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Minnesota Faces $2 Billion Medicaid Funding Cut Over Fraud Concerns
(KNSI) - Minnesota is racing against the clock to avoid losing $2 billion in annual federal Medicaid funding after regulators rejected the state's fraud prevention plan. On December 5th, 2025, the Cen...
Feb 03, 2026 Unsplash
Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi...
Feb 03, 2026 Associated Press
CSB/SJU Launch True North Winter Festival to Celebrate Minnesota's Cold with Monthlong Campus Events
(KNSI) - The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are embracing Minnesota's famously frigid winters with a new campus celebration. The inaugural True North Winter Festival will run th...
Feb 02, 2026 CSB/SJU Facebook
Central Minnesotans Head to Caucuses Tuesday to Kick Off 2026 Election Season
(KNSI) - The 2026 election season officially gets underway as central Minnesotans join the rest of the state to pick their favorite candidates for office. According to the Minnesota Secretary of State...
Feb 02, 2026 Unsplash
Bernick Family Foundation Awards $30K to St. Cloud Youth Programs, $300K Statewide in Latest Grant Round
(KNSI) - The Bernick Family Foundation, in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation, has granted $30,000 to two St. Cloud organizations. All grants go toward supporting youth, educa...
Feb 02, 2026
Emmer Secures $12.2M in Federal Funding for Major Central Minnesota Road Projects
(KNSI) - U.S. Representative Tom Emmer is touting his success securing $12.2 million in federal funding for three critical road projects. The projects are part of the 2026 infrastructure bill that has...
Feb 02, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Accused Kidnapper of Zimmerman Girl Posed as Nanny on Facebook to Reach Family, Others May Have Been Targeted
(KNSI) - Investigators believe a man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a Zimmerman child may have contacted other families through Facebook while posing as a childcare provider. The Sherbur...
Feb 02, 2026 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday announced two more arrests following a protest at a Minnesota church against the immigration crackdown, bringing the number of people arres...
Feb 02, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
New USPS Postmark System Prompts IRS, County Officials to Urge Early Tax Filing
(KNSI) - The U.S. Postal Service has implemented changes to how it postmarks mail, and it could affect taxpayers ahead of the filing deadline. Under the new system, mail won't receive a postmark on th...
Feb 02, 2026 Unsplash
Demuth and Wilson Launch Eight City Tour Before Caucuses
(KNSI) - Cold Spring Republican House Speaker and Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth and her running mate Ryan Wilson are hitting the road for an eight-city tour across the state Monday, on...
Feb 02, 2026 Lisa Demuth for Governor