Firefighters are pushing for health screenings due to cancer risks. A significant percentage of fire personnel are estimated to develop cancer, which is a leading cause of death. This issue is still being addressed years after a major incident highlighted the dangers of air toxins.
The Minnesota Firefighter Initiative has information on this topic, including estimates of cancer development among firefighters. Further details are available from this group and other sources.
Health risks for firefighters are a concern, with cancer being a major issue. Efforts to address this problem are ongoing, with some progress made in recent years, including state lawmakers approving a relevant measure in 2021.
Cretin-Derham Hall coach Kim Royston and defensive end Clarence Johnson Jr., a Kansas commit, are scheduled to join Randy Shaver in the studio on Week 2 of the Minnesota high school football season....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a two-run homer and his double in the ninth inning keyed the game-winning rally as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Friday night. The Guardians moved two games ahead of Toronto in the race for the AL’s third wild-card s...
The Minnesota 9/11 Tribute memorial concert returned to the Lake Harriet Bandshell in South Minneapolis after a hiatus of several years to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but it could be its last....
A Virginia-based data center developer has scrapped its plans to move into the former Star Tribune printing facility in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood....
A tornado was spotted in Stevens County around 8 p.m. Friday, causing a Tornado Warning for the area. The National Weather Service issued the warning until 8:45 p.m. Those in southern Stevens County were asked to seek shelter immediately. A picture of the tornado, as seen in the ...
Minnesotans gathered Wednesday to honor the innocent lives lost on 9/11 and the emergency personnel who ran toward danger. For Minnesota Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner John Cunningham, the memories of that day remain as vivid. “Twenty-five years goes by fast, ...
