Safe Haven partners with Northland Essentia locations for phone drive
DULUTH, Minn. -- Local Essentia Health employees have come together to donate their old cellphones for a good cause. The old phones were donated to…
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Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings required food aid program to continue
PROVIDENCE, R.I (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration…
Second Harvest, Essentia, and St Louis County Highlight Food Resources Available Amid Snap Freeze
DULUTH, Minn. -- A press conference took place highlighting food resources available in the community and across the northland today. Essentia Health,…
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed scheduling abortions on Monday after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that took…
Minnesota cigarette sales tax to jump more than 6%
DULUTH, Min. & ST. PAUL, Min. - Starting in 2026 the sales tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes will go up more than 6%. In 2025 the tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes is 78.6…
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
(AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown…
Children's Dental Services Holds Grand Opening
DULUTH, Minn. -- Children's Dental Services held the grand opening of their new Dental Hub in Downtown Duluth. This celebration marks the full installation of 10 dental chairs, new dental equipment, and housing for rotating providers to stay overnight after…
Fond du Lac Band signs Cannabis Compact with State of Minnesota
CLOQUET, Min. - The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has signed a Tribal-State Cannabis Compact with the State of Minnesota. The deal was…
Man accused of assaulting Essentia nurses has history of nurse assault
DULUTH, Min. - The man accused of assaulting two nurses at Essentia's St. Mary's Emergency Department had previously…
New information on assault in Essentia Emergency Department
DULUTH, Min. - Joseph Minowanigogezhig Legarde has officially been charged with two counts of assault from his alleged action in the Essentia St. Mary's Emergency Department. It happened on October 16, 2025. According…
St. Louis County Launches Shutdown Update Webpage
DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Louis County has launched a website where you can track the impacts of the federal shutdown. The page also highlights resources for help. Currently, the…
Essentia Health Mammogram Trucks Seeing Trend of Success
CLOQUET, Minn.-- October is known as breast cancer awareness month. And Essentia Health has been bringing opportunities for testing in rural communities. For the past three years, Essentia health has introduced a fleet…
Patient Assaults 2 Duluth Nurses At Essentia Health's E.R.
DULUTH, Minn. -- Two female nurses at Essentia Health in Duluth were assaulted by a male patient in the Emergency Room around 3 a.m. Thursday. Duluth police…
Minnesota Disenrolling Inactive Medicaid Providers
DULUTH, Minn. -- Inactive Medicaid providers are being removed from the Medicaid program. This only applies to providers who have not billed Medicaid for services in the past 12 months. It's…
