Minnesotans brave poor air quality to get outdoors on Saturday
On Saturday, an event billed as the upper Midwest’s largest gathering of food trucks was in Minneapolis, on a day when Canada’s wildfire smoke made it harder for some people to breathe.
Wisconsin confirms first 9 measles cases of 2025, all linked to out-of-state travel
Wisconsin health officials confirmed the first nine cases of measles in 2025 in the state on Saturday.
Gen Z is ditching boxed cereals at breakfast: 'Couldn't pay me to eat them'
Traditional breakfast cereal has been declining as Gen Z chooses other popular breakfast items over highly processed options.
MN weather: Dry Saturday, air quality alert continues
Aside from having poor air quality with smoke and haze, we’re set to have a dry weekend across most of Minnesota.
Minnesota, Wisconsin air quality alert extended through noon Monday
The air quality alert for all of Minnesota and Wisconsin has been extended through noon Monday.
Medicaid, Medicare may cover weight loss drugs under new pilot program: report
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach for many obese Americans.
Smoky air cancels some summer camps, forces major changes at others
Unhealthy air from Canadian wildfire smoke has forced changes at a lot of Twin Cities summer camps, creating problems for some parents.
Trump proposes new private tracking system for Americans' personal health data
The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.
South Carolina boy dies from brain-eating amoeba in lake
“My son was a very smart individual. If he had one warning, he would have thought swimming in the lake was a bad idea," the boy's father said.
Ann Arbor hotel lawsuit: Woman infected with MRSA while in unkept pool, says attorney
A woman who scraped her knee at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Ann Arbor nearly lost her leg after an infection, allegedly from the unclean water.
Minnesota weather: Statewide air quality alert issued through Saturday
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced Tuesday the entire state is under an air quality alert for the remainder of the week.
What is CTE? NYC shooting suspect Shane Tamura claims to suffer from CTE linked to football injuries
A suicide note blamed the NFL and possible CTE for Shane Tamura's mental decline. Here's what we know.
Minnesota air quality alert issued for Tuesday, Wednesday
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for much of central and northern Minnesota for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Judge blocks Trump efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A previous injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.
World's most premature baby defies all medical odds to reach 1st birthday
Nash Keen, born at 21 weeks and weighing 10 ounces, just celebrated his first birthday and earned a Guinness World Record as the most premature baby to survive.
Study finds weight can return months after ending use of anti-obesity drugs
Researchers in a recent study discovered that people taking medications to help them lose weight might experience weight gain after they stop using the drugs.