Drug
Drug Test For Lawmakers: Next Stop, Senate
Members of the Minnesota Senate will decide whether to require drug tests for lawmakers to qualify for their pay and benefits.
Health Watch: Brain Cancer Drug May Help Alzheimer’s Patients
A drug used to treat cancer may someday offer hope for patients living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Drug Court Officials To Rally At Minn. Capitol
Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea will join other judges and Gov. Mark Dayton at a rally to promote the state’s drug court system.
Clinical Trial Could Save 6-Year-Old Minn. Boy’s Life
A Twin Cities family just got the approval to try a new drug that could save their little boy’s life. The new Pfizer drug could stabilize, even shrink a tumor in 6–year-old Gavin Pierson’s brain. Left untreated he could die.
Hospitals Post Guidelines To Stop Flu Spread; New Drug In Testing
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is joining other health care facilities in putting out guidelines to stop the spread of the flu.
Son Shows School Principal Evidence That His Mom Uses Meth
After a 12-year-old boy showed his school principal evidence that his mother was using narcotics, 32-year-old Sabina Marie Coolen, of Chatham Township in Wright County, has now been charged with storing meth paraphernalia in the presence of a child.
Minn. Departments Team Up To Fight Drug Abuse
The Minnesota departments of Health, Education, Corrections and Public Safety are now working together to fight drug abuse.
Treatment Shows Promise Of Stopping Alzheimer’s Progression
A new treatment is showing promise in stopping the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
O.J. Simpson’s Former Girlfriend Facing Drug Charges In Minnesota
The Minnesota woman who once was OJ Simpson’s girlfriend is facing drug charges in Moorhead, Minn.
14 Charged For Selling Crack In Undercover Investigation
Fourteen people were charged Monday in connection with an alleged cocaine and crack ring in Minneapolis.
New US Plan To Stop Drug Flow Over Northern Border
Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House’s newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries.
Excedrin Maker Issues Recall After Broken Pills Reports
A large drug company is voluntarily recalling four different drug products in the United States after consumers complained of chipped and broken pills in their bottles.
Experimental Cholesterol Drug Could Help Millions
In Health Watch, doctors are excited about a new cholesterol drug. They say it could eventually help millions of Americans control their cholesterol levels.
Police: 2 Arrested Accidentally Called Cop, Asked For Pot
Two men were arrested in St. Cloud after police say they dialed the wrong number and attempted to buy a pound of marijuana from a police officer.
Winona Man Arrested Under New Minn. Anti-Drug Law
It didn’t take long for Winona police to make their first arrest under a new Minnesota law banning a synthetic drug known as “plant food.”























