New Year, New Gym Memberships
DULUTH, Minn. -- Gyms are prepared for a surge in clients, knowing that the New Year resolutions have been made, and January first tends to be the days that those start. One gym in Duluth,…
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MN Nurses Association Voices Displeasure Over New COVID-19 Guidelines
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The head of the Minnesota Nurses Association is ripping new CDC guidelines that shorten the recommended COVID-19 quarantine periods. Under the new recommendations, vaccinated health care workers who are exposed no longer must isolate. M-N-A…
Antibody Treatments Being Given To Counteract Effects of Omicron Variant
DULUTH, Minn. -- Thousands of people who have had covid in the Twin Ports, have also received what are called Monoclonal Antibody Treatments from Essentia and St. Luke's. The antibody treatments have been around for…
Sen. Klobuchar Hosts Discussion on Alzheimer's Funding, Care, and Research
DULUTH, Minn. - On Tuesday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar hosted a panel of six guests to discuss the topic of Alzheimer's in America. Among the individual topics discussed included education of the debilitating disease, long-term…
Grim Milestone: Minnesota Tops One Million COVID Cases Since March of 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota has topped a million cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March of 2020. The state Department of Health confirmed 4,155 new cases, lifting the total number of infections to 1,000,361. The figures released…
CDC Recommends Shorter COVID Isolation, Quarantine For All
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine. People with the virus can leave isolation after five days, down…
Active Adventures: New Programs at YMCA at the Essentia Wellness Center in Hermantown
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- In this week's Active Adventures, FOX 21's Ken Slama tours the YMCA at the Essentia Wellness Center in Hermantown and learns about the programs they offer in the upcoming year.
Judge Halts Vaccine Mandate For St. Paul City Employees
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A judge has temporarily halted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for St. Paul city employees. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Ramsey County District Judge Robert Awsumb issued a temporary restraining order blocking the mandate…
US Adds Merck Pill as 2nd Easy-to-Use Drug Against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant. The…
Blood Donors Needed to Avoid Delays in Patient Care
DULUTH, Minn. - The American Red Cross blood supply is at historically low levels and it continues to decline. Officials with the American Red Cross say if more donors don’t come out to give, hospitals may be forced to delay…
Itasca County Health Officials Urge Caution Ahead of Holiday Gatherings
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Interest in new COVID-19 vaccinations is slowing in Itasca County. Leaders with Itasca County Public Health say roughly 60 percent of eligible residents in the county are vaccinated, a number that…
Wisconsin Health Officials Concerned For COVID Surge Caused By Holidays, Omicron
WISCONSIN - State health officials in Wisconsin echo the desperate pleas of those regionally and across the country, declaring a public health advisory as they anticipate a surge in disease activity due to…
OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10
UNDATED (AP)- The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says…
Leader of Planned Parenthood in Upper Midwest Stepping Down
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The president of Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in the upper Midwest says she is stepping down from her position next year. Sarah Stoesz oversaw the organization for nearly 20 years and grew it into one of the largest…
Duluth Officials: Mask Mandates Don't Look To Make a Comeback
DULUTH, Minn. -- As the Omicron variant and others continue to threaten the US including the Northland, people are starting to wonder if mask mandates will make a return. Multiple states have already re-instated…
