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Ahead of fishing opener, health officials update fish consumption guidelines
The new fish consumption guidelines include warnings about eating too much fish caught in northeastern Minnesota lakes and rivers, where fish tend to have higher mercury levels. And the state warns against consuming fish from the Vermillion River, south of the Twin Cities, because of PFAS contamination.
State audit raises significant concerns about DNR’s new app for hunting and fishing licenses
A state audit outlined several concerns about the rollout of a new app that could simplify the process of buying a hunting, fishing or boating license. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says they are working on the issues and plan to release the app this spring.
The four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission are about to plunge through the atmosphere toward Earth, after a successful visit to the moon.
A federal judge ruled that a Minnesota-based immigration firm representing mostly Somali clients didn’t make a sufficient case to halt what it called the Trump administration’s “Somali Fast-Track Policy.”
Minnesota’s plan to fight fraud underway as federal Medicaid money remains frozen
State officials say that about 10 percent of Minnesota’s Medicaid health care providers in 13 high-risk programs have been evaluated and revalidated thus far as part of its corrective action plan to address allegations of Medicaid fraud.
The WNBA draft is Monday. Here’s what to expect
With the expansion draft, new contract and veteran players entering free agency, WNBA teams — including the Minnesota Lynx — may look much different this season.
Some Winona County services remain down and off-line following cyberattack
Winona County officials say some of its computer systems remain off-line as they work to restore services following a cyberattack earlier this week. The county’s IT team has been working around the clock, with assistance from the Minnesota National Guard cyber protection team to address the breach.