Play3min 12secAfter school-closure announcement, teachers and districts across Minnesota get to workMarch 16, 2020 4:00 AMBy Marcheta FornoffGov. Tim Walz announced Sunday that all K-12 public schools in the state must close by Wednesday to slow the spread of coronavirus, and to give educators time to prepare for longer-term online learning. Now state leaders and educators need to figure out how to make it work.
Play4min 18secMinnesota Legislature scaling back operations amid coronavirus outbreakMarch 15, 2020 9:01 PMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota legislative leaders announced Sunday night that they're planning to effectively recess the legislative session for up to a month, coming in only on an as-needed basis to pass legislation related to the coronavirus situation.
Play3min 55secAs health care workers prepare for COVID-19, medical students pitch in on the home frontMarch 15, 2020 6:00 PMBy Jon CollinsThe University of Minnesota medical students may be too early in their education to have the kind of clinical experience needed to treat patients, but they’re stepping up to help doctors and nurses with everything from babysitting to grocery shopping.
Sid Hartman turns 100: Milestone birthday for Minnesota newsmanMarch 15, 2020 4:07 PMBy The Associated Press“I have followed the advice that if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,” longtime Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman wrote in Sunday’s paper. “Even at 100 I can say I still love what I do.”
Walz announces temporary closure of Minnesota K-12 public schoolsMarch 14, 2020 10:36 PMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday that he is ordering K-12 public schools across the state to close by Wednesday and remain closed through March 27 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Freeport asks travelers to help save smiling water towerMarch 14, 2020 6:26 PMBy The Associated PressFreeport’s smiling water tower is a landmark along Interstate 94 in central Minnesota. But it’s in need of repairs, and a local group is spearheading a GoFundMe fundraiser to "Save the Smile."
Number of COVID-19 cases in Minnesota grows to 21March 14, 2020 12:23 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Minnesota Department of Health on Saturday reported that 21 Minnesotans have now tested positive for COVID-19, up from 14 on Friday.
Play3min 20secMinnesota Opera postpones premiere of 'Edward Tulane' due to coronavirusMarch 14, 2020 5:00 AMBy Euan KerrOpera leader says the organization found itself in a precarious balance as it weighed going ahead or shutting down a production, years in the making.
Minneapolis City Council OKs deal to close Minnesota's last KmartMarch 13, 2020 5:44 PMBy Brandt WilliamsThe Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved the termination of its lease agreement with Kmart. The city will pay more than $9 million to end the contract the city signed more than 40 years ago.
Minnesota DNR: Wild deer in Dakota County tests positive for CWDMarch 13, 2020 4:30 PMBy The Associated PressA wild deer in Dakota County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case of the fatal brain disease discovered in that area of Minnesota, state wildlife officials said Friday.