DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is allowing elective surgical procedures to start again on Monday, May 11 after hospitals take preventative measures to ensure continued safety. Before surgical dates, both St. Luke's and…
ASHLAND, Wis. - Temporary coronavirus testing sites are popping up in northern Wisconsin. As of May 7th, more than 9,200 people have tested positive for COVID-19 across Wisconsin. But in Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron…
DULUTH, Minn. - With strict social distancing measures in place, local health experts now believe the Northland will likely not see a surge in COVID-19 patients, but rather a wave or the occasional spike…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other…
DULUTH, Minn. - Staff at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth urge patients to come into their facilities if you are experiencing a medical emergency. They’ve received reports of patients receiving mixed…
DULUTH, Minn.- An executive order from Governor Tim Walz gave the green light for healthcare providers to resume elective surgeries and procedures on May 11th. A move officials at Essentia Health and St. Luke's…
WISCONSIN -- As states gather more testing kits for COVID-19, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has announced that free testing sites will pop-up in counties across Northwestern Wisconsin through at least mid-May. The testing will be done in areas that currently…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports that nearly 500 people tested positive for COVID-19, putting the state over 6,000 cases. Officials say 21 of the 24 deaths in Saturday’s report occurred in long-term care facilities, including one…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - As of Friday, there are 11 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Itasca County. While the numbers remain low compared to nearby St. Louis County (73 cases, 11 deaths), officials…
DULUTH, Minn. - The financial blow from the pandemic has placed nearly 300 nurses at Essentia Health in the Twin Ports on "special administrative leave.” A spokesperson for the Minnesota Nurses Association union told FOX 21 on Thursday that the…
DULUTH, Minn. - Northlanders are used to living in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but now St. Luke's and Essentia Health are looking to make a slight adjustment amid the COVID-19…
SUPERIOR, Wis. On Tuesday President Donald Trump said he will sign a five-page executive order declaring meat processing plants critical infrastructure, ordering them to remain open--as facilities are dealing with a shortage of workers…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - We are now more than a month into the stay-at-home order in Minnesota and Wisconsin as thousands are jobless, businesses are shut down and emotions are running higher than ever.…
DULUTH, Minn.- Healthcare workers looking out the windows of the buildings on the St. Luke's Campus will now be treated to a big sign reading "Thank You Frontline Heroes," put together by local artists and…
DULUTH, Minn. - With a nationwide shortage of N95 masks, and states told they must find supplies themselves, it's becoming more difficult by the day to obtain a stockpile for Northland hospitals. On Wednesday,…
