Governor on unrest: ‘Nothing to do with asking for reforms, it has everything to do with unlawful behavior
In a news conference following a night of unrest in Minneapolis in which he deployed the Minnesota National Guard, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz emphasized the difference between looters and those protesting for change.
Who's next? Senate Republicans say 'stay tuned' on firing more Walz commissioners
The day after Senate Republicans suddenly fired Minnesota's top workplace safety regulator, a GOP aide said "stay tuned" about their next target in a standoff that is unlike any in recent Minnesota history.
Governor calls for mandatory National Guard deployment process training for Minnesota mayors
Gov. Tim Walz called for mandatory training for Minnesota’s mayors on the National Guard’s processes in the wake of rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Minnesota House blocks vote on Walz emergency powers, allowing them to stay
The Minnesota House of Representatives blocked a vote Wednesday to end Governor Walz's emergency power put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Walz losing budget commissioner to University of Minnesota amid state's worst budget crisis in a decade
In the midst of the state's worst budget crisis in a decade, Minnesota budget commissioner Myron Frans is leaving for a job at the University of Minnesota.
Walz appeals denied federal disaster declaration for $15M in fire-related damages from riots
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is appealing FEMA's decision to deny a federal disaster declaration for the fire damages experienced during the riots following George Floyd's death.
Gov. Walz calls third special session of the summer as he plans to extend COVID-19 emergency
Governor Tim Walz has called lawmakers back to thec capitol for a third special session starting next week.
'I'm a teacher and I'm scared:' Walz hears concerns about school reopening
Ellen Gurrola hadn't planned to take her concerns about reopening schools straight to Gov. Tim Walz.
Walz requests disaster declaration from Small Business Administration for civil unrest
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is requesting a federal disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration in order to get financial support to help rebuild from the riots following George Floyd's death.
Minnesota Governor announces localized return-to-school plan with option for families to keep students home
Gov. Tim Walz announced school districts will be able to reopen this fall in-person, with distance learning or a hybrid of the two based on COVID-19 data in the counties of each school district statewide.
Minnesota Governor to announce state's learning plan for 2020-21 school year at 2 p.m. Thursday
Gov. Tim Walz will announce the state’s learning plan for the upcoming 2020-21 school year in Minnesota Thursday afternoon.
Walz: Mask mandate, not business closures, will slow hospitalization increase
Gov. Tim Walz said the state's mask mandate would be enough to slow a worrisome rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations without imposing new restrictions on businesses.
Minnesota governor issues mandate requiring masks to be worn inside businesses, public indoor spaces
Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Wednesday requiring Minnesotans to wear masks indoors as he tries to avoid a surge in coronavirus cases here.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs police bill after George Floyd's death
Gov. Tim Walz signed a series of police accountability measures into law Thursday, shaking up police tactics and overhauling investigations of use-of-force incidents in response to George Floyd's death in May.
Minnesota mask mandate: Where you do, don't have to wear a mask
Starting July 25, Minnesotans will be required to wear a face covering in all public indoor spaces and businesses unless they are alone.
Minnesota governor strongly hints he will impose statewide mask mandate this week
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is strongly hinting that he will impose a statewide mask mandate this week.
Gov. Walz: Minnesota's long-term care facilities making progress, but 'still more work to do'
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Tuesday that the state has made progress in its COVID-19 response plan for long-term living facilities but said there's "still more work to do."
Fall of the Third Precinct: A minute-by-minute account
Minneapolis Police radio transmissions obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators, provide the first minute-by-minute account of the decision making that led to the fall of the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis.
South Dakota courts Minnesota businesses with looser coronavirus restrictions
South Dakota is trying to lure Minnesota businesses to relocate by promoting its looser coronavirus restrictions, but Minnesota's governor predicted businesses would stay put.
Minnesota Hospital Association asks Walz to order statewide mask mandate: 'We have a narrow window of time'
The Minnesota Hospital Association sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Thursday asking him to mandate mask wearing statewide to slow the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the surge in cases and hospitalizations that is hitting other states.