An Infectious Disease Specialist recalls what we have learned after Covid was first identified five years ago.

COVID-19 in the United States. Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old.

Meanwhile, many of the SBA's EIDL loans are being charged off and considered in default. In 2021, the agency charged off $21.5 million in EIDL loans. In 2022, that grew to $198.2 million. Last year, the agency charged off $52 billion in EIDL loans — about 17% of its portfolio.

Minnesota hospitals are leaning on triage systems, created out of desperation during peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, to weather the current surge of patients with influenza and other viral illnesses who are crowding their emergency rooms.

But it warned that the outlook is clouded by President-elect Donald Trump's promises to slash U.S. taxes, impose tariffs on foreign goods, ease regulations on businesses and deport millions of immigrants working illegally in the United States.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stopped 52 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2024, according to year-end data released on Wednesday.

It's not just JPMorgan Chase. Across the industry, banks are rethinking their remote-work policies — but experts say it won't be easy to turn back the clock.

M Health Fairview said its hospitals are crowding due to what it called a "quad-demic," an influx of influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus cases.

Patients are piling up in Minnesota emergency rooms once again, but it’s not just from COVID-19. State health officials say influenza is making a comeback, combining with COVID, norovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to put more pressure on Minnesota hospitals than they’ve faced since the end of the pandemic.

As the new year gets underway, some Americans may be on the hunt for new jobs. The 2025 edition of LinkedIn’s "Jobs on the Rise" report identified positions that have seen major growth.

Hospitals in the Twin Cities and across the region are being stretched thin trying to keep up with the soaring number of flu patients seeking care.

After 13 years serving the Twin Cities, whimsical boutique clothing retailer Poppy will close its doors at the end of the month. First known as Poppy Togs and Clogs when it opened on Snelling Avenue in St.