State News

There was a sad ending to a weekend search for a missing elderly woman in Houston County.

Several reports have ranked Minnesota at the top among the states when it comes to practicing safe social distancing and the data shows Olmsted County residents appear to be doing a significantly better job than the state as a whole.

Another Olmsted County resident has died from COVID-19.

The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a listing of the larger long-term care facilities in the state that have seen at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 among residents or staff.

The federal government has named the Mayo Clinic the lead institution for providing coordinated access to convalescent plasma to determine if it is beneficial for patients hospitalized with severe or life-threatening COVID-19 infections.

Governor Tim Walz today unveiled a "COVID Dashboard" to share information about the ongoing pandemic with Minnesotans.

A pedestrian was killed in a Twin Cities suburb Thursday night after being struck by two vehicles and one of the drivers apparently failed to stop.

A prominent Mayo Clinic infectious disease expert says he considers government projections of over 100,000 and up to 240,000 COVID 19 deaths in the United States represent a worst-case scenario.

The Rochester area has recorded its first death due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Rochester is taking steps to discourage gatherings in city parks that violate safe social distancing requirements for COVID-19.