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Walz closed movie theaters despite no known cases, GOP leader says 

House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt criticized Gov. Tim Walz for “causing harm to industries without data to back it up” during a Tuesday press...

52% of Minnesota renters say they’re likely to be evicted in...

More than half of Minnesota renters surveyed recently by the U.S. Census Bureau say they're either "somewhat likely" or "very likely" to face eviction...

Malls were crowded for Black Friday shopping as small businesses forced...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has forced small business owners to close their restaurants and bars for in-person service, but crowds were allowed to flock...

Alpha News cartoon: On the lookout

Cartoon by A.F. Branco

Fact checkers dispute claims made by Johns Hopkins academic

Correction: The claims in this article were disputed by Science Feedback, a non-profit dedicated to improving the credibility of scientific information online. Their fact-check...

Local health agency threatens license of defiant restaurant owner 

A local health agency is threatening to strip a Lynd, Minnesota, restaurant owner of her food service license for proceeding with an open-mic night...

.003% of COVID cases come from gyms, owners say it’s time...

A coalition of Minnesota gyms presented state officials with a lengthy argument for reopening this week, claiming that all available data suggest that fitness...

Lockdowns are ineffective and tests are flawed, health group says

Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom is speaking out as more and more governors across the country put their residents in partial lockdown. President and co-founder...

Minnesota new unemployment claims jumped more than 40% last week

(The Center Square) – Like much of the rest of the country, Minnesota is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases and a proportional increase...

Minnesota profits as residents drink, smoke and gamble to excess amid...

Minnesotans are drinking, smoking and gambling at a higher rate than usual under the shadow of COVID-19, which is good news for the state's...