Condition of Driver Involved in School Bus Crash Improves
The driver who slammed into a school bus near Ashland is improving at a Duluth hospital.
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Researchers Closer to Peanut Allergy Cure
There may be hope on the horizon for people who suffer from severe peanut allergies.
Study: Lack of Sleep Causes Childhood Obesity
One Third of Children Overweight, Obese in 2012
The number of kids who are overweight has doubled in the past 30 years while the number of overweight adolescents has quadrupled.
Bayfield County Residents Protest Against Large Hog Farm Proposal
Demonstrators Worry About Manure Polluting Lake Superior
Lovers of Lake Superior are banding together and saying ‘no’ to a huge hog farm looking to call northern Wisconsin home.
Doctors: Keep Kids Away From Energy Drinks
Some Drinks Are Equal to 14 Cans of Soda
Energy drinks – they’re cheap, high-octane, and readily available in stores.
Benefit for Duluth Boy Battling Cancer
7-Year-Old Dexter Ojeda
Community members gathered Sunday, dressed as their favorite superheroes, to help a Duluth boy battling cancer.
Vet Checks for Beargrease Sled Dogs
Hundreds Required to get a Clean Bill of Health
The examinations were probably more extensive than one a pet would get for their annual check–up at the vet clinic.
‘Project Homeless Connect’ Is Friday
Project Homeless Connect will offer services to locals on Friday who are either homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless.
Birch Tree Center Holds Grand Opening
Center To Focus On Nature
A new mental health-care facility celebrated its grand opening Thursday.
The Importance of Adult Immunization
Most adults, and especially those who have kids, know the importance of getting children properly vaccinated.
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Set to Open in Hibbing
City Officials: It's An "Exciting Opportunity"
Hibbing’s top city leaders are calling a medical marijuana shop in their city exciting — both economically and medically.
St. Luke’s $22.5 Million Expansion On Track
St. Luke’s is expanding in a $22.5 million way, and hospital officials said Tuesday that construction is going as planned.
Couples Have Better Chance of Adopting Healthy Habits
People trying to embrace a healthier lifestyle may want to enlist the help of their significant other.
Senator Franken Stops in Northland to Chat Rural Health Care Concerns
Senator Al Franken made a stop in Duluth for a round table discussion, highlighting the many challenges facing rural health care.
CDC: 8.5% of All Deaths Are Flu-Related
The Centers for Disease Control says this year’s flu season is now at epidemic levels.
6th Annual ‘More Cowbell’ Helps Local Families
Northern Lights Foundation Raises More than $15,000
A Saturday Night Live skit has taken over the Northland. More cowbell, is what hundreds of people chanted Thursday evening at the Northern Lights Foundations More Cowbell fundraiser.
Long Hours Could Drive Employees to Drink
Does working overtime lead to alcohol abuse?
Working long hours may raise the risk for alcohol abuse.
