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Combating food insecurity during the pandemic
Before the COVID-19 crisis, about 10 percent of Minnesota households were food insecure. But that number has drastically grown in the past few months. As the state's unemployment rates have increased, so have the number of Minnesotans struggling to put food on their tables. How are food shelves and other programs across the state stepping up to help? What is the long-term concerns if these needs continue?
Central Minnesota bar owner backs down, says he won't defy state order to remain closed
Kris Schiffler said in a Facebook video posted Sunday that the hospitality industry has suffered enough. He’s raised nearly $175,000 on GoFundMe to challenge the state.
High school yearbook staff shifts from prom to pandemic
Spring is usually a busy time for high school yearbook staffs. But this year, instead of documenting sports, concerts, prom and graduation crammed into a few weeks, the staff of Moorhead High School’s Cho Kio are documenting a pandemic.
May 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: 731 dead; life curbs loosen, risk remains
Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on Monday implored residents to wear masks outdoors and keep their distance from others even though the state’s stay-home order has ended. “We’re really going to have to keep up these behaviors for a long time to come.”
The Economic Club of Minnesota hosted a webinar called "Our Economy and Health in Crisis” with Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm.
U.S., European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people around the world emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop.