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Nonprofit preserves Crow Wing County lakeshore for loons
Loss of nesting habitat is a substantial threat to loons as people develop their shoreline property with beaches, rock rip rap, docks or other amenities. 
Authorities say a 19-year-old woman reported missing in Bloomington earlier this week has been found safe.
It’s flu season, and here’s why you should get your flu shot this winter
Public health experts warn that with the highly contagious delta variant circulating, it is important to protect communities not just from the coronavirus, but from the flu, too. Here are tips and advice to help mitigate infection risks and prepare for the flu during our second pandemic winter.
What are you grateful for this year?
Thanksgiving is sometimes the only time of year when we talk about what — and who — we're grateful for. Here are a few responses to that seasonal question.
Supply chain woes, rising costs put stress on food shelves ahead of holidays
Nonprofits who serve people in need say the demand for food assistance is as high as ever, and so are food costs. Product shortages are forcing some food shelves to get creative with substitutions for Thanksgiving meals. 
Emergency care exceeding HCMC's capacity, military begin training in to help
Nearly four dozen doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists from the U.S. military are on the ground in Minnesota to ease the strain on the state’s health care system. Gov. Tim Walz asked the Defense Department for the help because hospitals across the state are beyond capacity caring for COVID-19 patients.
 Amid pandemic surge, one health system's workers fill different roles
To help relieve the staffing crunch, CentraCare offers employees the opportunity to fill in where they’re most needed, even if it’s well outside of their career experience.
COVID-19 spike sending Minnesota students home, closing schools
Minnesota’s rise in COVID-19 cases is prompting some school leaders to cancel classes, move students to distance learning or make changes to their safety policies.
Minnesota expands access to COVID antibody treatment
More Minnesotans will have access to monoclonal antibody treatment to stave off hospitalization resulting from a COVID-19 infection. This announcement comes as capacity at Minnesota hospitals reaches record levels, and case counts remain high.