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Greater Minnesota

Nurses cancel threatened strike in Hibbing

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association pulled their strike notice after progress was made in a 12-hour bargaining session Thursday with Range Regional Health Services hospital.

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A spring surprise? The heavy snow didn't mean more killed fish

A spring surprise? The heavy snow didn't mean more killed fish

No more than the usual number of fish died from lack of oxygen under the ice and snow. Now the DNR begins the restocking of ponds where fish did die over the winter to restore the fish supply and encourage families to take to the water.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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8th District gets a taste of 2012 a year early

8th District gets a taste of 2012 a year early

Political ads are flooding the airwaves to criticize freshman U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack's vote for the Republican budget plan. A group supporting the congressman has launched a defense of him as well.
by Brett Neely

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Minn. program uses American Indian culture to target prison recidivism

Minn. program uses American Indian culture to target prison recidivism

The Red Road Home pilot program in northern Minnesota uses cultural and spiritual practices to try and slow down the revolving prison door on American Indian offenders. There are early signs of success, but the program may soon run out of funding.
by Tom Robertson

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Minn. nursing home program minimizes medication

Minn. nursing home program minimizes medication

A nursing home in Duluth is one of more than a dozen in Minnesota participating in a program called Awakenings, the goal of which is to wean residents, especially those with dementia, off nonessential drugs that might be robbing them of their personalities and harming them physically.

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Hibbing nurses schedule a three-day strike

The two sides have been negotiating for nearly nine months. The union says the main sticking points have been staffing levels, scheduling and a management proposal that lumps sick days and vacation days together.

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