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Minnesota rural hospitals: Medicare funds set to resume
A Medicare payment processing snafu that has effectively withheld millions of dollars from Minnesota rural hospitals for months and pushed some to the brink of closure appears to be easing.Problems ti...
Erica Zurek Apr 02, 2026

Trump says Pam Bondi is out as attorney general
President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, ove...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Allina Health doctors, clinicians reach tentative first contract agreement
After more than two years of negotiations, a union representing more than 600 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at Allina Health clinics has reached a tentative first contract agre...
MPR News Staff Apr 02, 2026

Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down
One of the two recently appointed interim administrators of Hennepin Healthcare resigned Wednesday, according to an internal email obtained by MPR News.The Hennepin Healthcare Board appointed Dr. Kevi...
Erica Zurek Apr 02, 2026

Potential No. 1 WNBA draft pick Awa Fam has signed on to also play in Project B
Potential No. 1 WNBA draft pick Awa Fam has signed on to also play in Project B - the new five-on-five basketball competition.The young Spanish star was thrilled to be part of the fledgling organizati...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Sarah Fillier gets her 1st PWHL hat trick in overtime to help the Sirens beat the Frost 4-3 in OT
Sarah Fillier scored two goals 14 seconds apart in the third period and she completed her first PWHL hat trick in overtime as the New York Sirens ended a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Min...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Royals outslug Twins 13-9 in the rain
Jonathan India hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, powering the Kansas City Royals to a 13-9 victory over Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.Kyle Isbel went 4 for 4 with a homer ...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
Leann Ledford's husband is a veteran who was hurt in Afghanistan. Through complications with the VA home loan program, her family is now facing eviction in Spokane, Wash.Margaret Albaugh for NPRMore t...
Chris Arnold and Quil Lawrence Apr 02, 2026

Reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad is known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignments
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson often works without formal assignments from editors and on a shoestring budget, taking shared taxis to lawless corners of Iraq where militia rule outweig...
Homepage - MPR News Apr 02, 2026

Trump makes his case for war with Iran, saying the conflict is ‘nearing completion’
President Trump used a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday to announce that the administration's goals in Iran have nearly all been achieved and that the war there is "nearing comp...
Danielle Kurtzleben Apr 02, 2026