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An outbreak of impetigo at Belle Plaine High School Friday night had several football players heading to the doctors office instead of the football field. However, here in the St. Cloud Metro area, schools are trying to stay ahead of the curve.

With a growing number of Lyme disease cases in Minnesota, one family from Monticello has been hit particularly hard with three members diagnosed.

Four deer in central Minnesota have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Minnesota officials are warning about a rising number of reports of a disease in raccoons that can affect dogs.

Wildlife managers have found two more deer suspected of being infected with chronic wasting disease near the southeastern Minnesota town of Preston, raising the number of confirmed and presumptive infected deer found in the area to five.

Wildlife managers say two deer shot by hunters near Lanesboro in southeastern Minnesota were infected with chronic wasting disease.

Some walked for support, others for family, but no matter the reason they all walked towards one goal at the St. Cloud MS Walk this (Sunday) morning. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. Walk MS is a fundraiser that connects people living with Multiple Sclerosis and helps raise money to find a cure.

A local organization is wanting to make Sauk Rapids a Alzheimer's friendly community. Today (Wednesday) members of the ACT on Alzheimer's group held a community visioning meeting to help others understand about this growing disease.

November is American Diabetes Month and about 15,000 kids are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes each year.

Minnesota health officials say the risk of contracting a tick-borne disease remains high, despite the harsh winter that we've endured.