Minnesota health leaders are urging caution at holiday gatherings as respiratory viruses continue to spread. A spike in flu and RSV levels early in the season is combining with COVID-19 and filling hospitals. Federal data released Monday shows an 86-percent hospital occupancy rate. Officials say more than ten-percent of inpatients had COVID-19, flu, or both.
About the Author: Ashley Hanley
Ashley (Goettl) Hanley is a North Mankato native and Mankato West graduate who made the switch from TV journalism to radio.
After five years at KEYC News 12, Ashley is thrilled to be working for KTOE News. Ashley and her husband John, and son John, enjoy spending time in the community. You can also find Ashley coaching and playing softball and supporting her brother on the MSU football team and her sister with Scarlet athletics.
Even though she went to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Ashley kept her Minnesota roots and is a big Twins and Vikings fan!
