Coronavirus Pandemic

Federal government makes changes to retirement savings use during COVID-19

04/03/2020 06:37 PM

The $2.2 trillion stimulus package allows those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, had a spouse or dependent diagnosed with it, or experienced adverse financial hardship due to the pandemic, to possibly use retirement savings ...

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: At least 1,912 total cases, 42 deaths

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

FILE - This screen grab from the website HealthCare.gov shows the extended deadline for signing up for health care coverage for 2020.

Minneapolis leaders announce $5 million in gap funding for residents and businesses

Closings, disruptions due to COVID-19 outbreak

3M fires back at President Trump over order to produce more face masks

MDH: 4 new deaths reported Friday, COVID-19 cases total 789 in Minnesota

Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 47 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 789 cases in the state...

A Metrotransit bus uses the marquee to advise Minnesotans to stay home as it travels on the Nicollet Mall Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, an effort to slow down the coronavirus in the state. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

What Minnesotans need to know about Gov. Walz's 'stay at home' order

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called on Minnesotans to remain at home for two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Wednesday...

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What you need to know about COVID-19

Here's what you need to know about novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

WNBA postpones start of season due to COVID-19 pandemic

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, in Washington.

Rock the Garden festival canceled amid COVID-19 concerns

Twin Cities Pride postpones 2020 celebrations due to COVID-19 concerns

Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'

Tiffany Pinckney poses for a portrait in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on April 1, 2020. After a period of quarantine at home separated from her children, she has recovered from COVID-19. Pinckney became one of the nations first donors of

Commission seeks clarity on absentees for Wisconsin election

U.S. District Judge William Conley on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's election, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days beyond Election Day for absentee voting. He also blasted state leaders' decision not to delay the election to protect people's health but refused to postpone it himself, saying a federal judge shouldn't act as the state's health officer ...

Some Minnesota criminal defense attorneys say state court system 'unfair' during COVID-19 restrictions

Trump orders 3M to meet FEMA's mask needs

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Washington.

Europe's hospitals bow under the weight of coronavirus crush

The military field hospital built in Mulhouse, eastern France, is pictured Monday March 23, 2020. The Grand Est region is now the epicenter of the outbreak in France, which has buried the third most virus victims in Europe, after Italy and Spain. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.

UPDATE: US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak

Jason Thomas, himself now unemployed from his delivery driving job, reaches for a bouquet of flowers to buy in support of unemployed market workers in the Pike Place Market Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Seattle. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in Washington set a new record last week, with tens of thousands more people in the state filing new claims as non-essential businesses remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

MPRB beaches and pools to be closed this summer; programs canceled until at least Aug. 31

First responders join the front lines during pandemic

In this Sunday, March 22, 2020, photo, provided by Christina Hunter, Briana Danyele sews cloth face masks that say

Need for masks being re-examined by health officials; instructions on DIY mask-making

Navigating weddings amid the coronavirus pandemic

Getting married can be one of the biggest moments of people's lives. But even weddings aren't immune to the coronavirus. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS talked to an engaged couple as they work to re-schedule their wedding day, and got tips from a Minnesota based wedding expert...

Target limiting in-store customers, offers masks and gloves for employees

Additionally, Target announced it will be donating an additional two million KN95 respirator masks to the medical community...

Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks

The recommendations, still being finalized Thursday, would apply at least to those who live in areas hard-hit by community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 ...

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens.

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Europe's hospitals bow under the weight of coronavirus crush

Setting up makeshift ICU wards in libraries and conference centers, embattled European medical workers strained Friday to save thousands of desperately ill coronavirus patients as stocks of medicine, protective equipment and breathing machines grew shorter by the hour...

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COVID-19 in Wisconsin: At least 1,912 total cases, 42 deaths

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

Minneapolis leaders announce $5 million in gap funding for residents and businesses

Closings, disruptions due to COVID-19 outbreak

3M fires back at President Trump over order to produce more face masks

Europe's hospitals bow under the weight of coronavirus crush

Trump orders 3M to meet FEMA's mask needs

Facebook creates Community Help service for communities struggling during COVID-19 pandemic

Face masks recommended, though Trump says he won't wear one

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

Mega Millions follows Powerball, reduces future jackpots

WNBA postpones start of season due to COVID-19 pandemic

'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Europe's hospitals bow under the weight of coronavirus crush

Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

Europe faces ICU crunch, rushes to build field hospitals

Tokyo's infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions

Disputed Canada-US oil pipeline work to start in April

US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

PHOTOS: MSP airport nearly deserted due to coronavirus pandemic

PHOTOS: Northern Metals Recycling fire in Becker

KSTPKindness: Red Wing bakery, coffee shop owner asks residents to share positive posts about city

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office staff save 2 eagles

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