Minnesota health officials reported 697 new infections, with changing rates potentially influencing local decisionmaking on school reopenings and restrictions in long-term care facilities.
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
Gov. Tim Walz announced a statewide mandate last month requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks in stores and indoor gathering places.
Three churches in Minnesota sued Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and other officials over state executive orders that require that people wear masks and follow social distancing practices during religious services in connection with combating the coronavirus pandemic.
01:08A Southern California wildfire erupted Wednesday afternoon, raging over thousands of acres and prompting evacuation orders for up to 500 homes as it threw up a huge pillar of smoke that could be seen miles away in Los Angeles
