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UMD alumni Curtis Cox receives Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nomination
UMD alumni Curtis Cox has been named a 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee. Cox received his nomination for a bone marrow donation. In the spring of 2023, Cox participated in UMD’s Be the Match program, where he discovered he had matched with a two-year-old boy. Cox was flown out to Washington D.C. where he underwent the bone marrow extraction, and the next day, the two-year-old received the infusion.
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Duluth, Minn. - The St. Louis County Historical Society is opening a new exhibit on historic photographs of Duluth. “The Views of Duluth” is a free exhibit that features copies of Hugh McKenzie’s photographs and other notable Duluth photographers whose work highlights the establishments and architecture of the 1900s. From quiet streets and scenic overlooks to grand theaters and exciting recreation events, “The Views of Duluth” is located on the fourth-floor gallery above the Great Hall of the Duluth Depot at 506 W Michigan St. The Depot is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be open through August 31.
New Behavior Health Clinic Looks to Bridge Gap for Crisis Response
DULUTH, Minn. — A new behavior health care center is set to open near Downtown Duluth next week. During Tuesday’s public safety meeting, members of the Human Development Center opened the presser stressing the need for mental health support. A new Urgent Care Behavioral Health Clinic will open up on Monday with a dedicated space meant to de-escalate and service people who are having a mental or behavioral health crisis.
From DNR to DMV, online outages ravage Minnesota government systems
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As a global computer systems outage hit millions across the United States, government agencies in Minnesota are also feeling the impact. Around 12:30 a.m., Hennepin County Emergency Communications Manager Tony Martin says he got the call that the county's 911 services were unable to use crucial computer programs. "The world is our technology now, and there's so much of it. You don't realize how reliant on a program you are to that scope," Martin said Friday. Dispatchers had to resort to using pen and paper to take down call details, then use a radio to...
911 call centers back online in most of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN) – 911 call centers are back online in parts of Minnesota. According to KARE-TV, they’re up and running again in the Twin Cities area. They were affected by today’s nationwide tech outage. 911 centers are reportedly back up and running in Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Carver...
Berks Grandparents, Granddaughter Badly Hurt In Minnesota RV Crash: Fund
Three Hamburg residents face a long road to recovery after their RV crashed in Minnesota on July 11, according to loved ones on GoFundMe.Bill and Kim Byassee and their granddaughter Abby all suffered "life-threatening injuries" in a wreck on Interstate 90, reported Minnesota outlet KIMT. All three …
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