Autism Society Hosts Annual Fundraiser At Southdale
Minnesota families affected by autism teamed up at Southdale Center in Edina on Sunday. They took part in Steps of Hope 2015. It's the Autism Society of Minnesota's largest annual fundraiser.
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Minnesota families affected by autism teamed up at Southdale Center in Edina on Sunday. They took part in Steps of Hope 2015. It's the Autism Society of Minnesota's largest annual fundraiser.
Most of Minnesota hasn't gone above the freezing mark since Feb. 9, so anyone spending time outside might be feeling that drip, drip, drip from the nose. That had Carole from Hibbing wanting to know: Why do our noses run in the cold?
To say 8-year-old Molly Vergin is a fan of the CBS reality show "The Amazing Race" might be an understatement. "I think there's only one season that I haven't seen," Molly said. "I think it's funny because they have to do a lot of weird different challenges." She's no stranger to adventure; she's already visited 37 states
Women's rights advocates say a 2014 Supreme Court decision could jeopardize access to birth control in Minnesota. They've revived a bill at the state Capitol to require most companies to include contraception in their health insurance plans' prescription drug coverage.
We've all seen the claims – eat this for better health or add this for better nutrition. Even junk foods are now disguised as being good for you. So, this Monday we're getting movin' by giving our grocery list a face lift with some help from Kowalski's dietitian, Sue Moores.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says it has organized employees at Minnesota Medical Solutions, in Ostego, the first facility expected to be open for production.
MNsure has fallen short of its enrollment target for private plans. The exchange announced Wednesday it signed up about 60,000 Minnesotans for commercial coverage in its second round of open enrollment. MNsure's budget is based on netting 67,000 such enrollments.
Sam Kimura, her sister and her best friend are on a mission to help people around the country in need of life saving blood marrow. See how these three young women are going about making a real difference.
A recent University of Minnesota study has revealed that being hungry while shopping not only influences our desire to buy food, but other nonfood objects.
Minnesota health officials and university researchers say they've found 21 new cases of a rare form of lung cancer called mesothelioma among a group of miners who they've been following since the late 1990s.
There has been an outpouring of support for the family of a man who died recently while playing in a pond hockey tournament. Greg Riebe suffered a heart attack at 46. He collapsed after a game at the North American Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Minnetonka last month.
A Minnesota woman hopes her coaching pays off for Julianne Moore, who is nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the film "Still Alice." In the movie, Moore plays the role of a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Moore reached out to Sandy Oltz, of Stearns County. Oltz also suffers from the disease.
MNsure is making a final push to sign up Minnesotans for health care before Sunday's enrollment deadline. More than 60,000 Minnesotans still don't have coverage. This year, there's a tax penalty for people who don't get insurance under the new federal health care law.
After a rocky rollout last year, MNsure says things are running smoother in the final three days left to sign up for health insurance. Open enrollment period ends on Sunday.
Health officials say two patients have been isolated in Portage County while tests are done to see if they have the measles. The county's Health and Human Services Department says testing on the two suspected cases is being done at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene in Madison.
