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Finding spiritual connections, a sense of place on the Mississippi River

Finding spiritual connections, a sense of place on the Mississippi River

Amoke Kubat, a retired schoolteacher who lives in north Minneapolis, feels a special connection to the Mississippi River. She's sharing it with others with the hope of reconnecting African-Americans to the water and land.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Number of sickened 4th of July boaters nears 120

Number of sickened 4th of July boaters nears 120

Officials say the number of people reportedly sickened while boating around Big Island on Lake Minnetonka over the Fourth of July has grown to nearly 120.
by Associated Press

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Avoiding water-borne illness this summer

Avoiding water-borne illness this summer

Contamination at three Minneapolis beaches and reported illness among several Lake Minnetonka visitors has many worried about getting sick when they swim.
by Tom Crann, Dr. Jon Hallberg and Megan Burks

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Beach closed? Blame it on the rain

Beach closed? Blame it on the rain

Several beaches around the Twin Cities metro are closed because bacterial contamination poses a health risk for swimmers.
by Dan Gunderson

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How best to snag and destroy bedbugs?

How best to snag and destroy bedbugs?

Vigilance and heat are currently your best weapons against bedbugs, exterminators say. But scientists are working on a way to give the bugs the hook with a strategy inspired by a Balkan folk remedy.
by Gabriela Quirós

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Numbers suggest progress on opioid fight

Numbers suggest progress on opioid fight

State health officials say new data suggest progress is being made in the opioid epidemic with preliminary numbers released Tuesday showing a significant drop in opioid overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018.
by Mark Zdechlik

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The Affordable Care Act is back in court: 5 facts you need to know

The Affordable Care Act is back in court: 5 facts you need to know

The ACA is again being put to the test, after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. The case might yet ricochet back to the Supreme Court ahead of the 2020 election.
by Julie Rovner

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Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

One reason may be that it's harder and costlier for teens to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries than from dealers, said lead author Mark Anderson, a health economist at Montana State University.
by Associated Press

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