A series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota has drawn the Trump administration’s attention in recent weeks, vaulting an issue that has brewed in state politics for years into the national conversation. President Trump has attacked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a “hub of …
More details are emerging after a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during a Mass attended by young students, killing two children and wounding more than a dozen other people. The shooter died by suicide at the church, which is attached to a school building. Eighteen other children …
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a resurfaced letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the head of the Minnesota Catholic Conference expressed that Catholic and other nonpublic schools were in “urgent and critical need” of security improvements, saying, “our schools are under attack.” The plea went unheeded, …
With talent in short supply and the nation’s workforce more mobile than ever, companies are seeking to locate in places where workers want to live. That makes quality of life an economic issue. And state economic development organizations are leaning into that as they pitch their states to business. “Connecticut …
Vance Boelter has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, and the FBI says that he visited the homes of multiple other elected officials the night he killed Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife separately. …
A suspect is in custody following targeted shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured. Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings “politically motivated” in a news briefing on Saturday. State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, John, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Walz said. State Sen. …
In the United States, one in three people face memory loss or dementia. In life, you never know what cards you’ll be dealt. Linde Jacobs lost her mother in 2022, which makes being a mother to two young daughters tough. She’s struggled with how to properly grieve and cope. She’s …
It was a week before Christmas in 2022, when Saint Paul, Minnesota, police officer Ching Vang and his partner Officer Justina Hser set off on their regular patrol of the city. Natalie Morales | “48 Hours” contributor: The overnight hours, it’s December 16th, 2022. What time do you get that …
This story originally aired on Dec. 2, 2023. At 6:30 a.m. on April 25, 2010, Heidi Firkus called 911 after her husband, Nick Firkus, said an intruder was breaking into their Saint Paul, Minnesota, home. She was shot and killed. Nick Firkus told investigators that his gun discharged when he …
Democratic U.S. Presidential Candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, introduces Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign rally at Temple University on Aug. 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris had just 16 days to pick …