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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has declared this "Radon Action Month" in Minnesota, and the state is encouraging residents to get their homes tested. More than 40...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows...

BEMIDJI – A new nonprofit is hosting an open house this week. The Northwoods Pregnancy Care Center, which aims to support females dealing with unplanned pregnancies, invites the public to...

Additional police officer a good move For too long, the Bemidji Police Department has operated with too few officers in a city owning one of the highest crime rates in...

BEMIDJI – Community members are invited to gather later this month for a conversation on fostering healthy communities. The North Country State Health Improvement Program will host a Healthy Community...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota has risen to four. A weekly influenza report from the Minnesota Department of Health...

BEMIDJI – The union representing Minnesota nurses is renewing its push for a minimum staffing law in hospitals. The Minnesota Nurses Association is holding a rally today in Thief River...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The country's largest rural, nonprofit hospital system is hiring two traditional Native American healers to train medical staff in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Sanford Health...

BEMIDJI – In the last year, I lost more than 60 pounds and dropped five pants sizes. I wouldn’t say I’m proud – if anything, I’m ashamed to have gotten...

This March will mark three years since Obamacare became law, and it still has not had any serious effect on most Americans’ lives. That’s the way President Obama and the...