Minnesota Hospitals, Red Cross Ask For Blood Donations Amid National Supply 'Crisis'
In St. Paul, Minnesotans rolled up their sleeves and outstretched their arms to give blood at a time when the Red Cross says nationwide supply is at a 10-year low.
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In St. Paul, Minnesotans rolled up their sleeves and outstretched their arms to give blood at a time when the Red Cross says nationwide supply is at a 10-year low.
At one of the Red Cross donation sites in Bloomington, they say some of their most common donors are frontline healthcare workers, who are seeing this shortage firsthand.
The American Red Cross is urgently looking for more volunteers as it continues to assist thousands of people whose lives were uprooted by massive disasters.
Two weeks ago, the state's blood supply was short. But when the Red Cross put out a call for help, Minnesotans stepped up.
"This damage and the partial collapse of the structure made it impossible to access and identify the exact point of origin."
Less than a block away from U.S. Bank Stadium, 75 adults that were displaced in the fire are staying at First Covenant Church.
A total of 250 people were staying at the Drake Hotel, which had hotel rooms, apartments and an overflow shelter for people transitioning out of homelessness.
More than 250 people are without a home after that devastating fire in downtown Minneapolis that burned for about 32 hours.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says Polk County, Wisconsin residents can find relief from recent storms at the Red Cross Shower Facility and Water Distribution Center.
Sixty-eight Minnesotans who are volunteers for the Red Cross are down in the flood zone trying to help care for the thousands who have been forced out of their homes by Hurricane Florence.
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Fourteen adults and six children have been displaced following a fire in South St. Paul early Thursday morning.
A Twin Cities police officer used to helping others through their toughest moments, needed lifesaving help herself.
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Calling all donors! The Red Cross needs your help. This time of year, the Red Cross' supply of blood and platelet donations tends to drop.
Parts of the Midwest are reeling from rare December rainfall. The water is rising to near record level, prompting mandatory evacuations in Missouri and Illinois.
Two Minnesotans are traveling to South Carolina with the Red Cross to help with disaster relief efforts.
Crews battled a big fire in Minneapolis Wednesday night.
Authorities say residents were safely evacuated from a burning apartment building in Duluth. Firefighters were on the scene of the fire for about three hours Tuesday night.
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Eastern Minnesota authorities say no one was injured in a duplex fire that displaced 15 people over the weekend. The St. Paul Fire Department says the Sunday blaze started after oil was left cooking on a hot stove.
Minnesota's Nepalese community is raising money to aid for victims of Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal. The estimated magnitude 7.8 quake struck a heavily populated area, including the capital, Kathmandu.
A kitchen fire spread through a house fire in Crystal early Saturday morning. Fire crews responded to a call just before 2 a.m. in the 5600 block of Maryland Avenue.
If he's able to play on Tuesday, it will be a big boost for Minnesota's top line and its top power-play unit.
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A large investment company is warning anyone with stocks to hold on to your hats. Information from JP Morgan says uncertainty is fueling inflation, but so far the market has been more resilient than expected.
The partner of Renee Good, the woman fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in south Minneapolis in January, is asking for the return of the SUV used at the time of the incident, according to a motion filed Friday.
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Dozens of people gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Monday for the third annual Somali Day celebration.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 32-year-old Ryan Eiler died when his vehicle abruptly swerved to the left and hit the cement median barrier on northbound Highway 169 near Highway 62 in Edina.
Demolition means a fresh start for the corner of Snelling and University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the vacant CVS store now gone.
Several dozen people gathered at Lake Como in St. Paul, Minnesota, Sunday, hoping to have their voices heard as they protested the lifting of the mining ban near one of the state's last true wilderness escapes.
A man is dead and a woman is injured after police responded to a shots fired call in Mankato Sunday afternoon.
Researchers say more wolves are roaming a remote Lake Superior island, using moose as one of their primary food sources.
Clouds remain throughout Sunday in Minnesota as the wind picks up with gusts up to 20 mph by the afternoon.
Clouds will linger throughout Saturday with the high temperatures reaching in the low 60s.
A Minnesota family is finally welcoming home U.S Army Captain Willibald C. Bianchi, a war hero they waited more than 80 years to find.
Local and federal law enforcement are investigating after nearly 50 firearms and "a large quantity of ammunition" were stolen from a sporting goods store in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Friday.
Two Minnesotans were killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening in western Wisconsin.
Matthew Keirans used William Woods's identity for decades, then manipulated police into prosecuting Woods, who spent 428 days in jail and 147 days in a mental hospital before DNA evidence proved his innocence.
Dozens of former employees are now suing their former bosses after they were all abruptly laid off from a metal fabrication plant in western Wisconsin.
Officials say more than 100 homes were damaged and one person was injured in a "significant tornado outbreak" across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa on Friday.
Bobby Rogers once came to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to sketch and study; now he leads its design and editorial work, shaping what visitors see and experience.
Moses Cooper, who has cerebral palsy, met running partner Mark Hulsey through My Team Triumph Minnesota two years ago and the pair qualified for the Boston Marathon at Grandma's Marathon last summer.
Mackenzie Reed, head custodian at Shakopee East Middle School, has painted large-scale murals throughout the building she once attended as a student, creating a more welcoming space for current students.
Kristi comes to the Salvation Army not only to get food, but to shine her light. She talks with and encourages people waiting in line.
The way Mary Hernandez describes it, the effort to keep families off the street in Shakopee, Minnesota, is like trying to keep your head above water.
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Renee Good's wife is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to give back the SUV she was shot in.
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Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
The bill would provide an average refund increase of $171 to homeowners after sharp property tax increases across the state this year.
The bills aim to close what supporters call a gambling law loophole, allowing for these prediction markets to flourish with no regulations.
It's a bittersweet changing of kegs and hands in northeast Minneapolis as HeadFlyer Brewing issued a permanent last call on Sunday.
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The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to create a security unit for elected officials and increase capitol protections after recent attacks.
Arrests by ICE agents declined across the U.S. following the Minneapolis killings and changes in enforcement leadership.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.
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Minnesota lawmakers are calling for the humanitarian release of a woman detained earlier this year amid Operation Metro Surge who is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst.
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National Nurses United warns Hennepin County Medical Center could close following federal health care cuts under H.R. 1, threatening care across Minnesota and the Midwest.
Hundreds of nursing home workers from across the Twin Cities are on strike Monday.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after his death.
Bobby Rogers once came to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to sketch and study; now he leads its design and editorial work, shaping what visitors see and experience.
A video game is helping people experience the Ojibwe culture in a new way.
At Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, a new production is using the stage to explore the impact of immigration and displacement.
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Denver's Nikola Jokic has been fined $50,000, and Minnesota's Julius Randle $35,000, for their roles in an altercation during Game 4 of their playoff series, the NBA announced Sunday.
Yandy Diaz homered as part of a four-run third inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 to complete a three-game series sweep.
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WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says rain showers will move out tonight and sunshine will return tomorrow.
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Rain showers move out of Minnesota overnight Tuesday and the clouds will follow, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
Monday will be a rainy day across Minnesota before a cooler stretch will settle in, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Lisa Meadows.
Monday is mostly a wash, but it looks mainly dry the rest of the week with temps warming to the 60s and 70s for the weekend, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames reports.
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