Jada Brown brings soulful love letter to her Ojibwe roots at Minneapolis’ Fine Line
Ring in the new year with arts and music events across the Twin Cities. Highlights include a show at the Fine Line featuring Native musicians, hoop dancing and Indigenous fashion; saxophonist Karl Denson performing two jazz shows at the Dakota; and a mini-comics workshop led by a Peruvian artist at the Eastside Food...
Advocates, providers warn if daycare funding is withheld, legitimate day cares won’t survive
Advocates and providers are warning that if federal funding is withheld, legitimate day cares in Minnesota won't be able to survive.
Saint Paul Physical Therapist Charged in $102K Medicaid Fraud
A 54-year-old woman is facing four felony counts after state investigators say she fraudulently billed Minnesota’s Medicaid program for more than $100,000. Authorities allege the woman billed for physical therapy services that were never provided or couldn’t have occurred within the timeframe patients were at her...
Somali community care providers are valuable source of campaign cash for Somali politicians
As allegations of fraud sweep Minnesota’s Somali community, some local politicians who identify with it and have long benefitted from its campaign contributions may find themselves in a tough place. People of Somali descent working in autism services, child care, and elder assistance, three areas that have recently...
Federal Homeland Security Agents Stream into Minneapolis for Massive Fraud Probe, Says Noem
Federal Homeland Security agents were in Minneapolis this week conducting what Secretary Kristi Noem called a “massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,” according to a social media post she and Homeland Security officials shared.
Man Charged In December North Minneapolis Shooting Death
A Crystal man is charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say he shot and killed a man during a street confrontation on the north side of Minneapolis in December. Isaac Nathaniel Childress Jr., 40, is charged with second-degree murder with intent but without premeditation in the Dec. 10, 2025, shooting...
So Minnesota: The Dakota has brought world-class music talent to the Twin Cities for...
The Dakota in downtown Minneapolis has become a legendary music venue for the last four decades.
Day care in Minneapolis vandalized after viral video purporting fraud
A Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week, after a YouTube video purporting to expose fraud among day cares in the Twin Cities metro area went viral.
Woman fights off stranger attack at suburban park trail
Burnsville Police Department has issued an appeal to identify a suspect in a stranger attack at a park on New Year's Day. The city says the assault happened on a park trail near Crystal Lake, across Interstate 35 from Buck Hill ski area, at around 8:15 a.m. The victim reported...
Minneapolis teen pursues his hoop dreams in stripes as youngest high school official in...
MINNEAPOLIS -- One foul call. That's all it took for Quincy Smith Jr. to hear complaints and frustrated looks inside a gymnasium on a snowy Monday night as St. Paul Como Park played a junior varsity game at Minneapolis North. "You can do better, young fella," a woman shouted in...
