Local
Suicide deaths on the rise again in Minnesota
After declining in 2020, the suicide rate has risen for two years to near its previous high. Rates generally have been increasing in the state and across the country for 20 years.
Nation
Had pink eye recently? There's a chance it could have been from new COVID-19 strain
XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, is spreading throughout the U.S. and much of the world.
West Metro
Parents fight Minnesota child protection in court after refusing chemo for 5-year-old boy
The Texas couple decry side effects of treatments to prevent relapse, but doctors say Keaton Peck could die if cancer returns.
Nation
As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff to reflect a changed landscape in both how abortion is provided and how battles over access are playing out.
Local
Ellison asks feds to regulate health harms from gas kitchen stoves
Keith Ellison and nine other attorneys general asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission to crack down on NO2 and other pollution from gas cooktops.
Local
Final-hour deal removes nurse staffing rules from legislation
The legislation will instead focus on preventing violence against nurses and studying the reasons why they burn out.
Politics
Budget that expands Minnesota health care, abortion access, heads to governor
Democrats celebrate gains in health, child care and shelter programs, but Republicans criticize last-minute deals with no public testimony.
Minneapolis
Steps from George Floyd Square, a mental health treatment center will open
The 13-bed treatment center will help people transition back to everyday life after a mental health crisis.
Politics
Minnesota lawmakers unveil compromise health budget, delay on MinnesotaCare expansion
Mayo Clinic victorious in raising objects to health care affordability board, nurse staffing committees.
Duluth
In Duluth, Walz touts $240M investment to replace lead pipes, where 9,000 homes are affected
As many as 9,000 properties throughout the city still have water entering through lead pipes.
Health
Minnesota Board of Nursing director resigns just as board meets to decide her future
Kimberly Miller's decision preempts board discussion about whether to terminate her amid complaints.
Local
Minnesota hospital nurse staffing bill amended to exempt Mayo
Threat to move billion-dollar expansion project to another state pays off for the Rochester-based health system.
Local
Air quality alert issued for Minnesota as smoke from dozens of wildfires covers state
Air pollution will reach dangerous levels until Friday morning
Health
Black communities endured wave of excess deaths in past 2 decades, studies find
It's a staggering loss that comes at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, according to two new studies.
Nation
Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has previously ordered child welfare officials to investigate such treatment as abuse.
Sports
Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers
Alecko Eskandrian starred at the University of Virginia before playing for five teams during seven seasons in Major League Soccer. The All-Star forward had five documented concussions during his MLS career, leading to his retirement in 2010.
World
Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's war
As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine's capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers (miles) away. The 59-year-old doctor's work to repair the bodies of some of the most badly injured soldiers is all-consuming.
Business
Americans urged to cancel surgeries in Mexico border city after meningitis cases, 1 death
State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas who got procedures there came back and developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis. One of them died, officials said.
Nation
$2 billion budget bump: Oregon GOP walkout stalls two-year funding plan amid rosy revenue forecast
Oregon's latest state revenue forecast far exceeded expectations Wednesday, giving lawmakers more money for a two-year budget that's due in June, but a walkout by Senate Republicans has jeopardized the process and they show no signs of planning to return to the chamber.
Local
More wildfire smoke is headed for Minnesota — and could keep coming all summer
Canadian wildfires are burning earlier than expected this year and could bring poor air quality on and off through the summer.
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