Dave Orrick
Pioneer Press
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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COVID dilemma: Can we be social and safe on Memorial Day weekend?
Health experts say there are countless scenarios one can envision doing safely this weekend — and countless ways they could become unsafe or irresponsible. Here are some helpful principles. → Read More
Walz and MN church leaders were close to a reopening deal. Then Trump spoke.
President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon threw a wrench into talks between Gov. Tim Walz and some Minnesota church leaders as they were close to an understanding of how churches might safely hold… → Read More
Minnesota, get ready for mandatory masks in some places, and the politics thereof
Mandatory coronavirus face coverings, such as cloth masks, are likely coming to a locale near you. → Read More
Walz inches forward on reopening more June 1, leaving many unsatisfied
Minnesota’s emergence from shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic inched forward Wednesday, as Gov. Tim Walz announced limited openings of a number of sectors of society and the economy, but … → Read More
Catholic, Missouri Synod Lutheran leaders say they will resume services next week, defying Walz orders
Services will resume in Catholic and some Lutheran churches in Minnesota next week, despite Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Wednesday continuing to prohibit religious gatherings of more than 10 … → Read More
Minnesota DMVs opened Tuesday. The lines went on forever. (And yes, some software crashed.)
From Arden Hills to Rochester, Minnesotans lined up in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at state-run driver’s license facilities, which reopened two months of coronavirus closure. And they li… → Read More
Minnesota coronavirus reopening: Here are 5 things that have NOT changed
Monday marked a significant day for Minnesota’s re-emerging from lockdown as Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order expired. But Minnesota health officials Monday cautioned that numerous ke… → Read More
Minnesota Legislature scrambles, Zooms and sputters toward lackluster end of session
In a scene that was both unprecedented and all too familiar, Minnesota lawmakers Sunday evening struggled under the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic to finish their work as a midnight deadli… → Read More
Oops. MN Senate plans — then cancels — all-member outdoors session – Twin Cities
Buoyed by the hope of pleasant weather, Minnesota Senate Republican leaders on Sunday made plans to hold its final day of session outdoors Monday, on the South Lawn of the Capitol. And then a few h… → Read More
Fishing opener in a pandemic is still fishing — the good, and the cruel – Twin Cities
Fishing can be a panacea for a pandemic. But it isn’t always. But it can be. → Read More
MN health commissioner: If you have COVID-19 symptoms, get tested
Minnesota’s hospitals, labs and clinics have the ability to test over 10,000 people a day, but last week fewer than 4,000 sought a test on the average day. → Read More
Coronavirus Friday update: 26 more Minnesota deaths, 723 more confirmed cases
Minnesota health officials reported 26 new coronavirus fatalities and 723 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus Friday. All of the new deaths reported were in people older than 60, with seven i… → Read More
Coronavirus Thursday update: 23 more deaths as Minnesota crosses 500 threshold
Minnesota health officials reported 23 new fatalities and 768 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday. That brings the total number of Minnesotans who have died to 508 and the total numb… → Read More
Wednesday coronavirus update: 30 deaths, with 2 tied to meat processing
Minnesota health officials reported 30 new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, including two connected to meat processing facilities that have experienced outbreaks. The total official coronavirus death cou… → Read More
Poof! Minnesota’s $1.5 billion budget surplus is now a $2.4 billion deficit. – Twin Cities
Minnesota is now projected to be in the red. Thank you, coronavirus pandemic. What had been a projected $1.5 billion state budget surplus in late February is now projected to be a $2.4 billion budg… → Read More
Pressure mounts for Walz to allow restaurants and others to reopen. ‘I get it,’ Walz says, but no timeline yet. – Twin Cities
“My hope was in these two weeks you’d start to see some changes in things, and I am very interested in looking at other states and other models,” Walz said. → Read More
Small stores prepare to reopen for curbside service: ‘It’s kind of daunting’
Come Monday morning untold numbers of small shop owners across Minnesota will unlock their doors, walk inside, and promptly lock the doors behind them. But they’ll flip that “closedR… → Read More
Five weeks of stay-at-home: What it accomplished — and what it didn’t
It seems like just yesterday, and it seems like forever ago. In fact, it was Saturday morning, March 28, when Minnesotans were officially “ordered to stay at home” by decree of Gov. Tim… → Read More
Five weeks of stay-at-home: What it accomplished — and what it didn’t
Sunday, May 3, marks the 36th day of Minnesota under the closest thing we’ve experienced to a “lockdown.” → Read More
Saturday coronavirus update: 24 more Minnesota deaths
The coronavirus continues its deadly spread across Minnesota as 24 additional people were killed by the highly contagious disease, state officials reported Saturday. The state’s death toll ha… → Read More