Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and ordinary…
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Northland teachers, older adults receive 1st COVID-19 vaccine during state-wide
As of January 18, more than 10,000 St. Louis…
Gov. Walz visits New Hope care facility to highlight vaccine efforts
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visited a long-term…
Michigan: Restaurants can open at 25% capacity, with curfew
Starting Feb. 1, Michigan restaurants and bars…
St. Luke’s to open COVID-19 vaccine clinic
It will be for patients 65 and older, with 250…
Evers defends vaccine distribution as eligible group expands
Gov. Tony Evers is defending Wisconsin’s…
Wisconsin administers record setting 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines in 24 hours
Prior to this, the state has not reported more…
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Surge in Minnesotans trying to register for COVID-19 vaccine crash system
Nearly 1 million Minnesotans tried registering to get the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. Starting at noon, Minnesota opened registration for its new…
Boys and Girls Clubs help youth cope during pandemic
The five Northland branches located in Duluth, Superior, Grand Rapids, and Coleraine have all changed hours of operations so kids have a place to go…
Evers officially announces new health order, mask mandate
Last week he said it was coming and now Governor Tony Evers has officially declared a new statewide public health order and face covering…
US virus death toll tops 400,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 400,000 in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis…
Mt. Iron to host COVID-19 vaccine pilot program, Walz calls for more doses
Governor Tim Walz announced Monday a new COVID-19 vaccine pilot program to serve Minnesota adults 65 and older, as well as pre-K through grade 12…
Minnesota has 980 new cases, 12 additional deaths due to COVID-19
Minnesota saw a dozen new deaths from COVID-19 in Monday’s update according to the Minnesota Department of…
Chamber of Commerce pushes lawmakers to provide more support for economic recovery
Duluth Chamber of Commerce officials are pushing for local lawmakers to bring more support to the regions…
Evers to declare new public health emergency, extends mask mandate
Gov. Tony Evers today said he would declare a new public health emergency to extend the statewide mask mandate another 60 days.…
UW students, National Guard troops to staff mobile vaccination clinics
The Wisconsin National Guard and department of Health services will partner to launch a mobile accination program begining next week.…
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout
The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out…
AARP: Wisconsin nursing home deaths increase ‘nine fold’ in two months
The latest four week period was from November 16 to December 20. That report shows that while nursing home resident cases declined, deaths rose.…
More Minnesotans now qualify for COVID-19 vaccine, but health providers face distribution challenges
Duluth city leaders gave an update Thursday on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed the new coronavirus variant, which has been…
Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy
President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and…
Volunteers needed at St. Louis Co. COVID vaccination clinics
St. Louis County Public Health is looking for volunteers to help at COVID vaccination clinics as vaccines become more widely…
Walz extends Minnesota’s coronavirus state of emergency
Gov. Tim Walz has extended Minnesota’s peacetime state of emergency by another 30 days so he can continue to use executive orders to direct the…
DHS identifies COVID-19 variant in Wisconsin
According to a press release it was found on January 12, but did not identify…
Northland nurse practitioner experiences side effects after COVID-19 vaccine, shares message to the public
After nurses at Essentia Health in Duluth received the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, some experienced mild side effects. Julie Pearce…
New COVID relief hurting local restaurants as bills pile up
This latest COVID relief bill takes into account a restaurant’s sales tax loss for the second and third quarters of 2020. If they lost more than 30%,…
The “end game”: Gov. Walz reviews vaccine distribution
Governor Tim Walz toured a vaccine clinic in Hennepin County Friday…
Hibbing students return to the classroom in the next few weeks
Hibbing students will return to the classroom later this…
Send vaccines! Governors urge feds to step up shipments
The governors asked officials to distribute millions of vaccines the Trump Administration is currently holding…
Pritzker, other Midwest governors demand federal government distribute reserved vaccines
Gov. JB Pritzker has joined a list of Midwest Governors demanding the federal government release the COVID-19 vaccines being held in reserve.…
BREAKING: Walz allows 50% capacity for indoor dining, gyms and venues 25% capacity starting Jan. 11
The highly anticipated announcement from Gov. Walz focused on the new, “relaxed” COVID-19 restrictions for Minnesotans.…