St. Paul (Learfield) - Governor Tim Walz will announce the state's next steps in combating COVID-19 during a live address tonight at 6 p.m. this evening.  Walz is expected to pause outdoor youth sports and shut down in-service visits to Minnesota bars, restaurants, breweries, fitness centers, bowling alleys and movie theaters for one month.  Hair salons, barber shops, dental offices and retail stores are not expected to be affected by the new restrictions.  Minnesota is seeing record COVID hospitalizations and big spikes in the number of cases and deaths.  Governor Walz said "we have to beat the virus" if we want [...]

Marshall (KMHL) - The Minnesota Department of Health announced Tuesday that there were more COVID-19 deaths reported in multiple southern Minnesota counties, these include Redwood, Renville, Blue Earth, Brown, and Sibley. The Redwood County victim was the 16th in that county since the start of the pandemic and was in their early 80s. Renville County reported their 15th victim was in their 90s. The death in Blue Earth County was a person 90 to 94-years-old and is the 11th death in the county. Brown and Sibley counties each reported the death of a person 65 to 69-years-old, the sixth and fourth [...]

St. Paul (LEARFIELD) - Expect another significant announcement from Governor Tim Walz by mid-week, as the COVID situation continues to worsen in Minnesota. Govenor Walz said Friday that he's concerned about whether there will be enough hospital care available due to the increase number of health care workers who are either ill and/or quarantined . He and front-line workers are urging Minnesotans to take steps to combat the spread of COVID-19.  There's speculation that the governor could announce additional restrictions on bars and restaurants, beyond the prohibition on in-person service after 10 p-m that began Friday night.  Walz indicated Friday that [...]