The Minnesota medical giant has been consolidating clinics across southern Minnesota as it struggles with staffing shortages in rural areas. But the closures are frustrating to those who relied on the clinics for care.

The comments came a day after federal attorneys charged another group in connection with fraud in Medicaid programs and ballparked total fraud over the last seven years at $9 billion.

With holiday gift-buying season in full swing, educators from the University of Minnesota are reminding parents to focus on creating a strong family culture over buying lots of gifts.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it will further study the impacts of sulfate on wild rice. The announcement comes in the wake of concern expressed over a 52-year-old state standard that limits how much of the pollutant mines and other facilities can release into waters where the plant grows.

The St. Paul school board on Thursday night rejected a plan favored by many Hmong parents to ease overcrowding at the district’s popular Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture School.

Viral social media posts stoked fears that the University of Minnesota was hiding information about a student incident. A university spokesperson said leaders didn’t share more information because it was protecting student privacy.