Are you sick? Know someone who is or has been? New data from the state health department shows hospital admissions for COVID-19 and RSV have increased, and flu-related hospitalizations are soaring.

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity invited the public to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter Thursday. The organization raised walls for community members to sign personal messages to the late president. 

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