The Truth About Trick-or-Treating Age Limits in Minnesota

With Halloween just a few days away, I know there are some Minnesota moms scrambling to get all of the candy to pass out to trick-or-treaters. Obviously, we pick out the kind of candy we love the most because of the "mom tax". About 45 million...

Minnesota soybean farmers fear lasting scars from Trump’s trade war with China

TRACY, MINN. – Months into a trade war with China, steel grain bins across rural Minnesota sit plump with soybeans without a market, and farmers are nervously eyeing balance sheets. On Wednesday, news broke across an ocean that, ahead of a planned...

State halts payments in 14 Medicaid programs over fraud, orders audit

The Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota, which represents more than 200 disability services providers in the state, expressed concern Wednesday that the broad payment pause could negatively affect people with disabilities.“ARRM...

Minnesota Basketball: What has gone wrong?

This is starting to feel a little too familiar. Gopher basketball is opening the season with a new coaching staff and in today’s college basketball landscape, that means we are essentially starting with a new roster. An offseason with a coaching...

Minnesota Pauses Medicaid Payments for Fraud Review

St. Paul, MN (MinnesotaNow) - Governor Tim Walz has announced a third-party audit of 14 “high-risk” Medicaid services in Minnesota. A news release issued by his office today says payments for the affected programs will be paused for up to three...

Minnesota: Drugs companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Minnesota in Q3

In the third quarter of 2025, three Drugs companies received three FDA inspections in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was the lowest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in Minnesota,...

Minnesota brings in third-party group to audit high-risk Medicaid program billings

According to the governor’s office, the programs involved are: Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention services for autism, Integrated Community Supports, Nonemergency Medical Transportation, Peer Recovery Services, Adult...

This November's family and kids events in Southwest Minnesota

Mike Schwartz, Jackson County Library System Governing Board Member | https://www.cityofjacksonmn.com/ Mike Schwartz, Jackson County Library System Governing Board Member | https://www.cityofjacksonmn.com/ Don't miss out on these family and kids s...

Detroit Lions fall to Vikings at Ford Field

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 02: T.J. Hockenson #87 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates a touchdown with Nick Vannett #81 in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions in the game at Ford Field on November 02, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by...

State of Minnesota to use third party to audit Medicaid billing

MINNESOTA (Flag Family Media) - Governor Tim Walz says the state of Minnesota will hire a third party to audit billing for 14 Medicaid services considered at high risk for fraud. The state’s Department of Human Services signed a one-year, $2.3...

Government shutdown could impact heating assistance for Minnesotans as cold weather nears

The federal government shutdown could impact Minnesota heating assistance this winter. The state of Minnesota has not yet received new funds for the 2025-2026 winter season, and payments for heating bills, emergency fuel deliveries, and furnace...

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SNAP deadline: More than 450K Minnesotans could lose benefits on Nov. 1

With the government shutdown dragging on, Minnesota is bracing for the end of grocery benefits for hundreds of thousands of residents. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - As benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to expire for...

SNAP benefits ending: What Minnesotans need to know

With the ongoing government shutdown set to end SNAP benefits for millions in November, there are calls to support the organizations working to fill the gap. FOX 9's Bill Keller has the latest. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Supplemental Nutrition...

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Minnesota anarchist TikToker arrested for placing bounty on AG Pam Bondi released without bail

Tyler Maxon Avalos was previously convicted of two felonies. A Minnesota man who was arrested by the FBI for a TikTok post placing a $45,000 bounty on the head of Attorney General Pam Bondi has been released without bail. Tyler Maxon Avalos, 30,...

Goggleye tops Bois Forte special election

David Colburn NETT LAKE — Bois Forte band members handed a landslide victory to Jeneal Goggleye in Tuesday’s special election to fill the District 1 tribal council seat vacated in August by former council member Perry Drift. Goggleye outdistanced...

Federal employee unions say their members are struggling to make ends meet due to government shutdown

Federal employees have now officially missed their first full paycheck, as the government shutdown extends into Day 30. SAINT PAUL, Minn. — For 30 days now, the federal government shutdown has created considerable uncertainty for approximately...

Keystone Community Services supports families amid the SNAP lapse

President and CEO, Adero Riser Cobb, stopped by KARE 11 on Sunday to talk about the impact of the government shutdown on food assistance programs. SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Keystone Community Services supports communities through food programs amid the...

5 Things to Know About the Minneapolis Mayor’s Race

Minneapolis voters will cast their ballots for mayor Tuesday, but the ranked-choice voting system they will use makes it unlikely Americans will know who won the race on Election Day. While four candidates took part in debates, the race seems...