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Governor Tim Walz held a news conference this afternoon at the State Capitol to announce that he has signed an executive order declaring a Peacetime State of Emergency in Minnesota.

In the growing concern of the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of the Girls State Basketball Tournament and Boys Section and State Basketball Tournaments have been canceled.

One of the three extended family members accused of being involved in the murder of a Rochester man in 2018 today entered into a plea agreement in Olmsted County Court.

Minnesota's publicly-operated health insurance marketplace is sending a coronavirus (COVID-19)message to its enrollees.

While the emerging threats from the new coronavirus dominate the news, influenza has claimed the lives of another 15 people in Minnesota.

The Mayo Clinic has developed a new test for detecting the new coronavirus.

The Minnesota State High School League announced that a limited number of spectators will be permitted to the Girl's State Basketball Tournament due to Coronavirus concerns.

The Big Ten Conference announced that the conference tournament is canceled.

The Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission has denied a request to annex rural property that has been targeted by Rochester Public Schools for a new middle school.

Mayo Clinic is now offering possible COVID-19 patients a new option to be tested - a drive-through sample collection process.