Category Archives: COVID-19
With Sports Paused, Life Altered, Athletes Make Do, Make New
(AP) — Parker Tuomie and his Minnesota State hockey team were thriving last season, pursuing the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory with a fervor that suggested a bigger goal than tha...
Mar 14, 2021
Health Officials Call for Caution During Easing of COVID Restrictions
(KNSI) - As coronavirus restrictions on business, gatherings, and entertainment venues begin to ease in Minnesota, health officials are warning we're not out of the woods yet. The Governor made the de...
Mar 14, 2021 From left, North Memorial Systems Director of Pharmacy Services Paul Krogh, Chief Administrative Officer Samantha Hanson, Vice President of Operations Steve Horstmann and CEO Dr. Kevin Croston took a moment, in silence, and looked at the box containing 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which just arrived at North Memorial Health Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Robbinsdale, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)
CVS Health, Goodrich Join Pharmacies Administering Vaccine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - CVS Health and Goodrich Pharmacy have been added to the expanding network of pharmacies vaccinating Minnesotans across the state. The announcement Saturday by Gov. Tim Walz mean...
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St. Cloud VA Scheduling COVID Vaccines For All Clients
(KNSI) - All enrolled Veterans of the St. Cloud VA can now schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Vaccine appointments are available at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center or VA clinics in Alexandria...
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MN DEED: State Ready For Financial Recovery
(KNSI) - With the easing of more COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota, officials say it's time for an economic recovery. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Executive Director St...
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Minnesota Confirms 1,100+ New COVID-19 Cases, 13 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,107 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. This includes 115 cases found in the five-county St. Cloud area. Benton County adds 10 new cases, Morrison C...
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Limited Fans Allowed To Attend Minnesota Sports Beginning April 1
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota sports fans woke up to exciting news Friday after Gov. Tim Walz announced new and expanded attendance guidelines for outdoor venues. Along with other important inf...
Mar 12, 2021
Minnesota to Loosen COVID-19 Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Businesses
(KNSI) - Amid a speedier-than-expected vaccine rollout in Minnesota and across the nation, the state will loosen some of its COVID-19 restrictions at noon Monday. Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday mornin...
Mar 12, 2021 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to Minneapolis VA Hospital Director Patrick Kelly after over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to the hospital Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)
One Year of COVID-19: What a Local Doctor Has Learned and What the Future Could Bring
(KNSI) - On March 12th, 2020, Stearns County recorded its first known case of COVID-19. The patient had been aboard a cruise ship, and on March 7th, they developed symptoms, just days before the World...
Mar 12, 2021
Walz plans to dial back virus restrictions for gatherings
Minneapolis (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday he's planning significant rollbacks of COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, following an update by state health officials showing that 70% of t...
Mar 11, 2021