St. Paul - In order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Governor Walz announced the temporary closure of Minnesota restaurants and bars to dine-in customers as well as the closure of other places of public accommodation and amusement. This order is effective March 17th at 5:00 p.m. until March 27 at 5:00 p.m. The closures will be evaluated at the end of this 10-day … [Read more...] about DEED COVID-19 UPDATE: Regarding restaurant, bar and other hospitality closures
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Stearns County Jail Visitation CANCELLED
**Correction** Jail visitation is cancelled until March 30th, 2020. The Stearns County Jail has cancelled all public inmate visitation until March 30th to aid in the prevention of the spread of the Coronavirus. We are working with our inmate phone system provider to give each inmate one free phone call up to 20 minutes in length a week to communicate with friends and … [Read more...] about Stearns County Jail Visitation CANCELLED
DNR: Warm weather taking toll on ice in parts of state
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers urge people to exercise extreme caution on and around lake ice, as conditions in some parts of the state have deteriorated rapidly. Several people and vehicles have fallen through the ice in recent days, continuing a trend that has played out for much of this winter. While thick ice remains in some areas, … [Read more...] about DNR: Warm weather taking toll on ice in parts of state
CentraCare Limiting Visitors At All Locations
St. Cloud, Minn. – To protect our patients, families and health care workers during the outbreak of COVID-19, CentraCare will be implementing temporary visitor restrictions to all CentraCare facilities. Effective immediately, we are no longer allowing visitors at CentraCare hospitals, long-term care facilities, senior housing and sites where individuals are housed in large … [Read more...] about CentraCare Limiting Visitors At All Locations
MnDOT recommends an extra hour when traveling to the airport beginning in April
AroundtheAirport.com to provide up-to-date travel, traffic resources about Highway 5 road construction near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Motorists traveling to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will need to give themselves extra time to arrive as the Minnesota Department of Transportation reconstructs Highway 5 near the airport … [Read more...] about MnDOT recommends an extra hour when traveling to the airport beginning in April