Protesting to Reopen MN

The group says the executive orders keeping MN businesses and schools shutdown violate their freedoms.

I think it's safe to say we all are anxiously waiting for business shutdowns to be over and for the economy to reopen.

But a group of protesters in rochester is demanding that happen sooner rather than later.

Kimt news three's isabella basco reports.

Xxx <nat of honking > a small but passionate group of people coming together circling the streets of downtown rochester to make their point.

"our economy is just about in the tank."

"the governor is exaggerrating because number 1, he doesn't know what's going on, he's not out here in public."

They weren't just downtown, they were everywhere, i also spotted them on this bridge overlooking highway 52.

Tom blondell helped organize the protest because he believes the orders from governor walz keeping businesses shutdown is a violation of minnesotans' freedoms. "i suspect this so while this group is vocally against the executive orders?

Governor walz and public health officials say they are decreasing the