UMN cuts down on employee health benefits, leaving faculty and staff uneasy
On July 22, the University of Minnesota announced changes to the employee health benefits plan. Employees expressed a staunch negative response. The University released the changes in a staff email, detailing raised deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and new co-insurance payments to employee medical benefits. In respo
Rally held in Minneapolis for man fatally shot by police in Madison
Community leaders and activists gathered in Minneapolis Thursday night for a vigil and rally to remember Corey Ruiz, the homeless man fatally shot by police earlier this month in Madison, Wis. Ruiz's death continues to draw nationwide backlash.
Veterans in Minnesota and Wisconsin can be part of new GLP-1 treatment for Alcoholism
DULUTH, Min. (KQDS-TV) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD); AUD is also know as Alcoholism. Semaglutides and GLP-1s have also been making...
Newest Feeding Our Future defendant quickly pleads guilty to fraud charge
The newest defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal pleaded guilty to his role in the massive scheme just over a week after his charge was filed. Mahamoud Warsame, 41, admitted in federal court in Minneapolis on Thursday that he purchased property and vehicles using illicit proceeds from false or inflated reim
Permanent FBI investigative squad fighting fraud in Minnesota
There is now a permanent investigative squad on the case, along with a new special agent in charge. Christopher Dotson took over the top position earlier this year.
Teen arrested in Illinois in connection with fatal Brooklyn Park shooting
A second person has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager at a park in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, earlier this month.
Minnesota families sue battery recycler, alleging lead dust reached workers’ homes and exposed kids
Children face heightened risk from lead because their bodies and brains are still developing.
Washington County officials share how they track down online predators
The sex trafficking unit in Washington County, Minnesota, is making a huge impact with only a small number of people.
‘It’s Wyoming’s toad’: Inside a multi-state effort to save a humble species from extinction
Listen'It's Wyoming's toad': Inside a multi-state effort to save a humble species from extinction. The main entrance of Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul is busy with strollers and chatty kids on a hot weekday afternoon. Below all that, in a tiny basement room marked “biosecure,” zookeeper Allison Pizel tends to
Coming Soon: Bill’s Bait Shop
Jami Olson's grandfather Bill was born and raised in Karlstad, Minnesota, population 710, a small farming community 30 miles south of the Canadian border and 30 miles east of North Dakota. He farmed wheat, mostly, and soybeans, and ate breakfast at the same town diner every morning. He loved fishing, and escaped to Lak
