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March 31, 2020 4:00 AM

'We'll get through this': Tribal nations prepare for COVID-19

Tribal nations across Minnesota are mobilizing to prepare for COVID-19 — with limited resources and a vulnerable population.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 31, 2020 4:00 AM

Minnesota couple fights illness, waits for cruise to end after fellow passengers die

A northern Minnesota couple and around 400 passengers remain stuck on a cruise ship with no idea of when or where they’ll dock. Four people aboard Holland America’s Zaandam have died, hundreds of others have fallen ill, and at least two have tested positive for the coronavirus.

by Matt Sepic

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March 31, 2020 2:35 AM

100th anniversary commemoration of Duluth lynchings postponed by COVID-19

Organizers were planning to bring 10,000 people together on the streets of downtown Duluth on June 15 — at the site where three black men were lynched by a mob of thousands of people 100 years earlier. Now the day of remembrance will take place in 2021.

by Dan Kraker

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March 30, 2020 4:40 PM

Gun sales soar amid coronavirus outbreak

Law enforcement officials and gun sellers say over the last several weeks they’ve seen a spike in gun sales and applications for permits to buy handguns driven in part by first-time owners.

by Brandt Williams

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March 30, 2020 11:25 AM

Hazelden enlists unlikely allies in coronavirus fight: distilleries

The world famous Minnesota-based addiction treatment center says non-alcohol sanitizer is in short supply, so it called on local liquor makers to help stock up sanitizer for hundreds of patients.

by Tim Nelson

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March 30, 2020 9:01 AM

Walz directs COVID-19 strategy while on quarantine

Gov. Tim Walz has a week to go on his self-quarantine after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. He’s calling the state’s shots from home.

by Brian Bakst

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March 30, 2020 6:00 AM

March 30 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 10 dead, 24 in ICU; cases jump to 576

Officials are working now on plans to build out space across the state that could accommodate a surge of COVID-19 patients. More than half of Minnesota's counties now have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state moves into its first workweek of stay-at-home orders.

by MPR News Staff

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March 30, 2020 4:30 AM

Daily dose of sweetness: Family-friendly 'bear hunts' unite Rochester

If you're out for a walk in Rochester, keep your eyes open for stuffed bears and other critters. Everywhere around town, people are putting stuffed animals in their windows to surprise and delight cooped-up kids. Reporter Catharine Richert takes us on an expedition with her family.

by Catharine Richert

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March 30, 2020 4:00 AM

Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients

As social distancing takes hold, along with the governor’s order to stay home, recovery organizations are racing to figure out how to keep treating patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Some places — from Hazelden Betty Ford to Alcoholics Anonymous — are moving their groups online. But others are still looking for how best to serve their clients.

by Alisa Roth

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March 29, 2020 4:05 PM

Daily dose of sweetness: Minnesota Girl Scouts working to get cookies to first responders

The coronavirus outbreak brought the Girl Scout cookie selling season to a screeching halt. Left with unsold inventory, some Minnesota scouts are now inviting people to donate those cookies to first responders and community groups.

by Emily Bright

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