Thursday, May 23 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:13:54 GMT
A groundbreaking procedure saved the life of a little boy. And it could change the way doctors treat a potentially deadly breathing condition. Kaiba Gionfriddo suffered a collapse of the windpipe. His
Doctors invented a tiny device to help expand the airway.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:56 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:56:16 GMT
Some local bike riders aren't letting the raining weather change their plans. Out promoting the benefits of biking today the mayors of Mankato and North Mankato. The weather might not be ideal but many
The North Mankato and Mankato mayors are organizing a bike ride through the two cities.
It's all a part of National Bike Month observed in May.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:32:13 GMT
DFL lawmakers made good on a lot of their promises coming off their big electoral victory in 2012. Arguably none bigger than funding for K-12 education. Along with higher per pupil funding, the state
Most districts already had all-day kindergarten, will now be funded in full
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:29:00 GMT
A CVS Pharmacy worker in Mankato is facing multiple felonies after allegedly stealing more than a thousand prescription pills. Back on Monday, authorities were contacted about an employee theft concerning
A CVS Pharmacy worker in Mankato is facing multiple felonies after allegedly stealing more than a thousand prescription pills. Back on Monday, authorities were contacted about an employee theft concerning
WASHINGTON D.C. -
President Obama called congressional leaders before he left Hawaii last night searching for a way to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. President Obama and the Senate cut short their holiday vacations to work out a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. They have less than five days to come to an agreement before tax hikes and spending cuts kick in. Senator Majority leader Harry Reid has a plan to let tax cuts expire for households making more than $250-thousand dollars a year - along with short term spending cuts instead of the long-term cuts that would happen if there is no deal.
Negotiations between President Obama and House Republican leaders stalled last week. The House is now leaving it up to the Democratic-controlled Senate to solve the problem before the New Year deadline. In addition to the fiscal cliff, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned Congress that the U.S. is close to hitting its debt limit of $16.4 trillion dollars. Geithner said the government will take steps to allow more borrowing after December 31st. To put it in terms we can better understand analysts say the higher taxes that will come with the fiscal cliff would give the average American about 15-hundred dollars less to spend next year.