Gov. Tim Walz's approval rating has risen as he navigates the coronavirus crisis, with two in three registered voters supporting his performance on the job, a Minnesota Poll found.
As Minnesotans observed Memorial Day, the official start of summer, the number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care beds climbed to a record high of 248, increasing by the largest margin in a single day.
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The USDA has allowed chicken processors to boost production-line speeds in recent months, though the JBS plant in Cold Spring, shown here in a 2016 photo, hasn't made the change.
Even as the outbreak began to force plants to temporarily close last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture continued granting permission to chicken processors to boost speeds by 25% on production lines.
01:48President Donald Trump made his second appearance to mark Memorial Day. This time at Baltimore's Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
