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LOCAL NEWS:
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Health is confirming two more COVID-19 deaths, increasing the state total to four. Officials did not report which counties the victims are from. State Health Commissioner Jan Malcom said all four patients were in their 80s. Today's update shows 3… Read more
(Olivia MN-) Governor Tim Walz announced the authorization of state disaster assistance for Renville County for damage sustained from a severe winter storm between December 28 – 30, 2019. Read more
(Willmar MN-) Carris Health – Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar is erecting a screening and triage tent outside the hospital emergency department as part of the plan to prepare for a surge of patients with COVID-19. Read more
(St. Paul MN-) The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division closed all exam stations statewide beginning Friday at the close of business to follow Governor Tim Walz’s executive order for Minnesotans to stay home and slow the spread of COVID-19. Offices will … Read more
(Willmar MN-) Willmar city officials are implementing a plan for continuity of operations during the pandemic. To comply with Governor Walz' Stay at Home order, city workers are being ordered to work from home unless they are with the Police, Fire, Wastewater facility, Building Inspection an… Read more
(Willmar MN-) The Kandiyohi County Assessor's Office is asking anyone who wants to appeal their property valuation, classification and tax statement to do so via email. They say in the interest of reducing public gatherings, they will present all appeals to the local board of appeals on your… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Today is the first day Minnesota's "stay at home" order is in effect (Saturday). Governor Tim Walz says they are not out to make arrests. The governor says it requires voluntary social compliance to a large part and "we want to educate, and understand." Walz says Minnesotan… Read more
(Hector MN-) A Hector woman is in the Renville County Jail, accused of shooting her boyfriend to death early Thursday morning. 35-year-old Elizabeth Perry Lynch is charged with 2nd Degree Murder and 2nd Degree Manslaughter for allegedly shooting 42-year-old Anthony Tebben in the home the cou… Read more
Carol D. Denekamp, age 81, of Willmar, passed away on Saturday morning, Mar. 21, at the Arbo… Read more
Allan John Molenaar, 88, of Spicer, died Tuesday, March 24th at Glen Oaks in New London. His… Read more
Edward Clement Ricke, age 92, formerly of Morgan, MN died on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Divin… Read more
Helen H. Welsch, age 86, of Redwood Falls died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the Seasons Hospic… Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
iStock(NEW YORK) -- The amount of novel coronavirus cases around the world and in the U.S. continues to skyrocket. By Saturday morning, the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 649,000. Read more
iStock(NEW YORK) -- The House of Representatives on Friday passed the largest aid measure in American history, a $2 trillion stimulus package that President Donald Trump signed into law. Direct payments will be made to Americans to help offset financial hardships incurred during the coronavi… Read more
iStock(HORSESHOE LAKE, Ark.) -- Almost 23 years after an Arkansas mother was murdered by a 16-year-old, the convicted killer allegedly killed her daughter, police said. Read more
iStock(NEW YORK) -- The governor of Rhode Island is taking extreme measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in her state by sending law enforcement officers door-to-door to quarantine New York residents. Read more
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major storm is quickly intensifying Saturday morning in the central U.S. and will bring a significant severe weather outbreak to parts of the Midwest Saturday afternoon and evening – including the threat for dangerous, significant, long-track tornadoes. Read more
Business
Skyhobo/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Environmental Protection Agency will put companies and specific facilities in charge of monitoring their own compliance with environmental laws during the novel coronavirus emergency, according to officials. Read more
HRAUN/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 24,000 people around the world. Read more
Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The coronavirus pandemic has quickly evolved from a health crisis to a financial one, shuttering businesses, upending entire industries and sending financial markets reeling. Read more
flukyfluky/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Working in construction during the coronavirus pandemic has split the industry down the middle, according to advocates and health experts. Read more
Jokic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus makes its insidious way around the world, many businesses have mandated that employees whose work does not require their physical presence to work from home -- a real-time stress test of America's internet infrastructure. Read more
