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Lake Superior said no to kayaking the Apostle Islands sea caves, so we headed to Washburn
There was a sign at the top of the steps leading down to Meyers Beach explicitly warning everyone that there was a small-craft weather advisory in place. The more important message was implied: Kayaking to the sea caves in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore would have to wait. This was disappointing, but not...
Wisconsin’s long-term care crisis: Staffing troubles, low Medicaid rates prompt closures
Barbara Hendricks needs at least 10 residents to pay out of pocket for her 22-bed assisted living facility in Horicon, Wisconsin, to survive. That’s because the other residents in the Dodge County home, Marvin’s Manor, rely solely on Medicaid, which Hendricks said pays her a little more than half the private-pay rate she charges — far below the cost of paying her workers.
Takeaways from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s response to violence after George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate has revived the debate over how he handled the biggest crisis of his political career. Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. The...
Saari logs a phenomenal 5,000 hours
HIBBING—Fairview Range Medical Center has an enthusiastic group of volunteers, among them 54-year-old Kelly Saari of Hibbing who started volunteering at Fairview in 2004 and has logged a phenomenal 5,000 hours. On a recent day Saari and fellow volunteers gathered in the hospital cafeteria for an interview. Rozann Prich found two prospective volunteers with one phone call—Kelly Saari and Kelly’s mother Sandra. Before her retirement, Prich had worked more than...
Centuries-old human remains discovered on lake shore by rice farmers as nearby indigenous tribe reveals disturbing trend
RICE farmers have stumbled across centuries-old human remains on the shores of one of Minnesota’s largest lakes. A indigenous tribe local to Leech Lake, in the north of the state, revealed a distressing trend experienced at the body of water. At least three bodies were discovered on the shores of Minnesota’s third largest lake on […]
Live Mega Millions results for 09/06/24; jackpot worth $740 million
LANSING, MI -- It’s now been more than three months since anyone has won the Mega Millions jackpot, leading to the drawing on Friday, Sept. 6 to be worth an estimated $740 million. If someone were to win the grand prize tonight, it would be the seventh largest prize ever won in the game’s history.
Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak
Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are 42 people in Wisconsin, where the eggs are believed to have been sold.
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