AG Ellison sues 2 Minnesota bars for illegally reopening Wednesday

The Minnesota Attorney General has filed lawsuits against two bars that opened Wednesday in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-related closures. 

Merrifield restaurant fined $10,000 for opening against executive order

A Merrifield, Minnesota restaurant has been fined $10,000 after opening for in-person dining twice after the Governor’s previous executive order prohibited it.

Bars, restaurants allowed to resume outdoor service, ban on indoor dining remains

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is extending his ban on indoor dining at bars and restaurants into January, but will allow outdoor dining to resume at a limited capacity starting Saturday. 

Walz keeps indoor dining ban; gyms, sports get limited restart

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is extending his ban on indoor dining while putting strict limits on the restart of gyms and youth sports.

Gov. Walz to keep in-person dining closed through holidays

Gov. Tim Walz will keep indoor dining at bars and restaurants on pause through the holidays, the governor’s spokesperson announced Tuesday night.

Walz plots 'changes' to business closure order, but not 'back to normal'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he will make changes to the COVID-19 closure order that is scheduled to end Friday night, but there will be no immediate return to normal. 

Minnesota lawmakers pass 13-week unemployment extension, business relief

Minnesota lawmakers struck a deal Monday to throw a lifeline to laid-off workers and struggling businesses through the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic.

Electoral College votes surpass 270 for Joe Biden, securing his role as president-elect

Presidential electors met across the U.S. Monday, with key battleground states voting for Joe Biden in the Electoral College and securing his victory in the 2020 election.

Minnesota casts 10 electoral votes for Biden
video

Minnesota has cast its 10 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Trump says he's nixing plan for early coronavirus vaccine at White House

President Donald Trump says he's reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19 while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency.

Walz conflicted on extending business closures: 'We need to get this right'

A conflicted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with hospital workers Friday afternoon as he mulled a decision that could make the difference whether some restaurants, bars and gyms survive.

Minneapolis mayor signs city's 2021 budget

Minneapolis' budget for 2021 has received its final stamp of approval.

Ellison joins call to reject Texas-led election lawsuit

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is among 23 attorneys general asking the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general that requests to invalidate millions of ballots in four key battleground states in the 2020 election.

Trump holds White House COVID-19 vaccine summit as Biden introduces health team

President Donald Trump held a coronavirus vaccine summit Tuesday at the White House as President-elect Joe Biden, who was not invited to the event, formally introduced his health team.