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Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 2,534 positive COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths from data recorded over the past two days.

Chamberlain's Christmas statues are a crowd favorite and a major talking point for the town on the Missouri River.

One of South Dakota's most recognizable monuments is getting some notable upgrades.

Iowa reported another 138 deaths related to the coronavirus Sunday.

A state senator from St. Cloud has died of complications related to COVID-19.

Gov. Kim Reynolds this week relaxed restrictions on bars and restaurants, on social gatherings and sports events citing a slowdown in virus spread since mid-November.

Gov. Tim Walz plans to keep bars and restaurants in Minnesota closed for indoor service through the holidays.

The restriction on the number of people who may gather at one time is lifted but groups or individuals must distance themselves from one another.

Minnesota lawmakers are convening Monday to try to pass a package of coronavirus relief measures aimed at businesses and workers.

The arrival of the vaccine marked a milestone in the fight against a virus that has killed one in roughly every 964 residents in Iowa.

Minnesota health officials are confirming 85 new deaths due to complications from the coronavirus, lifting the death toll to 4,444 since the start of the pandemic.

Iowa reported 1,239 new COVID-19 cases and one more death linked to the coronavirus on Sunday.

Minnesota health officials have reported 67 additional coronavirus deaths and more than 4,400 cases.

Iowa has posted another 35 deaths from coronavirus, continuing the high level of deaths related to the pandemic.

Iowa reported nearly 2,000 more virus cases and 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus on Sunday.

Minnesota health officials have reported 75 new COVID-19 deaths and more than 6,300 additional coronavirus cases.

Pubic health data in Iowa shows signs that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing but the number of people hospitalized and dying with COVID-19 remains high.

A 57-year-old man who was an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City died late Saturday after being diagnosed with COVID-19

Iowa reported 2,013 new virus cases and 15 more deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported 8,953 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 57 new deaths.

The state health department reported 5,704 new cases on Friday, putting the state at 3,476 deaths and 295,001 cases since March.

A temporary COVID memorial and service took place in Pierre, South Dakota on Thanksgiving. Organizers hoped it would symbolize the empty seats many would be seeing on that Thanksgiving holiday.

Construction has begun on a new bridge that will one day connect Pierre and Fort Pierre.

Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will provide $14 million in federal funds to Iowa’s long-term care centers to help them manage new outbreaks.

More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is announcing new restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

Walz told reporters Tuesday that the state is trying to ease the strain on hospitals.

In the last week, one in every 107 people in Iowa was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

After months of opposition, Reynolds signed an order Monday that requires people to wear masks in indoor public places under some circumstances.

In a call with reporters, Walz said some of the activities Minnesotans love would be put on a “pause” as the state tries to ease the strain on hospitals.