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Pressure on Walz grows as COVID-19 orders set to expire

Pressure on Walz grows as COVID-19 orders set to expire

Amid political pressure and outright defiance, Gov. Tim Walz must decide whether he will maintain restrictions aimed at containing COVID-19 or ease off of them. He plans to speak to Minnesotans in a live address at 6 p.m.
by Brian Bakst

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Coronavirus concerns lead to a homegrown SPCO 2020-21 season 

Coronavirus concerns lead to a homegrown SPCO 2020-21 season 

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will mount next season without guest artists and artistic partners due to financial and safety concerns.
by Euan Kerr

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Feds warn airlines once again to offer customers refunds

Feds warn airlines once again to offer customers refunds

The Department of Transportation received some 25,000 consumer complaints in March and April, up from about 1,500 a month. DOT will also allow airlines to stop serving some cities with little demand.
by David Schaper

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'There was so little information': Polio survivors offer pandemic perspective

The children and preteens of the U.S. polio epidemic of the 1940s and '50s are once again in a high-risk group, this time for coronavirus. They recall their experiences and the parallels to today.
by Apoorva Mittal

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Despite early warnings, U.S. took months to expand swab production for COVID-19 test

Despite early warnings, U.S. took months to expand swab production for COVID-19 test

Widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not happening in the U.S. Although experts have been urging the federal government since February, it took until late April to ramp up production.
by Sacha Pfeiffer, Meg Anderson and Barbara Van Woerkom

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Parents urged to keep up immunizations during pandemic

Parents urged to keep up immunizations during pandemic

Clinics discouraged wellness visits during the pandemic. Now, doctors are worried too many children aren’t getting their recommended immunizations.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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House Democrats unveil $3 trillion proposal for coronavirus relief

House Democrats unveil $3 trillion proposal for coronavirus relief

House Democrats plan a Friday vote on another massive relief bill that has more money for states, help for the jobless and virus-testing funds. Republicans immediately called it a partisan wish list.
by Claudia Grisales, Kelsey Snell and Susan Davis

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