Annual Workout Event Supports Local Veterans
DULUTH, Minn. - This weekend military supporters will be getting a good workout all for a good cause. The 4th Annual Memorial Day Murph is Saturday, May 20 at Crossfit Duluth starting…
Focus On Health
Study: Minnesota Medical Marijuana Patients Report Benefits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Health officials say most Minnesota patients who used medical marijuana during the first year of the state's tightly regulated program reported benefits. Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger says early data show the drug is providing…
Essentia-St. Mary's Rolls Out NICU Innovation
DULUTH, Minn. - For mothers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, bonding with baby can be overwhelming. "The mom would sit down, we would all come at her with her baby…
Special Report: What's Killing Our Firefighters
It takes a certain kind of person to run toward a fire, to answer a stranger's call for help. Firefighters spend their lives putting themselves in harm’s way, and…
Minnesota Medical Pot Providers Run $11M in Red
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana manufactures have lost a combined $11 million in two years of legal sales. Minnesota has among the strictest programs of nearly 30 states with medical marijuana laws. The state bans…
Annual Gala to Support Northern Lights Foundation
DULUTH, Minn. - This week you can enjoy a nice evening out all while supporting a local organization. The Northern Lights Foundation is hosting their annual gala at Greysolon Ballroom by…
Duluth Mother Gives Back to Essentia NICU
DULUTH, Minn. - Beth Hall has seen many patients in her 34 years at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s, but remembers the first time she met Amanda Mallinson well. “I remember…
Regional Wisconsin Opioid Centers Treat 277 People
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Three regional opioid treatment programs that got grants under a 2014 state law treated close to 300 people last year. That's according to a report the state Department of Health released Friday. The three programs, Northeast…
Iowa Looks to Team Up with Minnesota for Medical Marijuana
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Top state lawmakers are trying to work out a system allowing Iowa residents to start buying medical marijuana oils and pills in Minnesota. A novel arrangement that could raise issues with the federal government. It's…
Drug Epidemic Increases Hepatitis C Cases in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Acute Hepatitis C cases have skyrocketed in Wisconsin, increasing 450 percent from 2011 to 2015. State health officials tell Wisconsin Public Radio that most infections resulted form injection drug use. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Dick Beardsley Speaks with Middle Schoolers
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Grandma's Marathon champion Dick Beardsley spoke with students at Superior Middle School. Beardsley talked about his past, including his athletic achievements and his addiction to narcotic pain…
Dayton Vetoes 2 GOP-Backed Abortion Bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Governor Mark Dayton has vetoed two GOP-backed bills that sought to limit abortions in Minnesota. The bills would have restricted public health programs from covering the procedure and created a permitting system for facilities that…
Minnesota Health Commissioner Calls for Emergency Funding for Measles Outbreak
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's health commissioner is asking state legislators to provide $5 million for an emergency fund to deal with an outbreak of measles and other infectious diseases. Dr. Ed Ehlinger says public health officials are dealing…
Donation to Lake Superior Zoo Benefits Animal Health
DULUTH, Minn. - As many of us know, dealing with a broken bone can be difficult. When it comes to animals, chances are the diagnosis is even harder to pinpoint. Now, thanks to…
Superior Firefighters Undergo Stress Tests for Heart Health
DULUTH, Minn. - A federal grant recently received by the Superior Fire Department is going toward improving the quality of health for firefighters. Tuesday morning, firefighter Cameron Vollbrecht responded to his…
