Governor Dayton Announces Battle with Prostate Cancer
ST. PAUL (AP) - Governor Mark Dayton says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but will finish the final two years of his term. Dayton made the announcement,…
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New Miller Creek Medical Clinic Now Open
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -The new Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Hermantown is now open. The clinic opened its doors on December 19th and held their community open house and ribbon cutting ceremony today. St. Luke's officials are hoping the new clinic…
Medical Center Closes While DEA Investigates
CADOTT, Wis. (AP) - A medical center in northwestern Wisconsin is closed indefinitely as federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration investigate. The DEA and the Wisconsin Department of Justice executed an administrative inspection warrant at Cadott Medical Center this…
Minnesota House Passes Health Insurance Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tonight on a vote of 73-54, the Minnesota House passed a bill creating a relief subsidy program aimed to address increasing health insurance premiums in the individual market. Under the plan, policyholders wouldn't see relief until…
Carlton Wellness Center Thriving
CARLTON, Minn. - The Carlton County Wellness Center may have opened in the fall, but the novelty hasn’t worn off on community members as they continually join the program. About…
Rainy-Day Fund May Help Cover Insurance Hikes
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers are working to offset massive health insurance premium increases for more than 100,000 residents who buy their own coverage. It's a novel step as other states grapple with rising health insurance costs and uncertainty…
George H.W. Bush and Wife Hospitalized
HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Houston's Methodist Hospital to address a respiratory problem from pneumonia. Spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush's wife Barbara Bush,…
Go Red For Women: The Grocery Store Challenge
DULUTH, Minn. - According to heart disease experts, every 34 seconds someone in the United States suffers a heart attack. And women account for nearly half of all heart attack…
Wisconsin Republican Senator Circulates Marijuana Extract Bill
MADISON (AP) - State Senator Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal, in Wisconsin, with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for…
Minnesota Extends Subsidized Health Care Coverage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is the fourth state in the nation to extend subsidized health care coverage to those participating in the Obama administration's deportation reprieve program. The Star Tribune reports that this month the state opened subsidized…
Finding Natural Remedies for Body Pain During Cold Winter Months
DULUTH, Minn. -- For people suffering from joint pain or other chronic pain, the extreme cold in winter can make certain symptoms even worse. At Duluth Natural Medicine and Chiropractic, several…
Health Premium Relief Bill Passed by Senate
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's Senate has passed a bill providing relief for massive health insurance premium hikes. Thursday's action on a major priority in the 2017 legislative session, doesn't mean the work is over. The House is expected to…
Hermantown Church Helps Red Cross with Annual Blood Drive
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Peace in Christ Lutheran Church held a blood drive today to help support the American Red Cross. After the holiday season and recent cold weather, the…
A Slippery Start To 2017
Icy sidewalks are apart of life here in the northland, but, there are things you can do to stay a bit safer when trekking around this time of year. Now that winter is in full swing, and mother nature has…
Rusty Patched Bumblebee Declared Endangered
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - For the first time, federal regulators are designating a bee species in the continental United States as endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 years, federal officials said Tuesday. The U.S.…
