeline to end all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota during a live address Thursday afternoon.

Gov. Walz to announce timeline to end COVID-19 restrictions
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In a press conference Thursday, Governor Tim Walz will announce a timeline to end all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota.

Walz: Minnesota State Fair should be 'pretty close' to normal

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the Minnesota State Fair should be "pretty close" to normal this year as long as current COVID-19 projections continue.

Minnesota launches $375 million rent help program, finally

Minnesota housing officials have launched a $375 million federally-backed rental assistance program after several weeks of bureaucratic delays.

Walz, DFL: Police changes must be top priority as budget negotiations start

Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Democratic lawmakers pressed for tighter restrictions on police Thursday as Senate Republicans prepare to open negotiations over the public safety budget.

Gov. Walz hints at easing of more COVID restrictions soon
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the state's next moves on easing COVID-19 restrictions will address capacity. He told reporters to expect an announcement later this week or early next week,.

Governor Tim Walz says the work is just beginning following the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin
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Gov. Tim Walz addressed the state of Minnesota Tuesday following the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. He said the verdict that prompted city-wide celebrations in Minneapolis is the floor, not the ceiling of reaching equality in the state of Minnesota.

Walz declares emergency, brings in police backup from Ohio and Nebraska as Chauvin verdict looms
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Gov. Tim Walz has declared a state of emergency in the seven-county Twin Cities Metro and is bringing in police backup from Ohio and Nebraska as a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial nears.

Walz, DFL activists clash over National Guard and police response to unrest

Union activists taunted Minnesota National Guard soldiers this week and Democratic lawmakers tried to ban the use of tear gas as a crowd control tactic, showing the escalating tension between Gov. Tim Walz and his party's left flank.

Walz: Tear gas in Brooklyn Center meant to avoid another police station burning

Officials at the highest levels of state government have supported the use of tear gas and nonlethal munitions in Brooklyn Center during this week's unrest to avoid the burning of a second Minnesota police station in a year, Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday.

Minnesota tells providers to suspend using J&J vaccine as feds investigation rare blood clots

Minnesota health officials are scrambling to reschedule appointments for people who were supposed to get a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week after telling health providers to stop using their J&J doses for now.

Brooklyn Center, other cities declare curfews Tuesday

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Tuesday he will not extend the four-county curfew implemented after the death of Daunte Wright. However, some cities have decided to implement another curfew, including Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope.

Chef Andrew Zimmern on new 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' campaign
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Restaurants, bars and breweries continue to be on the frontlines of COVID-19. Governor Tim Walz is kicking off an outreach campaign aimed at getting frontline workers vaccinated -- especially those in the food service industry. Chef and television host Andrew Zimmern joined the Buzz to chat about the campaign and how the restaurant industry is doing a year after the pandemic hit.

Gov. Walz orders flags flown at half-staff to honor victims of attack on U.S. Capitol

Governor Tim Walz has ordered all Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in Minnesota until Tuesday to honor the victims of the attack on the United States Capitol on Friday.

Gold Rush is on: All Minnesota adults now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine

People across Minnesota logged on, refreshed and scrambled for available appointments Tuesday, the first day that everyone age 16 and up was eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Gov. Walz, former Gov. Pawlenty get COVID-19 shot as eligibility expands
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty both got their COVID-19 vaccine on the day that vaccine eligibility expanded to nearly every adult in the state.

'We're coming back': Walz optimistic in 3rd State of the State address

In his third State of the State address Sunday evening, Gov. Tim Walz outlined the sacrifices Minnesotans have made over the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic while pointing to brighter days ahead.

Gov. Walz to announce COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for nearly all Minnesotans
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be announcing on Friday in a live address that the state will be expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all Minnesotans aged 16 and up, starting on March 30.

Walz orders flags at half-staff in honor of Boulder shooting victims

In honor of the 10 people killed by a gunman in a grocery store in Colorado, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is ordering flags to be flown at half-staff through sunset on Saturday, according to the governor's office.