COVID vaccinations expected to begin today in Minnesota

Minnesota business coalition plans to defy Walz shutdown order

Loose-knit group of about 160 businesses committed to reopening early.

Legislators pass COVID-19 relief package for businesses, workers

The $242 million deal will funnel grants directly to bars, restaurants and entertainment venues that Gov. Tim Walz ordered closed for four weeks in mid-November as a second wave of COVID-19 cases hit the state.

Last to see pandemic's pain, funeral directors carry burden

The pandemic is taking a mental and physical toll on the nation's funeral directors, who are stretched to capacity in many areas even as they help families make sense of a new way of mourning.

Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.

How a Minnesota nursing home fell into a COVID-19 black hole

As COVID-19 raced across the U.S., elderly residents in long-term care faced the gravest peril. But little was done, and the virus savaged care centers plagued for years by poor infection control and lax oversight.

Minnesota sticks with its school plans as pressure to reopen grows

Rising spread of COVID-19 and staffing shortages have sent more than half of Minnesota's public districts and charter schools into full-timedistance learning. And there's little indication that students could be back to schools anytime soon.

Marianne Anderson, an elementary school teacher who lived an epic love story, dies of COVID-19 at 89

200 businesses say they'll reopen this week, defying Walz's shutdown order

Move comes as state suspends liquor license of East Grand Forks bar offering sit-down service

Minnesota is trending toward a grim holiday milestone with COVID-19 deaths

Less than two weeks old, December has already become the second-deadliest month for COVID-19 in Minnesota.

Rapid COVID-19 tests offered at Mall of America

Results of the $99 tests are available the same day, often within 30 minutes.

Moose Lake reports first COVID-19 death at state-run sex offender program

The inmate's death is the fifth in Minnesota correctional facilities this year.

Life has turned into a high-wire act for new 'long-term unemployed' in Minn.

First doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz welcomed the first delivery of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines into the Minneapolis VA Hospital Monday morning.

What you need to know about Minnesota's vaccine plan

Here are answers to questions you may have about vaccines and the state's strategy to vaccinate millions of Minnesotans.

States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says

The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.

3,439 more COVID-19 cases, 85 new deaths in Minnesota

Residents of aggregate-care settings accounted for 49 of the newly announced deaths.

Minnesota reports 4,447 new COVID-19 cases, 67 more deaths

The latest numbers pushed the seven-day rolling average for new cases to the lowest reading since early November.