Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Remembering a famous Minnesota State Fair baker
Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Never miss The Glean MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news delivered in our daily newsletter. If you’ve been to the Minnesota State Fair, perhaps you’ve seen a...
Owner: MinnPost
Minnesota Head Start programs in limbo as they wait on federal dollars
(ABC 6 News) — It’s been almost a month since the federal government shut down, and we’re now learning Minnesota’s Head Start childcare programs are in limbo as they now have to wait to get their federal funding until the government opens back up....
Owner: Stanley S. Hubbard
Week in Iowa: Halloween in Iowa, Feenstra joins governors race and what to know about ACA open enrollment
Neutral
Quad-City Times - Iowa
·
Welcome to Week in Iowa. kAm%96C6VD 2 49:== :? E96 2:C :? x@H2 2?5 :EVD ?@E ;FDE 3642FD6 E96 H62E96C :D 4@@=:?8 5@H?] k^Am kAmpD ~4E@36C 4@>6D E@ 2 4=@D6[ x@H2?D 2C6 86EE:?8 E96 >@DE @FE @7 E96 3@?6\49:==:?8 E:>6 @7 J62C[ 7C@> 2 w2==@H66? A2C256...
Owner: Lee Enterprises
WalletHub says Minnesota is a top state for working parents, job seekers
Indeterminate
KIMT News 3 - Minnesota
·
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota has been recognized as one of the top states for jobs, placing third overall in a new WalletHub report. Governor Tim Walz says the state excelled in categories such as median annual income, economic environment, and job...
Owner: Byron Allen
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...
Owner: Glen Taylor
Charges: Former Minneapolis council member crashed into parked car, tried to drive away
A 44-year-old former Minneapolis City Council member was charged with DWI earlier this week after crashing into a parked car and refusing to cooperate with law enforcement. Alondra Espejel, also known as Alondra Cano, was charged on Thursday with...
Owner: Stanley S. Hubbard
Special elections to decide whether DFL, GOP control Minnesota Senate
Indeterminate
The Brunswick News - Georgia
·
MINNEAPOLIS — Two special elections next Tuesday to fill vacancies in the Minnesota Senate will determine the balance of power in the narrowly divided chamber, where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party holds a one-seat majority. In what is seen as...
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...
Owner: Glen Taylor
“Calculated, Complex, Pure Terror”: Zelensky After Russian Military Strikes Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure
Pam Bondi Faces TERRIFYING TikTok Death Threat, $45,000 Bounty Goes Viral; FBI Nabs Suspect A chilling TikTok post has sparked a federal investigation after a Minnesota man allegedly uploaded a “Wanted — Dead or Alive” bounty poster targeting...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
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...
Owner: Townsquare Media
Breaking down how ranked choice voting works in Minnesota
Indeterminate
FOX 9 - Minnesota
·
Minneapolis and other Minnesota cities will use ranked-choice voting in its elections next week, but what does that mean? FOX 9's Soyoung Kim has the breakdown. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - With Election Day less than a week away, this guide will show...
Owner: Murdoch Family
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,...
Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
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...
Owner: Jay Penske
Minnesota brings in third-party group to audit high-risk Medicaid program billings
Indeterminate
Albert Lea Tribune - Minnesota
·
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...
Owner: Boone Family
Government shutdown could impact heating assistance for Minnesotans as cold weather nears
Indeterminate
FOX 9 - Minnesota
·
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...
Owner: Murdoch Family
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...
Owner: Townsquare Media
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,...
Owner: Jeff Webb
Public health leaders discuss current concerns around health with St. Louis County
CLOQUET, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Cloquet community members joined St. Louis County public health professionals to hear from the University of Minnesota’s Director of Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Dr. Michael Osterholm. He spoke on...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Suspect in Hanska double murder arrested in Iowa
Neutral
The Journal - Minnesota
·
Police are searching for Randy Thomas Zimmerman in connection with a double-murder committed in Hanska Sunday. Zimmerman is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who has seen Zimmerman or has information about his crime or his whereabouts, is...
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
Governors, AGs Sue Over SNAP Benefits
Indeterminate
Kingman Leader-Courier - Kansas
·
By Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Owner: Jason & Stephanie Jump