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ListenIt was hailed as the ‘Minnesota moonshot’ — but why hasn’t antibody testing taken off?
By Catharine Richert A month ago, Gov. Tim Walz announced a $36 million strategy for coronavirus testing in Minnesota. He described the plan, which harnesses ... Read more
Minnesota’s Catholic bishops say they’ll defy Walz’ limits on church attendance
By MPR News Staff Minnesota’s Roman Catholic bishops said Wednesday that they will allow Masses to resume next week despite Gov. Tim Walz’s continued prohibition ... Read more
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Walz plan slow-walks bar, restaurant restarts
By Brian Bakst In moves certain to get pushback, Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday unveiled plans to let bars and restaurants serve sit-down customers beginning June ... Read more
Our opinion: Stiehm has provided Austin with quality leadership
On Monday night, during the Austin City Council meeting, Mayor Tom Stiehm announced he would not be seeking another term. Stiehm was first elected in ... Read more
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- Girl Scout camps in Minnesota canceled for the summer
- Pressure on Walz grows as COVID-19 orders set to expire
- Restaurants face a staffing problem: Unemployment pays better
- Minnesota counties say contact tracing is taking too long
- Nurses plan march to Capitol to demand more access to PPE
- Lawmakers dash toward finish — or just to special session
- Deaths in nursing homes spur officials to increase testing, bolster staff levels
- State faces $2.4B budget hole due to virus
- Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Many hotels, restaurants and bars on brink of closure