Governor Tim Walz on Friday announced a plan aimed at stopping fraud in state government. The governor’s proposal will use artificial intelligence to enhance fraud detection and create tighter controls on spending. His office says Walz will also sign an executive order creating a state fraud investigations unit within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
More Minnesota kids get exempted from required vaccinations. Here's what's happening
Nonmedical exemptions for required childhood vaccinations have risen steadily since 2020. Medical professionals say exemption counts are near the point where Minnesotans should be extremely concerned, especially when it comes to schools.
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January 6th still divides people. Is there a productive way to move past it?
The riots at the U.S. Capitol, driven by unsubstantiated claims of a stolen presidential election, continue to divide people who see the day’s events differently.
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Minneapolis officials may be near agreement on federal oversight of MPD
Minneapolis leaders will meet Monday morning to review a tentative agreement on a federal consent decree. An agreement will likely mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department.
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'I wanted to do something cool': Meet the man who made the Minnesota-shaped forest
Years before Google Earth, DNR forester Bill Lockner used hand tools and calculated all the angles and distances to etch Minnesota’s shape into a stretch of forest in Lake of the Woods County. He doesn’t talk about it much, but he spoke r...
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