Voting concludes on some MNA contracts with agreement ratified
DULUTH, Minn. - Thousands of nurses across the Twin Cities Metro area and Duluth finished voting to ratify the new contracts. The announcement was made on…
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Air Quality Alert extended - again
DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended its air quality alert through Tuesday, July 15 for northern Minnesota. Areas around the Northshore and Carlton County will still be in the level considered unhealthy for everyone. That…
Air Quality Alert extended
DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended the air quality alert for northern Minnesota. The alert now runs until 6 p.m. on Monday, July 14,m 2025. The affected area…
Air Quality Alert issued for all of Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. & ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert runs until 9 a.m.…
Mama Duck Hatches Ducklings In Essentia Health Courtyard For Third Time
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A mama duck recently hatched ducklings in the courtyard at Essentia Health in Superior. But because it's enclosed, the only way out is to prop open a few doors and let…
APP strike begins, bargaining stalled by legal review
DULUTH, Minn. -- Today, July 01, 2025, marks the start of the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) striking at Essentia. APP's joined the picket lines at the Duluth,…
Acute Care Nurses Approve Agreement with Essentia
DULUTH, Minn. -- Acute Care nurses at Essentia have voted to ratify the agreements made last week. Nurses voted on the agreement Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The agreement includes…
Minnesota Nurses Association Nurses at Essentia Health Begin to Strike
DULUTH, Minn.-- Tuesday morning, at multiple locations around the Northland, more than 290 Essentia Health nurses and health care professionals with the Minnesota Nurses' Association are making their voices heard. "Since issuing…
Fire Damages Longtime Manufacturing Plant In Floodwood
FLOODWOOD, Minn. -- Firefighters in Floodwood remained on the scene Monday after a large fire ignited Friday at a longtime business. …
Tiffany, Stauber, and other members of Congress send letter to Canadian Ambassador about wildfire concerns
WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) along with other members of Congress sent a letter to…
Minnesota Nurses Association announces agreement with Essentia for acute care nurses; other strikes loom
DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Nurses Association and Essentia Health have reached a tentative agreement, averting the strike for acute care nurses in the area. The agreement affects roughly 1,500 Essentia Health hospital nurses at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center,…
MNA Cancels Proposed Strike Against Aspirus St. Luke's As Tentative Agreement Nears
DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Nurses Association has cancelled their proposed Unfair Labor Practice strike against Aspirus St. Luke's as a tentative agreement for a new contract nears. On Thursday, the MNA said "significant movement was made across the bargaining…
President's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Would Cost St. Louis County At Least $16M, County Says
DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Louis county leaders put out a warning to residents Wednesday to say President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” – if passed -- would cost the county at least $16 million. As written now, the federal bill…
Solvay Hospice House temporarily pausing care due to looming MNA strike
DULUTH, Minn. - Miller-Dwan Foundation and Essentia Health announced they will be temporarily pausing care at Solvay Hospice House beginning July 8. The announcement was made in response to the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) plan to begin an open-ended strike at…
Essentia responds to Minnesota Nurses Association strike notice
DULUTH, Minn. - Essentia Health says they received a notice of the Minnesota Nurses Association’s (MNA) intent to strike, starting July 8, 2025. Essentia says the strike notice is open-ended. A news release from Essentia stated, "The notice from the MNA…
