Category Archives: COVID-19
Minnesota Unemployment Drops Slightly, Has Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Onset
(KNSI) - Minnesota's unemployment rate decreased slightly from 4.7 percent in December 2020 to 4.5 percent in January 2021. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says this de...
Mar 11, 2021 Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash
Minnesota Reports 19 COVID-19 Deaths Thursday, Including Wright County Resident
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths statewide today. The death count includes a Wright County resident who was in their late 30s. There...
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Minnesota Representatives React to $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Bill Passed by Congress
(KNSI) - A massive COVID-19 relief bill is heading to President Joe Biden's desk after being passed by Congress, but two central Minnesota representatives are not pleased with how much, or how little,...
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Ramsey City Council Votes to Not Enforce State Mask Mandate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - City leaders in Ramsey have voted to stop enforcing Gov. Tim Walz's coronavirus mask mandate with proponents arguing it infringes on an individual's constitutional rights. It was no...
Mar 10, 2021 Photo by Vera Davidova on Unsplash
Bill to Extend Pandemic Workers' Comp Passes Committee Unanimously
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Representative Dan Wolgamott's legislation extending pandemic workers' compensation has advanced through committee with unanimous support. According to a press release from Wol...
Mar 10, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Two Stearns Residents Among Nine COVID-19 Deaths Reported Statewide Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 922 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes two people from Stearns County, one in their 80s and one in their 90s...
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54 Percent of Minnesotans Approve of Biden's, Walz's Handling of COVID-19, Survey Says
(KNSI) - Minnesotans have a generally favorable view of how President Joe Biden and Governor Tim Walz are handling the pandemic, a new poll from SurveyUSA suggests. The survey of 600 people conducted ...
Mar 10, 2021 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, is greeted by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with and elbow as he arrives in Duluth, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Emmer Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Additional Funding for Support Services for Sexual Violence Survivors
(KNSI) - Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer has signed a bipartisan letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate asking them to prioritize funding to help people who have experi...
Mar 09, 2021 U.S. House of Representatives
Walz Proclaims March 9 'Nic Zapko Day' to Honor ASL Interpreter
(KNSI) - Gov. Tim Walz has declared March 9th, 2021 "Nic Zapko Day" in Minnesota. Zapko is an American Sign Language interpreter who appears regularly with Walz during his COVID-19 conferences and ann...
Mar 09, 2021 ASL interpreter Nic Zapko translates for Gov. Tim Walz during a press conference on May 29, 2020.
Laboratory Audit Reveals 891 COVID-19 Cases, 138 Deaths Previously Went Unreported
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health released a backlog of COVID-19 case and death data on Tuesday, making it appear that 1,641 new cases and 140 deaths were reported within the last day. Howev...
Mar 09, 2021