Austin woman with ALS shares pandemic experience
Lysne writes a column for the Austin Daily Herald documenting her experience with the illness as…
CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
New mobile app gives Minnesotans access to immunization records
Minnesotans can now access their immunization…
RPS superintendent gives COVID update after first few weeks of school
Schools are reporting low transmission in the…
Iowa schools discuss next steps after federal judge lifts school mask ban
Gov. Reynolds issued the school mask mandate ban…
CORRECTION: Olmsted County corrects number of COVID case rate
The currently high COVID-19 numbers in Olmsted…
Hospitals desperate to hire nurses
Nurses have been on the front lines throughout…
White House vaccination coordinator gives insight into new vaccine mandates, public reacts
The mandates are expected to cover over 100…
Many remote workers remain home amid rising positive COVID-19 numbers
Many employees who became remote workers thought they would have made a return to the office by now, but that’s not the case for…
Federal Unemployment benefits end; Rochester residents react
Millions of jobless Americans will lose that financial…
Medical Freedom rally held in Rochester
In light of the recent mask and vaccine requirements, many are taking to the…
Another lawsuit filed against Reynold’s ban on mask mandate
The ACLU said this law violates federal civil rights laws that are meant to protect children with disabilities in education from…
Olmsted County experts answer COVID-19 questions
OLMSTED CO. Minn. (KTTC) — Masking policies, policies relating to children under the age of 12, and increasing vaccine uptake were some of the…
Mayo doctor advises against Labor Day travel
With the latest CDC recommendations, the messages…
Mayo Clinic urges cancer patients to seek third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — Mayo Clinic Cancer Center announced on Tuesday in a news release that it is following recommendations from the National…
Winona Mayor signs citywide mask order
The mask order started at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday.…
“I absolutely hate needles.” How to cope with a fear of needles
The term of the fear is called…
Get your first vaccine dose, get a $100 gift card at the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the state will offer $100 Visa gift cards to people who get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose at the great Minnesota…
Southeast Minnesota students share thoughts on their third school year amid the pandemic
Stewartville and Rochester Public Schools both requiring masks for…
Colleges and universities continue to adjust back-to-classroom policies amid evolving pandemic situation
Many plans include vaccine requirements and mandatory…
LIST: Mask policies at local school districts
MINNESOTA & IOWA (KTTC) — KTTC is gathering a list of public schools in the surrounding area and their masking policies for the upcoming 2021-22…
Rochester business owners share vaccination policies
Many companies across the United States are requiring vaccinations for…
Mayo Clinic doctor reacts to FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine
The move makes Pfizer the nation’s first vaccine to move beyond emergency use…
Nursing homes and residents respond to federal vaccine mandate for staff
Many workers are apparently set to…
Mother uses baby’s COVID scare to encourage others to get vaccinated
It wouldn’t be until months later, after a family member tested positive for COVID antibodies before an elective surgery, that Richey would come to…
BREAKING: Rochester City Council votes down mayor’s mask mandate
The emergency declaration immediately comes to an end after the vote.…
BACK TO SCHOOL: How Iowa districts are handling ban on mask mandates
Iowa students will be back in the classroom…
Olmsted County Public Health discusses plan for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine
New details and guidance regarding COVID-19 continues to come out every day. Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs says the county is…
Follow along live: Rochester Public Schools Board Meeting
RPS Board meeting live updates.…
BREAKING: Rochester Public Schools mandates masks for 2021-22 school year
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — Tuesday night the Rochester Public Schools Board voted unanimously to mandate masks in school for the 2021-22 school year.…
Rochester City Council not on the same page after Mayor Kim Norton signs local emergency order
Mayor Kim Norton officially signed a local emergency order Tuesday morning requiring masks to be worn in all indoor settings in the city of Rochester…