Two Harbor Nurses Picket Outside of the Lake View Hospital
TWO HARBORS, Minn.-- Healthcare workers and community members took up signs to picket by the Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors to raise awareness of the challenges they face day to…
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Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ To Host Fundraiser Aug. 20 For Woman Battling Breast Cancer
DULUTH, Minn. - The owner of Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ, Troy Fralich, is helping put on a public benefit for a local woman, Andi Halligan, who is fighting breast cancer. Fralich is donating 100…
Monkeypox Can Spread To Pet Dogs, Doctors Report
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months…
Coffee Conversation: Duluth's North Shore Ballroom
DULUTH, Minn. – North Shore Ballroom in Duluth is full of excitement and passion for ballroom dancing. The instructors are all about helping beginners all the way up to the most experienced. FOX 21’s…
Local Schools Face Food Service Staff Shortage
DULUTH, Minn. -- Schools across the nation are in desperate need of food service workers, including Lowell Elementary School in Duluth. The shortage is not only in the area, but throughout the country and…
Construction Work on Vision Northland Nearing Completion
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s been nearly three years since Essentia Health broke ground on Vision Northland. Construction work is ongoing on the 19-story structure, but the end is in sight. “The project is on…
Northland Volunteers Needed For 'Lasagna Love' Meal Delivery Program
DULUTH, Minn. -- Volunteer chefs are wanted across the Northland as part of the Lasagna Love meal delivery program. Lasagna Love is a nationwide community impact movement connecting neighbors with neighbors through platters of…
Duluth Health Clinic Reports High Demand for Abortion Procedures
DULUTH, Minn. -- A clinic in Duluth says that they expect to see more out-of-state patients coming in for abortions, one month after federal protections for the procedure were overturned by the supreme…
UN Health Agency Chief Declares Monkeypox A Global Emergency
LONDON (AP) — The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and…
Help Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank Reach 'Summer Challenge'
DULUTH, Minn. - The push is on to make the best of a summer challenge for Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. From now through the end of July, donations will be matched to…
Coffee Conversation: Grandma's Marathon Excitement, Festival For Kids, Rock The Bayfront
DULUTH, Minn. -- Excitement is building for the full and sold-out return of Grandma's Marathon. The race's spokesperson, Zach Schneider, stopped by the morning show Wednesday to talk all about it ahead of…
Hundreds Cast Their Lines For ALS
"I am very fortunate to be put here today to fish for people. To step up and donate towards the cause. To be able to help others that are fighting this horrible disease,"…
Wrenshall Man Returns Home After 214 Days Hospitalized from Covid-19
WRENSHALL, Minn. -- A 38-year-old Wrenshall man returned home for the first time after spending the last 214 days in the hospital battling covid-19. Steve Kilby was a healthy man before Covid, according…
Evers Issues Order Prohibiting Baby Formula Price Gouging
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has issued an executive order barring price gouging on baby formula. The governor issued the order Thursday. The order declares that a period of “abnormal economic…
