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WORTHINGTON -- Recently I finished reading the best mystery of any I've discovered in many years, "Everybody Knew Pete" by Marian Mathews Hersrud, a Marshall native. Early in the book, the reader knows who was murdered but not the reason for the killing or "who done it." Hersrud...

WORTHINGTON -- It was seven weeks ago when Newport Laboratories in Worthington announced it had developed herd-specific vaccine to help guard against the novel H1N1 influenza virus in swine. Today, the company is issuing a challenge to pork producer associations, state and federal...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota health officials confirmed two more deaths from H1N1 flu Wednesday as more schools report flu outbreaks and the number of people hospitalized continues to rise. While the Health Department will not provide specific identifications, the family of Oliver Franklin...

WORTHINGTON -- With more than 99 percent of the influenza cases in the United States at this time designated as H1N1 novel influenza, Nobles-Rock Community Health Services officials have been talking about little else. During the NRCHS meeting Wednesday in Worthington, NRCHS Administrator...

ST. PAUL -- Operators are standing by to answer calls from feverish, coughing and achy Minnesotans. What Minnesota health officials call the country's first statewide flu help line that can prescribe medicine launched Wednesday at 1-866-259-4655. Minnesota FluLine, open 24 hours...