Neighboring cities could lose EMS, Cottage Grove mayor warns
Cottage Grove provides EMS to the cities of St. Paul Park, Newport and the Township of Grey Cloud Island.
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Cottage Grove provides EMS to the cities of St. Paul Park, Newport and the Township of Grey Cloud Island.
Months before thrill-seeking snowboarders and skiers take to Burnsville, Minnesota's Buck Hill, the site played host to a grueling challenge for a good cause.
Hennepin County EMS is teaching people how to perform CPR without performing mouth-to-mouth.
Minnesota first responders got a rare opportunity this week to work with colleagues around the state and simulate a real-life disaster.
Minnesota first responders got a rare opportunity this week to work with colleagues around the state and simulate a real-life disaster.
The number of 911 calls is going up, but the number of licensed emergency responders is going down. Jonah Kaplan has more on this WCCO investigation.
State leaders are highlighting what they're calling a "system in crisis.”
This is a hundred more calls than all of 2023.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were on scene at Macalester College Tuesday in St. Paul, but there's nothing to worry about. It was just a drill.
Ambulance services say they need a lifeline from lawmakers this session to shore up services, especially for people who need their help in rural parts of Minnesota.
Emergency services are a remarkably close-knit family, and after this weekend's tragedy in which two police officers and a firefighter were killed, metro-area first responders are stepping into help each other.
A bipartisan legislative task force looking at solutions to problems facing emergency medical services agrees that there are funding gaps for providing that care, but hasn't found consensus on how to pay for it.
See how a new task force deals with problems facing rural Minnesota EMS.
There are an average of more than 700,000 calls for an ambulance in Minnesota each year. But now providers are calling for help, too: They need more workers.
Hennepin EMS says they usually average six calls an hour, but with yesterday’s falls, they got between 20 to 30.
A 911 call brought them together, but the unique birthing situation will keep them connected for years to come.
Urban and rural EMS are watching the forecast closely as a winter storm threatens to bring rain, ice and snow across Minnesota.
