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…
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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…
University of Wisconsin-Superior Hosts Sexual Assault Awareness Discussion
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - While Sexual Assault Awareness Month is in April, folks over at the University of Wisconsin-Superior are continuing the conversation, and bringing more awareness to the issue. UWS was…
Mayo Clinic Now Offers Gender Reassignment Surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Mayo Clinic says its surgeons have performed the first gender reassignment surgery in Rochester. Doctors helped Michael Keller of Rochester transition to Marisa Ann Bella in a nearly six-hour procedure. The 1980 Rochester Lourdes graduate was…
Fitbit Names Duluth No. 1 Fittest City in America
DULUTH, Minn. - Fitbit has named Duluth, Minnesota as the fittest city in America. After looking at aggregated user data such as daily steps, active minutes, resting heart rate, and sleep duration,…
New X-Ray Lab Helps Enhance Animal Health
DULUTH, Minn. - Staff at the Lake Superior Zoo spent their Monday morning working with new equipment donated to them. The Zoo’s Burmese Python, Monty, was lucky number one to receive routine…
LISC Celebration Held in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth Branch of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation held its annual celebration today. LISC gathered together numerous business and public officials to talk about the future of Duluth. Subjects discussed including…
Over 65,000 Pounds of Medications Collected in Wisconsin for Drug Take-Back Day
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Justice says a preliminary tally shows people around Wisconsin may have turned over a record amount of unused medications during a drug take-back day in April. The DOJ says preliminary estimates show…
St. Luke's Plastic Surgery Associates Hosts Mother's Day Sale
DULUTH, Minn. - Mother's Day is coming up this weekend and if you haven't found the perfect gift yet, no need to worry. St. Luke's Plastic Surgery Associates is hosting a…
Runners Race to "Save Our Hooterz"
CLOQUET, Minn. - Runners raced through Cloquet to raise funds for breast cancer research at the 10th annual Save Our Hooterz Fun Run. The event helps pay for four women to…
Iron River Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
IRON RIVER, Wis. - Dorothy Kangas celebrated her 100th birthday today. She was a teacher in Northern Wisconsin for 32 years. Today, hundreds of friends, family, and former students wished her well on…
St. Scholastica Celebrates Start of Physician Assistant Program
DULUTH, Minn. - The College of St. Scholastica now offers more options for health care students. A physician assistant program starts next fall. The program accepted 30 full-time students for courses at…
Measles Outbreak in Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota is seeing the state's biggest measles outbreak since 1990. As of Thursday, 44 cases of the measles had been confirmed statewide. There have been no confirmed cases of…
4-Year-Old Dies From Methadone Overdose in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) - The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed a 4-year-old boy has died from a methadone overdose. Tyranne Beckless is the seventh child in Milwaukee County under the age of 5 to die of an opioid…
Bill Introduced to Raise Minnesota's Smoking Age from 18 to 21
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker wants to bump up Minnesota's smoking age to 21 in an effort to lower the number of teen smokers. The Star Tribune reports that a bill introduced Thursday would raise the minimum…
