Laura Butterbrodt
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Health reporter @Duluthnews
Duluth, MN
Joined January 2016
Laura Butterbrodt brings you the latest news on health and wellness. Turn to her for the latest wellness news.
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Nurses are on strike in the Twin Cities and Duluth area. Host Cathy Wurzer spoke with @laura_butter_ the health reporter for the Duluth News Tribune. Listen below.
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The strike is the largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history.
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Duluth international student raises awareness about war in her homeland Ukraine
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Fifteen-year-old Daria Devko, of Kyiv, said she believes that knowledge is power, and she hopes to educate other Duluthians about the war in Ukraine. She performs an original speech about why the war...
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Miller Hill Perkins closes after 37 years
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Owner Dillon Flaherty said he closed the restaurant for a number of reasons, including building maintenance needs and struggles after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Duluth ketamine clinic offers alternative avenue for mental health treatment
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Ketamine North Infusion Center has administered about 5,000 infusions of ketamine since it opened in 2019. This summer, owners Natalie Johnson and Patrick Bailey plan to open a second clinic on the...
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The Blatnik Bridge connects Wisconsin and Minnesota — and is one of the most important bridges in the region. Bridges like this are critical to our economy and keep us connected. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest in fixing over 15,000 bridges.
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Guinness World Records declares Esko family tallest in world
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The Trapp family of five has an average height of 6 feet, 8 inches.
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Big changes coming to the restaurants at the Radisson in downtown Duluth!
The revolving restaurant, which in 2010 was rebranded from Top of the Harbor to JJ Astor, will again get a name change with its face-lift.
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There were 3,485 cases recorded in the 10-county region this week, breaking the previous record set in late November 2020. That case total does not include positive at-home tests.
Highest-ever COVID-19 case total recorded in Northland this week
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Duluth doctor encourages COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
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Infectious disease physician Sara Lund was among the first pregnant women in Minnesota to be vaccinated in 2020. Now, she and her family are hoping to increase the vaccination rate in pregnant women.
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St. Mary's Medical Center to be demolished when Vision Northland is complete
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Essentia Health and the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery said that the building, which is 100 years old in some parts, is too expensive to renovate or repurpose.
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The Memo: New tattoo studio to open in Lincoln Park
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Laura Butterbrodt wants to hear from you! Tips? Thoughts? Story ideas? Send them her way, lbutterbrodt@duluthnews.com.
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Northland 7-day COVID-19 case total highest since 2020
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Seventeen COVID-related deaths were recorded in the region Jan. 7-13.
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The Memo: Sven and Ole's Grand Marais building for sale
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Laura Butterbrodt wants to hear from you! Tips? Thoughts? Story ideas? Send them her way, lbutterbrodt@duluthnews.com.
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Duluth health care experts urge mask wearing despite council rejecting mandate
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The City Council received 230 letters from residents between Thursday night and Monday's meeting, both in support and opposed.
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St. Louis County recorded 10 COVID deaths in the seven-day period. The county now has a total of 438 COVID-related deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Northland recorded 1,523 new positive cases of COVID-19 this week — the third week in a row total cases have decreased.
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Building demolition forces closure, relocation of downtown Duluth businesses
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