Potent hemp products, unpaid bills raise questions about new Minnesota cannabis czarSeptember 22, 2023 4:41 PMBy Brian Bakst and Matt SepicErin DuPree, named Thursday to lead the Office of Cannabis Management, ran a low-dose hemp store that advertised noncompliant products. She also has vast debt and liens related to other businesses she started.
Duluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope September 22, 2023 1:37 PMBy Dan KrakerA Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes will be several office-to-housing conversions in the next several years as Duluth works to revitalize its downtown post-pandemic.
Play4min 27secThe connection between hearing loss and dementia: Minnesota audiologist explainsSeptember 21, 2023 1:22 PMBy Gracie Stockton and Cathy WurzerHearing aids may reduce the risk of developing dementia for older people by nearly 50 percent, adding to a growing body of research on the issue.
Play4min 04secCannabis company founder picked to oversee Minnesota marijuana marketSeptember 21, 2023 10:14 AMBy Brian Bakst and Mark ZdechlikGov. Tim Walz named Erin DuPree, the founder of a hemp products company, as the first leader of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management. DuPree will oversee the buildup of a retail market for legal marijuana.
Play4min 46secPrairieCare expansion means more beds for youth in mental health crisisSeptember 20, 2023 7:34 PMBy Tom CrannLike much of the country, adolescent mental health care needs are increasing in Minnesota. Todd Archbold, the CEO of PrairieCare, decided to expand his program to meet the demanding needs.
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order themSeptember 20, 2023 6:09 PMBy The Associated Press The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.
A 96-year-old federal judge was barred from hearing cases in a fight over her fitnessSeptember 20, 2023 3:35 PMBy The Associated PressThe unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.
Lead found in water at Lino Lakes prison; DOC says testing indicates no risks at StillwaterSeptember 20, 2023 3:02 PMBy Jacob Aloi and Max SparberMinnesota prison officials say preliminary results from a new round of testing show the water at the Stillwater correctional facility is safe to drink — but testing at a different state prison, in Lino Lakes, found lead in some of the water there.
Play9min 34sec'Just Breathe' honors stories of health care workers in one hospital's COVID-19 unitSeptember 20, 2023 1:41 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderNurse Lisa Kilgard and her colleagues wrote a book to help people remember what the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was like for health care providers on the front lines.
Play47min 51secCan AI replace your doctor? September 20, 2023 11:41 AMBy Chris Farrell and Maja BeckstromArtificial intelligence could change our experience at the doctor’s office. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with two physicians who develop AI models about the promise and pitfalls of using AI in medicine.
