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Dr. Daniel Hoody at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center advises precautions for combatting flu and other respiratory illnesses, and Essentia Health advises choosing care carefully.

From Ada to Winnie and Anders to Wylder, Northern Minnesotans' 2025 baby names range from one-of-a-kind to one-of-many.

KAXE covered natural disasters, federal funding chaos, Eichorn's arrest and resignation, mining permits and wild rice, library budget cuts, sheriffs teaming with ICE and more.

The agreement with the Minnesota Nurses Association was reached after 10 bargaining sessions beginning in July 2025.

The district plans to open a school-based health center by the end of 2026 using a state grant. The work is a continuation of efforts to meet students' needs.

Freewill donations collected at the event will support grief support services at Essentia-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.

After arbitrators found no breach of contract with Essentia Health ending labor and delivery services at Fosston, the city announced it is seeking to end the provider's role in the hospital.

Proceeds from the Nov. 30, 2025, event will support hospice care services at Essentia Health-Fosston.

The new contract will cover the almost 300 nurses who work for Essentia in the Brainerd lakes area for the next three years.

Plus: A winter-hardy cover crop is being explored as a sustainable jet fuel source; and the Esko girls finished 4th place at the state soccer tournament.