Gov. Walz sets 10 p.m. closing time for bars and restaurants

Bars and restaurants statewide will have to close by 10 p.m. beginning Friday, according to the latest executive order issued by Gov. Tim Walz in Minnesota’s ongoing battle with the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a day we hoped would not come, but hope is not a plan,” Walz said. The Nov. 10 order also cuts bar and restaurant capacity to 150 people total from the previous limit of 250, while allowing no establishment to operate at greater than 50% capacity. The lower capacity limit includes…