The University of Minnesota and Essentia Health are in early discussions to create an “all-Minnesota health solution" under a new nonprofit entity.

The University of Minnesota and Essentia Health share the framework for a bold vision to write the next chapter of healthcare for all Minnesotans.

The University of Minnesota and Duluth-based Essentia Health announced ambitious but vague plans on Friday to create an “all-Minnesota health system solution” through a $1 billion joint investment over five years.

The U of M Spirit Squad has now added two more national championships at the 2025 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championships in Orlando. The Gophers won in Cheer (Small Coed Game Day) and Dance (Pom).

The University of Minnesota track and field program is set to host its first home meet of 2025 with the Jack Johnson Classic from Jan. 24-25.

(ABC 6 News) — A new healthcare system is being proposed between the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health. The organizations say the $1 billion plan would help overcome healthcare challenges seen in Minnesota like rising costs, limited access, and health disparities.

Essentia Health and University of Minnesota propose a new nonprofit healthcare organization to address rising costs and expand care access in Minnesota.

The University of Minnesota cheer squad also took home a national championship, the team’s first in its history. Cheerleading squads actually originated at the University of Minnesota in 1898. And the team still uses that original chant: “Ski-U-Mah!”

From the start of the school year through December, data from Minneapolis Police shows a 49 percent decrease in reported crimes in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, which includes Dinkytown. The drop has come in conjunction with the opening of UMN's off-campus safety center, as well as the colder temperatures of winter.

It was a much better effort from the fourth-ranked Gophers men's hockey team and it'll officially go down as a 3-3 tie with No. 2 Michigan State. But it was the Spartans who picked up the extra point in a shootout Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.

Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69 on Saturday.