The conversation about student mental health support in schools and how to pay for it has taken on new urgency since the ...

As the fight to stop fraud in Minnesota public assistance programs continues, watchdogs say there were warning signs that the state had issues managing taxpayer money that stretch back more than two ...

Students in Central Cass, Fergus Falls and West Fargo are receiving food from school pantries and backpack programs as ...

Educators from Monticello, Big Lake, and Becker were among 159 teachers honored Oct. 29 at the 2025 Leadership in Educational ...

In 2024, I reported 19 states were funneling Medicaid funds into housing. I questioned whether this was a delusional quest that would fail to improve health care or was a worthy discussion to have if ...

A view of the U.S. Capitol following rain showers on the eighth day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 8 in Washington. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 that he would be "happy" to ...

Imagine working full time for 32 years and having nothing to show for it. For more than three decades, I put in my eight hours per day but couldn’t buy birthday presents for my kids. I could barely ...

ST. CLOUD, MN – St. Cloud State University’s Career Center has launched a new program awarding $1,200 stipends to seven ...

MOORHEAD — Rent, gas, groceries, child care: name an expense and chances are it’s costing more than ever, which means more people are living on the edge of homelessness. At the same time, a program in ...

The ongoing stalemate over federal government funding in Washington is putting an essential safety net for low-income families with young children in limbo. Four Minnesota providers of Head Start, a ...

As leaders in Minnesota continue the fight to stop fraud, lawmakers are asking a government watchdog to look closely at some specific programs that handle taxpayer money. The Office of the Legislative ...

A farmer walks through a harvested corn field in fall 2024. The downturn in the ag economy is causing more Minnesota farmers to default on loans.