Category Archives: COVID-19
Minnesota National Guard Mobilizes to Support State COVID-19 Response Efforts
(KNSI) - Starting Monday, 75 soldiers and airmen from the Minnesota National Guard are preparing to support the state's COVID-19 response efforts after Governor Tim Walz's request on October 13th. The...
Oct 18, 2021 Unsplash
Governor Lays Out Action Plan for Expanded COVID-19 Testing, Response, and Hospital Capacity Issues
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz laid out his plan for expanded COVID-19 testing and response and an action plan to assist hospitals, which are becoming increasingly crowded due to the continued s...
Oct 15, 2021 AP Images
Walz Promises COVID Testing Expansion, Vaccine Incentives
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz says his administration will soon announce expanded COVID-19 testing options and launch new incentives to get teenagers vaccinated. Minnesota Public Radio reported W...
Oct 15, 2021 Office of Governor Tim Walz
Judge Won't Block Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A federal judge won't block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for scores of Minnesota health care workers, at least for now. Nearly 200 Minnesota health care workers filed a lawsuit in...
Oct 13, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash
Local Doctor Says Latest COVID-19 Surge Didn't Have to Happen
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area medical experts say the current COVID surge didn't have to happen and is hitting rural Minnesota harder than the Twin Cities. COVID-19 Incident Commander for CentraCare Health ...
Oct 07, 2021 Unsplash
Central Minnesota Arts Consortium Announces Updated COVID-19 Protocols
(KNSI) - As theaters and events reopen, three local arts organizations say they will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. The Paramount Center for the Arts, the St. Cloud Symphony...
Oct 04, 2021 Unsplash
Gopher Men’s Opening Series Against Alaska Postponed Over ‘Health And Safety Concerns’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A day before the Gopher men’s hockey team was slated to play their season opener, the series against Alaska was postponed until January over health and safety concerns...
Oct 01, 2021
Minnesota Lawmakers at Odds on Division of $250M COVID Fund
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have $250 million in federal COVID-19 aid to give away, but they can't agree on how to spend it. The Frontline Pay Working Group, a panel of lawmakers and me...
Oct 01, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
More Prison Inmates Vaccinated Than Corrections Employees
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been more successful getting inmates immunized against the coronavirus than it has for its own employees, vaccination rates show. As ...
Sep 30, 2021 Unsplash
CentraCare Notifying Patients of COVID-19 Booster Eligibility Through MyChart
(KNSI) - CentraCare says it will begin notifying patients of COVID-19 booster shot eligibility through MyChart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that those eligible for a...
Sep 28, 2021 Unsplash