Abortion, wigs for cancer patients, IVF: Health insurance coverage changes in Minnesota
This session, the Minnesota Legislature approved new coverage requirements for health insurance plans in an effort to reduce out-of-pocket care costs.
Feeding Our Future audit finds Minnesota Dept. of Education's oversight "created opportunities for fraud"
The 120-page report details the ways in which the department failed to act on prior warning signs about the nonprofit and was ill-prepared to hold Feeding Our Future accountable even before the pandemic struck.
Minnesota Senate panel considering Sen. Nicole Mitchell complaint further delays action
A Minnesota Senate ethics panel once again delayed taking action on a complaint against DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who is accused of breaking into a relative's home earlier this year.
Fallen Minneapolis officer Jamal Mitchell remembered as "hero," awarded Purple Heart
Jamal Mitchell, the Minneapolis police officer killed in the line of duty late last month in a mass shooting, was honored by thousands on Tuesday at a public memorial service.
Missing 4-year-old Hopkins boy found dead, officials say
A 4-year-old boy who went missing in Hopkins on Sunday morning has been found dead, police said.
Minnesota governor calls special election after State Sen. Kelly Morrison resigns amid congressional run
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday officially called a special election for a state Senate seat vacated by Sen. Kelly Morrison, who stepped down to focus on her congressional campaign.
Baby woodpeckers saved from storm damage in the north Twin Cities metro
Community service officers with Centennial Lake police were called to a neighborhood after the storm — not to help the homeowner, but baby woodpeckers nestled inside a fallen tree branch.
Applications open for the 1st Minnesota cannabis business licenses next month. Here's what you need to know.
Certain Minnesotans can apply next month for the first cannabis business licenses designed to give entrepreneurs a headstart so the legal market is ready to launch in 2025.
Tougher penalties for straw gun buyers take effect this summer under new law
It will soon become a felony to buy a gun for someone else not legally allowed to have one — known as a straw purchase — under a new law effective Aug. 1.
Minnesota governor says he would've intervened in state trooper Ryan Londregan's murder case
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he would've intervened in the criminal case against the Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II if the Hennepin County Attorney's Office hadn't dropped the charges.
Murder charges dropped against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan in killing of Ricky Cobb II
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed a notice of dismissal of charges against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II.
How to help after Minneapolis police officer dies in mass shooting
As the community mourns the loss of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell who was killed in the line of duty Thursday, there are ways Minnesotans can support his family.
Minnesota DFL Party chair, Gov. Walz call for resignation of State Sen. Nicole Mitchell
The top DFL Party official on Thursday called for the resignation of embattled Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 10 days following the end of the legislative session in which Mitchell was an essential vote in the chamber to move bills forward.
3 things you need to know about Minnesota's child tax credit of $1,750 per child
Last year, state lawmakers signed off on what was billed as a nation-leading child tax credit program for low- and middle-income Minnesota families aimed at cutting child poverty by one-third.
Farm bill draft includes restrictions on hemp-derived THC products. What would it mean for Minnesota's market?
A proposal moving through Congress could crack down on products derived from hemp — marijuana's cannabis cousin — that can produce a high