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"* sports in minnesota are set to be placed on pause this evening.

I'm kimt news three sports director kaleb gillock with the sports that are likely to be impacted.

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I'm kimt news three's mary peters live with how the league's suspension is impacting business..

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From some heated parents about how the switch is impacting ?i'm tracking the rest of our breezy wednesday and if the wild winds will be sticking around as we warm up on thursday./// kimt news three first at 4 starts right now.

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us for kimt news 3 first at 4.

I'm katie lange coronavirus continues to spread at a rapid rate across southern minnesota and north iowa.

Coming up in this hour?

*- the dial is set to turn back in minnesota.

The new covid?

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Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is near completion.

We'll take a look at the pharmacuetica l companies final analysis ahead of filing for emergency authorization.

Plus hear from a downtown rochester restuarant owner.

The impact the this evening minnesota governor tim walz is planning to announce new covid?

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"* shutting indoor dining at bars and restaurants, closing gyms and fitness centers, and putting organized indoor youth sports on hold for four weeks.

Bars and restaurants will still be allowed to offer takeout during the four?

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You can catch governor walz live tonight at 6 on kimt news like amy mentioned ?

"* one of the four key points governor walz is expected to discuss tonight at 6?

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"* earlier this week ?*- minnesota department of health comissioner ?

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That governor tim walz is expected to pause youth and high school sports beginning saturday.

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"* it looks like this will just impact the remainder of volleyball season and the start of winter sports since those activities are held indoors.

Section playoffs for football began last night with multiple section championships taking place on saturday... meaning there is still some hope for those games to happen./// coronavirus (?

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"*9 throughout the fall season./// governor walz is expected to make his announcement tonight a six o'clock.

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"* on kimt news 3./// league sports are temporarily suspended at the american legion post 92 in rocehster.

Kimt news three's mary peters joins us live at the legion ... mary ?

"* how will this impact them?

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"* it boils down to finances.

The leagues suspension means the legion could take a financial hit.

The legion commander tells me he was notified about the decision from d and r star this week ?

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He says they typically host d and r star pool and darts leagues 3 days a week.

Less people coming and going from the legion ?

"* means well, it hurts us as a business obviously because the leagues bring in a lot of business for us.

And with covid, the way it's been, the daytime business just isn't what it used to be, so we were relying on the leagues to help support us.

Loecher says they cannot do takeout food, so they will completely shut down, depending on the governor's announcement.

Live in rochester ... mary peters ... kimt news 3.

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"* cases are spiki in the past 24 hours?

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"* minnesota health officials report 225 new cases in olmsted county 16 in mower ?

"* 25 in freeborn and 11 a piece each in dodge and fillmore counties.

In cerro gordo county ?

"* 105 new cases 11 in winnebago ?

"* 11 in worth ?

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"* 26 in mitchell *- 29 in hancock ?

"* and 26 in floyd county.

Minnesota health officials confirm more than 5?

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Raising the statewide total to over 242?

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"* more than 2* thousand iowans have lost their lives to the virus./// stormteam 3 it's been a sunny but very windy day across the area?

"* kimt stormteam 3 meteorloigist sara knox joins us now.

Sara what are you tracking?

Live tonight: partly cloudy/mild lows: lower 40s winds: s 10?

"* 25 mph thursday: partly cloudy/mild highs: lower 60s winds: s/w 10?

"*25 mph thursday night: partly cloudy lows: upper 30s winds: w 5?

"*15 mph coming up on kimt news three first at four?

"* over the last month hospitalization s across iowa have skyrocketed.

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We have you know limited resources.

Hear from the howard county hospital that's the f?

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What the kit includes ?

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