State leaders are giving an update on avian influenza (H5N1) in Minnesota. Experts say while numbers are low in Minnesota right now, they’re preparing for the migratory bird season when the virus will pick back up again over the next several months.

Former St. Cloud City Council member Jeff Johnson announced his gubernatorial bid. In 2017, he tried to temporarily halt refugee resettlement efforts.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said he will require state employees to report to the office on at least 50% of their scheduled workdays starting June 1.

Under a draft report by the council reviewed by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the governor’s salary would increase from $149,550 in fiscal year (FY) 2024 to $174,775 in FY 2025 and $200,000 in FY 2026.

Gov. Tim Walz has directed workers to report to offices or job sites at least 50 percent of the time beginning in June. Employee unions are pushing back.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz is ordering most state workers to return to the office for at least half of their scheduled work days. The change in Minnesota state government’s telework policy was announced Tuesday and is set to start June 1.

(KNSI) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is asking the legislature for $4 million to help combat the potential spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza within the state’s livestock population. The announcement comes just days after the virus was discovered in a Stearns County dairy herd.

Minnesota’s governors enjoyed power to pardon, or commute the sentence of anyone convicted of a crime in state courts.