E.coli bacteria plague swimming spot
ROCHESTER, Minn. – It’s happened again: The swimming beach at Cascade Lake in northwest [...]
Miss Winona organizes second Pink Run
WINONA, Minn. – The new Miss Winona, Mikaela Mohr, is organizing the Think Pink [...]
Medical triumph: Kevin’s home again
RED WING, Minn. – The hospital staff lined the way out and clapped and [...]
Coming: Birth control for men but not too soon
MINNEAPOLIS – For men not seeking parenthood, the choice has been abstinence, or the [...]
Mayo study: Genes can identify CoVid risk
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mayo Clinic researchers reported a discovery that could lead to a [...]
Minnesota opioid deaths up 22%
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Health Department reported drug overdose deaths increased 22% [...]
State medical cannabis system in place
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Health Department announced that patients registered in Minnesota’s [...]
New outreach nurse at Winona Health
WINONA, Minn. – Nurse practitioner Lisa Burkhalter has moved to Winona Health’s occupational health [...]
Airline pilot blinded by Kenyon laser beam
KENYON, Minn. – The pilot of an airliner descending into the Minneapolis airport was [...]
Brain-eating infection traced to Iowa park
BEDFORD, Iowa —The beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park has been closed [...]
Grief skills offered at Winona Manor
WINONA, Minn – The Winona Health hospice begins a free, six-week grief support group [...]
600 Minnesota Guard soldiers defy CoVid order
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota National Guard may order 600 soldiers to hang [...]
Massage therapist charged with fondling
SPARTA, Wis. – The owner of Sparta chiropractic and massage therapy business was charged [...]
Winona Health creates audiology unit
WINONA, Minn. – Winona Health has established an audiology department and hired an audiologist, [...]
53 years later, physician leaves Winona hospital
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona physician for 53 years, internist Andrew Edin, is retiring. [...]
Hospital lights up its presence
WINONA, Minn. – With traffic backed up some days for a couple miles at [...]
Mayor on conversion ban: Let them protest
LACROSSE, Wis. – Mayor Mitch Reynolds said he has put a new ordinance into [...]
Mayor under pressure to kill conversion ban
LACROSSE, Wis. – Two former City Council members, Lorraine Decker and Tom Sweeney, called [...]
135 new Covid cases in Winona
WINONA, Minn. – The state Health Department reported 135 new COVID-19 cases in Winona [...]
$1 million gift for Mayo LaCrosse hospital
LACROSSE, Wis. – So appreciative of the care received by Rosemary Crisp at the [...]
State takes over struggling nursing home
PIINE ISLaND, Minn. – The state Health Department took control of the financially troubled [...]
Heavy tick season looms in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Last summer’s drought and this year’s late spring are worrying [...]
LaCrosse outlaws turning kids straight
LACROSSE, Wis. – The City Council voted 6-4 to ban so-called “conversion therapy” that [...]
Kids’ summer meals start Friday
WINONA Minn. – Children ages 18 and under can have free meals through theWinona [...]
New apartments to include mental health units
WINONA, Minn. – Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Centers confirmed it will have five units [...]
County starts up new CoVid clinics
WINONA, Minn. – An uptick in CoVid cases in Winona has prompted the county [...]
Citizen ideas on health services sought
WINONA, Minn. –A citizen assessment project begins Tuesday to seek input that can guide [...]
Mayo fiscal update: Costs up, income off
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic operating income fell $100 million in the first three [...]
Avian flu jumps species; fox dies
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A sick wild fox in Anoka County died of avian [...]
Mega-feedlot ban again before County Board
WINONA, Minn. – Two consistent supporters of the Daley Farm plan to triple the [...]
Winona Health stressing everyone as a caregiver
WINONA, Minn. – After e year-long self-evaluation, the Winona Health organization has come up [...]
Red ink threatens nursing homes’ future
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Many Minnesota nursing homes and assisted -living facilities are in [...]
Health alert: Untreated mental illness
WINONA Minn. – Mental illness typically goes untreated for months, sometims years, before a [...]
Hospital chief: Interstate nursing standard needed
WINONA, Minn. – The chief executive of Winona Health, Rachelle Schultz, favors an interstate [...]
Mild CoVid variant pushes risk higher
ATLANTA, Ga. – The CoVid risk in several Minnesota and Wisconsin counties, has been [...]
Walz adds voice for U.S. abortion law
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz joined governors of 17 other states calling [...]
Walz on abortion ban: “Not on my watch”
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz pledged to resist any new attempts to [...]
Senate health bill, as amended, clears House
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The two-year $768 million health bill passed the Minnesota House 69-64 [...]
Anti-abortion GOP moves fail in Minnesota House
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The day after it was leaked that the U.S. Supreme [...]
Spring house cleaning? An option for old meds
WINONA, Minn. -- The Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention announced a drive-through [...]
Walz: Poultry safe on dinner plate
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The avian bird flu among birds doesn’t affect human beings. [...]
Suspected salmonella leads to zucchini recall
VERNON, Calif. – The giant importer World Variety Produce recalled six-ounce packages of zucchini [...]
New Winona CoVid cases like a cold, flu
WINONA, Minn. – The latest CoVid variant, Omicron BA.2, has led to a slight [...]
Full range of CoVid vaccines at pop-up clinic
WINONA, Minn. – A pop-up CoVid vaccine clinic will be offered Sunday at the [...]
Mississippi River threats: Pollution, habitat loss
WASHINGTON – The Mississippi River is the sixth most endangered river in the United [...]
Short-staffed group home provider closing homes
WINONA, Minn. – The organization that operates Winona group homes for vulnerable adults, Home [...]
Egg prices soar as avian flu spreads
WASHINGTON – Highly pathogenic avian flu has forced chicken farmers to kill millions of [...]
Minnesota avian flu toll at 1 million
ST. PAUL, Minn. – More than 1 million flu-infected turkeys have been euthanized at [...]
Fourth run of CoVid boosters on hand
WINONA Minn. – The CoVid vaccine clinic at Winona Health has begun offering fourth-dose [...]
Researchers widen pre-blindness detection
MADISON Wis. – Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School plan to expand [...]
Mayo aging research bound for orbit
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Mayo Clinic research project on aging will be carried to [...]
Space tests ahead for Mayo heart research
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Mayo Clinic research heart project will be carried on the [...]
Avian flu found in North Dakota chickens
BISMARCK, N.D. – Farmers have been alerted to put additional biosecurity in place against [...]
State commits funds to Lou Gehrig’s research
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz signed a $25 million bill for research [...]
Minnesota avian flu outbreak at 376,000 birds
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The avian flu outbreak is more extensive in Minnesota than first [...]
Watercolors as grief-coping tool
WINONA, Minn. – Artist and teacher Faye Schoen will offer a class on dealing [...]
Winona Health offers volunteer hospice training
WINONA, Minn. – Hospice volunteers are being sought Winona Health to provide respite care [...]
Winona Health organizing grief support group
WINONA, Minn. – A six-week grief-coping group is being put together by Winona Health [...]
Hospital seeks to pre-empt staff shortage
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Health staff is being restructured to address a future [...]
New physician assistant at Winona Health
WINONA, Minn. – A Saint Mary’s University biology grad, Anna Smaron, is back in [...]