Coronavirus

Ex-Gov. Tim Pawlenty, above left, and Gov. Tim Walz received the J&J vaccine last week at the Vikings’ practice facility in Eagan.

Virus cases press Minnesota hospital capacity once again

COVID-19 hospitalizations rose above 500 in Minnesota for the first time since late January.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks with reporters on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in St. Cloud

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COVID-19 relief programs 'vital' for St. Cloud restaurants, bars, owners and officials say

April 7

Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited St. Cloud to tout relief package

Hennepin County will receive $240 million in federal funding for future COVID-19 expenditures,

Coronavirus

Hennepin County receives additional $240M for COVID-19 expenses

April 7

One-fourth of last year's federal funding was spent on thousands of small-business grants.

Nigel Melvin, right, a bar manager at O’Donovan’s Irish Pub, and Eddie Hoaglund, a beer rep with J.J. Taylor, hung a “Now Open” sign outside O

Business

With Twins game, downtown businesses are ready for the most action in a year

April 7

Restaurants and bars are happy to see sports fans again.

COVID-19

Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19

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As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.

Twins fans got off the light-rail train at Target Field during the 2019 playoff series against the Yankees.

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Metro Transit to Twins fans: Be patient boarding light rail on Thursday

April 7

Numbers allowed on each train remain limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pigs at a South Dakota farm waiting to be shipped to a meatpacking facility. A complaint against an Oklahoma plant offers regulators in the Biden admi

Nation

Complaint may spur review of meat industry's virus response

April 7

A union complaint about whether an Oklahoma meatpacking plant is doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus could test the industry's response to the pandemic because Seaboard Foods says it is following recommendations from the government and trade groups.

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