CoVid test shops targeted in fraud probe
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A pop-up CoVid testing site locked its doors, apparently going of [...]
CoVid-disabled man flown to Texas hospital
COON RAPIDS, Minn. -- A man suffering CoVid infection and whom doctors wanted to [...]
Trempealeau County CoVid hotbed worsens
WHITEHALL, Wis. – CoVid cases have tripled in largely rural Trempealeau County in the [...]
County Board lacks majority for a mandate
WINONA, Minn. – The chair of the Win=ona County Board, Chris Meyer, does. not [...]
Winona Health prioritizes to testing
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Health CoVid clinic is shifting resources to more testing [...]
Rochester Council backs mayor’s mask order
ROCHESTER, Minn.-- The City Council voted 6-1 to support Mayor Kim Norton’s emergency order [...]
Mayor defers to county on masking
WINONA, Minn. – Gun-shy after being overruled on a mask mandate in August, Mayor [...]
MIAC sports league adapts rules to new CoVid
BLOOMINGIN, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, od whuch Saint Mart’s is a [...]
SMU spectator sports off limits: Blame CoVid
WINONA, Minn. – With students returning from winter break and many likely carrying CoVid [...]
Duluth mayor invokes indoor masking
DULUTH, Minn. – Mayor Emily Larson issued an executive order for a mask mandate [...]
Judge to hospital: Keep respirator connected
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A judge ordered a suburban Coon Rapids hospital to keep [...]
Round 2: CoVid relief grants to local businesses
WINONA, Minn. –The Winona Chamber of Commerce has another $1 million in CoVid relief [...]
CoVid sidelines Simon; quaranting at home
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Secretary of State Steve Simon has come down with CoVid. [...]
Med school honors Winona physician assistant
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A Winona Health physician assistant, Denver Brown, has received the [...]
Now kindergarteners eligible for $200 for a jab
‘ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz announced that the state’s “Kids Deserve a [...]
Ellison positive for CoVid at Europe airport
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Attorney General Keith Ellison learned he was infected with CoVid [...]
CoVid precaution: Edgewood delays new semester
MADISON, Wis. -- Edgewood College, with 1,800 students, announced a one-week delay in its [...]
Marquette’s new CoVid response: One week late
MILWAUKEE, Wis. –Marquette University delayed starting its spring semester by a week in hope [...]
Free flu shots another week at Winona Health
WINONA, Minn. – Free flu vaccinations will continue for walk-ins at Winona Health through [...]
Mayo axes 700 staff for vax non-compliance
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The Mayo Clinic is sticking to its vax-or-leave policy and fired [...]
Winona County CoVid inoculation total: 76,000-plus
WINONA, Minn. –The Winona County Public Health Department has administered more than 27,000 CoVid [...]
Winona Schools fall CoVid cases: 204 students
WINONA, Minn. – Autumn data show that Winona public schools had 204 CoVid cases between [...]
Will Mayo fire thousands of un-vaxxed employees?
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The question remains whether Mayo Clinic will enforce its mandate for [...]
Mayo firms up mask rules for entry
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Not just any ol’mask will do at Mayo anymore. Nor a [...]
Police chief: Officers struggle with countless variables
AUSTIN, Minn. – After an apparently deranged man was killed last week by Austin [...]
New Covid threat seen on health-care staffing
WINONA, Minn. – The highly transmissible CoVid Omicron may create a new wave of [...]
To parents: Test kids before school starts up
WINONA, Minn. – Students at Winona Schools have been reminded to test for CoVid [...]
Schultz: Winona Health vax rate 91%
WINONA, Minn. – Everyone working at Winona Health is either vaccinated against CoVid or [...]
Will December CoVid surge put hospital in lurch again?
WINONA, Minn. – The Thanksgiving surge in CoVid hospitalizations has ebbed at the Winona [...]
How to pay for clean air at Winona schools
WINONA, Minn. – At its January 6 meeting the Winona School Board will consider [...]
New regimen before holidays: A Covid test
WINONA, Minn. – Concern about the especially contagious Omicron virus has people flocking to [...]
Covid strikes Minnesota First Family
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz, the First Lady Gwen Walz and their [...]
Grim news: Covid fatalities back in Winona
WINONA, Minn. – Three more Covid deaths occurred in Winona County in recent days, [...]
Winona hospital wait-lists for Guard help
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona hospital, which is anticipating a patient overload because of [...]
Health-care vaccine mandate partially lifted
NEW ORLEANS, La. – A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court decision that blocks [...]
Fauci to Wisconsin senator: Preposterous
WASHINGATON – The leading global immunologist Anthony Fauci is dumbfounded by the claim of [...]
Wisconsin senator: Auschwitz awaits non-vaxxers?
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Senator Ron Johnson continued his rant against public health campaigns for [...]
No Covid shot? No test? Let us show you out
MINNEAPOLIS –The Fair State Brewery taproom has gone where few merchants have. Demonstrating a [...]
Ham, pepperoni recalled for fear of taint
ST.CLAIR SHORES, Mich. – About 234,000 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products [...]
WSU Covid cases drop further
WINONA, Minn. – During its latest seven-day reporting period, ending November 28, Winona State [...]
Minnesota drops ban on importing farmed deer
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state wildlife agency has lifted its ban on the [...]
Covid Omicron reaches Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – The new Omicron Covid variant is in Wisconsin. The state Health [...]
Winona Health pauses staff vaccination mandate
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona hospital and clinic requirement for employees to be vaccinated [...]
Mayo delays shoot-or-leave vaccine order
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Unvaccinated Mayo employees have been granted one more month to get [...]
Omicron virus arrives in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota traveler, just back from a New York convention, [...]
Winona hospital braces for Covid surge
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona hospital has had a surge of patients and is [...]
WSU Covid infections drop from recent highs
WINONA, Minn. – Fifteen new Covid cases were diagnosed at Winona State University in [...]
Tech fast-tracks soldiers for nurse duty
RED WING, Minn. – Southeast Tech is gearing up intense training for National Guard [...]
Will police reform return to front burner in 2023?
WINONA, Minn. – The director of Hiawatha Valley Mental Health expressed disappointment that the [...]
WSU Covid cases: 151 since August
WINONA, Minn. – So far this academic year Winona State has had 151 student [...]