Minnesota

The number of patients in Minnesota who are hospitalized for the coronavirus spiked to 26 Wednesday, nearly doubling the 15 who were hospitalized on Tuesday as the number of cases grows statewide.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will self-quarantine and work from home for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. 

Minnesota now has 235 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from the 169 cases reported on Sunday. It is the largest single-day spike in cases the state has seen to date. 

UPDATE: Minnesota now has 169 cases of COVID-19, with one death reported in Ramsey County.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has received a record 95,352 unemployment applications this week following the cancelation of large public gatherings and the closure of entertainment, fitness and beauty businesses and dine-in service at restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is now ordering health care providers to postpone all elective surgeries and procedures amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has classified food distribution workers including store clerks, stockers and others as Tier 2 Emergency workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Minnesota Grocers Association. 

Some customers picking up their take-out orders from Cambridge Bar and Grill may have received an usual pairing with their food.

Minnesota health officials have confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Minnesota. State health officials said the case is an older adult in Ramsey County who recently was on a cruise ship with another passenger with a known COVID-19 case.

A beloved school bus driver was honored with a special school bus-themed casket after he passed away over the weekend in Grand Meadow, Minnesota.

A 33-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection to a fatal stabbing in northeast Minneapolis in 2018.

Mikey Choroszy died of terminal brain cancer while on a Make-A-Wish trip to the Mall of America.

A 41-year-old man was charged Monday with second-degree murder and kidnapping in the shooting death of real estate agent Monique Baugh on New Year's Eve.

After eighth grade, Clifford Hanson dropped out of school to serve on the family farm. After a lifetime educating himself, his former school district awarded him a diploma.

Three soldiers are confirmed dead after a Minnesota National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Kimball Thursday afternoon, according to the Minnesota National Guard. 

Days before she died on Nov. 24, Corinne kissed her husband and whispered, “I love you.”

Documents show the 53-year-old stay-at-home-dad filed for divorce from the wife he eventually killed one year ago. He also killed his 8 and 11-year-old boys Sunday morning.

A shoplifting incident on Black Friday turned into a pepper spray attack on a security guard at the Northtown Mall in Blaine, Minnesota, according to the Blaine Police Department.

The 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a Mall of America third-floor balcony and survived is "walking perfectly" and could be off his medication soon.

The severely colorblind boy's emotional reaction to seeing colors for the first time in his life will melt your heart.