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Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Watching the Hollywood movie “The Border" as a boy set the course for Bovino's life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts causing turmoil in Chicago and elsewhere, he sees himself as the good guy. Not everyone agrees.

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Renee Macklin Good shot and killed by ICE agent, eyewitnesses say she posed ‘no threat’

Renee Macklin Good shot and killed by ICE agent, eyewitnesses say she posed ‘no threat’

This story includes live updates from the day of the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targeting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
by The Associated Press

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Two Minnesota speed skaters qualify for Winter Olympics

Two Minnesota speed skaters qualify for Winter Olympics

Speed skaters Giorgia Birkeland of White Bear Lake and Greta Myers of Lino Lakes earned spots on Team USA with their performance at the Olympic Team Trials that wrapped up Monday in Milwaukee.
by MPR News Staff

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'You'll never eliminate fraud totally': Expert says Minnesota isn't an outlier in pandemic fraud

'You'll never eliminate fraud totally': Expert says Minnesota isn't an outlier in pandemic fraud

Despite fresh — and so far unfounded — allegations of fraud in Minnesota, the scandal that has dogged Gov. Tim Walz for years and ultimately led him to end his bid for reelection this week got its start during the pandemic. A fraud researcher says fraud and pandemics go hand in hand, and that very few if any governments got out of the COVID-19 crisis unscathed.
by Clay Masters and Megan Burks

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Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline

Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline

Industry experts say interest in protein consumption among consumers is likely driving growth in whole milk sales. But the trend may be a blip in the ongoing decline in U.S. milk consumption.

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Accusations fly in GOP-led congressional hearing into Minnesota fraud cases

Minnesota’s reckoning with social services program fraud landed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. Republicans accused DFL Gov. Tim Walz of being complicit or unresponsive. Democrats called it a political exercise that ignores President Donald Trump’s pardons of convicted fraudsters.
by Peter Cox

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Brimson Strong: How a plucky chicken named Reba inspired hope after a devastating fire

Brimson Strong: How a plucky chicken named Reba inspired hope after a devastating fire

In the spring of 2025, the Camp House Fire burned more than 12,000 acres of northern Minnesota forest, destroying about 200 homes, cabins and other buildings in and around the small town of Brimson. But amid the destruction, Reba the chicken survived, and her story is helping rebuild the community.
by Dan Kraker

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Audit finds weak oversight, fraud risk in DHS grants

Audit finds weak oversight, fraud risk in DHS grants

The findings in a new report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor say the Behavioral Health Administration within the Department of Human Services is failing to provide adequate oversight to disburse grant funding.
by Ellie Roth

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