A new Minnesota brief finds 47.2% of respondents experienced discrimination in health care; many say it led them to delay or skip needed treatment. The findings highlight gaps for transgender people, people of color and those on public coverage.

The Minnesota Department of Health has taken temporary control of The Terrace at Crystal after repeated safety and funding problems. State officials say the move protects residents while they stabilize operations.

State officials rolled out 'Pinch, jump, splash!' — pinch your nose or use a nose clip and avoid submerging to lower a rare Naegleria fowleri risk this summer.

A precautionary boil‑water advisory is in effect for Maple Plain after a pressure loss may have let contaminants into the system. Crews are restoring flow and tests are pending.

State officials say dogs adopted from parts of South Dakota show a ‘high prevalence’ of canine brucellosis; testing and veterinary inspections are strongly advised.

A veterinary sedative called medetomidine — “rhino tranq” — is turning up in Minnesota fentanyl, deepening sedation and complicating overdoses. Officials urge naloxone, rescue breathing and hospital evaluation.

Child drownings are climbing nationally as Minnesota families head to lakes and backyard pools. Health officials urge layered safeguards, swim lessons and CPR.

Preliminary state data show Minnesota’s suicide rate rose in 2025 as firearm deaths climbed, with men, Indigenous people and rural areas hardest hit.

A Stillwater teen required emergency surgery after swallowing a tiny wire bristle from a grill brush. Federal recalls have pulled millions of similar brushes.

Employees and family members say Capitol Park is understaffed and leaving patients at risk, raising questions about oversight of the new St. Paul hospital. State reporting rules and the chain's legal history add urgency to the concerns.

Mosquito samples in Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota counties tested positive for West Nile, MMCD says. Officials are increasing surveillance and urging common‑sense precautions.

Allina Health launched two mobile screening units — a mammography truck and a mobile low-dose CT — bringing breast and lung cancer screening into Twin Cities neighborhoods.

Powassan virus — a rare but serious tick-borne infection — is active in parts of the Brainerd Lakes area; officials urge awareness during peak tick months. Learn symptoms, testing limits and prevention steps.