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Gov. Tim Walz is expected to make a major announcement on Minnesota’s battle against COVID-19 at a hastily scheduled news conference at 2 p.m. this afternoon from the State Emergency Operations Center in St. Paul. Listen on KROX Radio, online by clicking on the listen live link in the upper right-hand corner, the KROX app, […]
On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced a statewide initiative to get Minnesotans to make homemade masks. Walz asked for local fire stations to collect masks on Saturday, April 25 and the Crookston Fire Department will have a collection box at the main fire hall, 620 S Main, said firefighter Chris Klawitter. “This Saturday, April 25,
Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency in Minnesota on March 13 to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last five weeks, businesses have been closed; people have lost jobs, the way schools provide education has completely changed, and people have been ordered to stay-at-home. The changes have been drastic, and they can affect people
On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz signed executive order 20-38, which expands allowable outdoor recreational activities, including golf. Rick Leach, owner of Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston, said that was welcome news. “That is good news,” said Leach. “We’re looking forward to getting outside again and having some summer fun. We need something to look forward
Senator Mark Johnson (R-EGF), along with Senator Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) and Representative Jeff Backer (R-Browns Valley), wrote a letter last week to Gov. Tim Walz urging him to reconsider his one-size-fits-all approach to battling COVID-19 in Minnesota. The letter was co-signed by 44 senators and representatives across rural Minnesota, including Deb Kiel (R-Crookston). Johnson
Today, Governor Tim Walz signed Executive Order 20-35 extending the peacetime emergency in Minnesota for 30 days. “Our actions have saved lives, but the threat of COVID-19 remains,” said Governor Walz. “The next stages of this pandemic are going to challenge us – an extension of Minnesota’s peacetime emergency will allow us to protect Minnesotans’ health and
