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EpiPen shortage fraying nerves of parents with allergic kids
The FDA says it understands families and communities may be experiencing shortages of EpiPens, but that the EpiPen and similar lifesaving products are available, though people may have to hunt for them.
Council OKs plan to move Minneapolis homeless camp onto Red Lake land
The City Council signed off Wednesday on a plan to relocate a growing homeless encampment along Hiawatha Avenue to property nearby owned by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. Many challenges remain.
Minnesota lawmakers ask for meeting on refinery explosion
A massive explosion and subsequent fires in April at an oil refinery in Superior, Wis., forced a mass evacuation and raised questions about the refinery's use of hydrogen fluoride, a toxic chemical. Now several lawmakers want a public forum on the issue.
Will Congress bring sky-high air ambulance bills down to Earth?
Medevac helicopter companies are on the congressional radar, as a funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration nears passage. Consumer protections against deceptive practices could become law.
Taken for a ride: M.D. injured in ATV crash gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip
After an accident in an all-terrain vehicle crushed a doctor's left arm, he was whisked by air ambulance to the closest trauma center for specialized care. Soon he was fighting over the $56,603 bill.