A 2012 Wilder Research study reported 58 percent of children in child care settings in rural Minnesota are served by home-based providers, compared to 33 percent in the Twin Cities metro area.

Some jobs stick with you. For Herb Hinz, this job was Republic Services of Minnesota, a garbage company where he worked for 38 years. Hinz, now a resident at Friendship Manor Health Care Center, ...

Ray Caswell of Shakopee used to spend his days fixing Xerox copy machines. Nowadays, he spends a lot of time surrounded by toys. Almost a year ago, he became the sole paid employee of Toy Corner, ...

Minnesota is front and center of the eighth season of “Love is Blind,” with 32 singles from across the Twin Cities participating on the reality show for a chance at a forever love. Netflix released ...

When Mom or Dad – or perhaps you or your spouse – need a nursing home, the logical strategy is to find one close to home. But what if that home has no room available? Where’s the ...

National Invasive Species Awareness Week begins Monday, February 24. It’s a time to learn about the spread of invasive ...

to efforts to reduce the stigma of mental health care and campaigns to improve school children’s fitness and nutrition. CITY COUNCIL’S RESPONSE Council members were eager to ask questions.

Schenk outlined to the Meeker County Board at a recent meeting the dramatic upgrades that have occurred in foster home care in Meeker in recent times. Back in 2016, she reported, Meeker County had ...

“Long-term care costs can undo any amount of transition and estate planning if not addressed.” Currently, one in every two Americans age 65 or older will have some type of stay in a nursing home.

A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles ...

Health and wellness exhibitors and the public are invited to the upcoming annual Ridgewater College Community Health Fairs and Health Care Job Fairs ... Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico After ...