Hundreds in Twin Ports Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday
DULUTH, Minn.- The Walk to End Alzheimer’s returned to the Twin Ports this weekend, raising awareness and money for research of a cure to end the disease affecting more than 6 million…
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Twin Ports 'Walk to End Alzheimer's' Happening Saturday
DULUTH, Minn. - Residents of the Twin Ports are encouraged to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 11 along the Lakewalk in Duluth. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. at…
Essentia Radiologist Expresses Importance of Annual Breast Cancer Screening
DULUTH, Minn. - On the heels of Sen. Klobuchar's breast cancer announcement, local oncologists and radiologists are taking time to express the importance of routine mammograms. At Essentia Health in Duluth, numbers are returning…
Northland Hospitals Near Capacity as COVID Cases Surge, Vaccination Rate Lags
DULUTH, Minn.- Local health leaders say the Delta Variant is beginning to overwhelm their systems just like last year. Now it's being fueled by the amount of people in the region who refuse to…
National Weather Service Helps Amid Wildfire Season
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Greenwood fire continues to spread, and smoke from the wildfire affects air quality in surrounding areas. The National Weather Service continues playing a massive role in monitoring wildfire smoke…
'Get Ready' Notifications Issued For Portion Of Gunflint Trail As Wildfires Grow
BWCAW - The Cook County Sheriff's Office and Gunflint fire personnel are alerting people along a northern portion of the Gunflint Trail to "get ready" for potential evacuations because of growing wildfires in the BWCAW. The pre-evacuation alert is for…
Itasca County K-12 Schools 'Strongly Recommending' Masks this Year
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Many K thru 12 schools in Itasca County are now strongly recommending students mask up for the school year, as the County deals with the highest level of community transmission of any…
Essentia Offering 3rd COVID Vaccine to Immunocompromised Patients
DULUTH, Minn.-- A third COVID vaccine dose was approved by the FDA at this time for patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. Essentia Health announced today that they will be taking part…
FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Doses for Some Immunocompromised People
DULUTH, Minn. - Those with organ transplants, a cancer diagnosis, or an immune disorder could be the first people to receive a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. This, after U.S. health regulators have…
St. Luke's, Essentia Health Reporting Steady Rise in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
DULUTH, Minn. - Essentia Health and St. Luke's are both reporting a steady increase in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In both facilities, patients are coming in after being diagnosed with the more transmissible Delta…
Lake Superior Community Health Center Celebrates Health Center Week with Block Party
DULUTH, Minn.- It's National Health Center Week, and the Lake Superior Community Health Center partied outside to celebrate. Along with free produce from Second Harvest Food Bank, games, and music, the block party…
UWS to Start School Year Masked Up as COVID Concerns Grow Again
SUPERIOR, Wis.- As stronger efforts continue nationwide to combat the spread of the Delta Variant and fight low vaccination rates, the University Of Wisconsin-Superior is joining the growing list of Northland colleges requiring people…
St. Louis County Public Health Brings COVID Vaccine Clinics to College Campuses
DULUTH, Minn.- The college of St. Scholastica in Duluth and St. Louis County Public health is teaming up to make getting the COVID vaccine more convenient with on-campus vaccine clinics. “So we really want to…
Healthcare Workers Among Rally Against Vaccine Mandates Days after St. Luke's, Essentia Announce Policies
DULUTH, Minn.- Dozens of protesters from across the Northland, including several area healthcare workers, held a rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates Saturday just days after Duluth hospitals announced new vaccine requirements, and as…
St. Luke's Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Policy For All Workers
DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Luke's announced late Wednesday that all of its employees, vendors, volunteers and board members will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine completed by Oct. 1. The only exception to the rule involves employees who can't…
