Tips for Making Your Goals Stick in 2020
DULUTH, Minn. - Many people set resolutions in the New Year, but how many truly follow through? It can be difficult to even think about making a drastic change in your life…
Focus On Health
Whooping Cough Death Puts Minnesota Doctors, Parents on Alert
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota Health Officials are on alert after whooping cough took the life of an infant in November, the first case in many years. The last pediatric death related to whooping cough in…
Officials Warn to Check Radon Gas Levels in Homes
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Radon kills up to 20,000 people every year in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Homeowners can't see or smell the cancer-causing radioactive gas, and the EPA estimates about one…
Superior Snow Removal on Hammond a Relief for Local Businesses
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Public Works crews in Superior spent their Wednesday clearing large snow and ice banks along Hammond Avenue. Staff at Luke Chiropractic along the busy street said they haven't seen the tall…
New Breastfeeding Suites Unveiled at Essentia Health
DULUTH, Minn.- Essentia Health unveiled a new set of breastfeeding suites, to help mothers with newborns who are either patients, family or employees. Four new Mamava suites--two in the Duluth Clinic on Third Street,…
Mala Beadmaking Helps People Keep New Year's Resolutions
DULUTH, Minn.- If you have some trouble keeping up with your New Year's Resolutions, Mala Beads may be able to help. It Takes a Village Healing Collective Downtown held its monthly Mala beadmaking workshop…
Go Vegan this January with 'Veganuary'
DULUTH, Minn.- If eating healthier is one of your New Year's resolutions, a new initiative in Duluth wants to support you. Duluth Does Veganuary is part of an international movement to get more people to…
Rally Calls for Council Support to Pass Ban on Conversion Therapy
DULUTH, Minn.- Activists, city leaders, and other members of the LGBTQ Community gathered on the ground floor of City Hall for a rally asking the City Council to vote yes on a ban…
St. Luke's Hosts Annual Biomedical Ethics Conference
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's held their annual ethics conference on Wednesday with this year's event focused on the topic of vaccines. Guest speakers from the U of M and the MN Department of Health…
Doctors Remind to Shovel Smart to Avoid Heart Problems
DULUTH, Minn.- When shoveling all this snow off driveways, streets and cars in a hurry, it can be hard to remember to take it easy for your health. According to Cardiologists with Essentia…
Governor Walz Urges Public Hearings to Break Insulin Impasse
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz is urging Minnesota lawmakers to hold public hearings to try to break an impasse over legislation to make insulin more affordable. Lawmakers have made little apparent progress in closed-door talks over the…
American Heart Association Wants You to Eat Smart, Live Smart
DULUTH, Minn.- It's Eat Smart Month, and the American Heart Association, St. Luke's and Essentia Health partnered together to get Super One customers to eat healthier. The three had a display inside of the…
Neuroscience Lab Helps Middle Schoolers Have Fun with Brains
CLOQUET, Minn.- Kids at Cloquet Middle School got an in-depth look at the inner workings of the brain. The UMD Mobile Neuroscience Lab made a stop at the school with some sheep brains. 13…
Special Report: Professionals Helping Prepare For, Study Different Aspects of Grief
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s a topic many shy away from, talking about what happens after we lose a loved one, and are left to live in the physical world without…
St. Louis County Designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Police Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office announced the county has officially been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the White House. It means the county…
