First responders in the St. Cloud area are tweaking and reinforcing protocols to be ready for Ebola. St. Cloud Fire Chief Bill Mund says the moves start with the 911 dispatchers.
A local effort is being organized to help the people of West Africa affected by the Ebola crisis. The Central Minnesota Helps Fund through the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is raising money for aid to Liberia.
Minnesota health officials say they'll be in daily touch with travelers returning to Minnesota from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for 21 days, the incubation period for Ebola.
Governor Mark Dayton says he's been in contact this week with federal government officials about his request that Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport be added to advance screening sites for Ebola.