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Open enrollment begins on Minnesota's health insurance marketplace — with steeper costs

Open enrollment begins on Minnesota's health insurance marketplace — with steeper costs

Officials at MNsure said health insurance premiums for 2026 on the individual market are 22 percent higher on average than in 2025 — and that’s before accounting for the loss of federal tax credits, which could add to the cost.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Nationwide results: Mamdani elected NYC Mayor, Democrats win in Virginia and New Jersey

Nationwide results: Mamdani elected NYC Mayor, Democrats win in Virginia and New Jersey

Democrats pick up big wins in the first general election since the reelection of President Donald Trump, with gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey and Zohran Mamdani being elected as New York City mayor.
by The Associated Press

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Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program after a pair of judges’ rulings required the payments to continue. 
by The Associated Press

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Suspect in southern Minnesota double homicide arrested in Iowa

Suspect in southern Minnesota double homicide arrested in Iowa

Authorities in Iowa arrested a man Sunday afternoon, after he allegedly shot and killed two people in southern Minnesota hours earlier.

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Trump’s National Guard deployments aren’t random. They were planned years ago

Trump’s National Guard deployments aren’t random. They were planned years ago

President Donald Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
by Kat Lonsdorf

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Loons eye first-round sweep, 4th straight win vs. Sounders

Loons eye first-round sweep, 4th straight win vs. Sounders

Minnesota United FC will try to accomplish a first-round sweep Monday night in Seattle and complete a sweep of their first-round, best-of-3 Western Conference playoff series.
by Reuters

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Dan Gunderson, longtime MPR journalist and master Minnesota storyteller, retires

Dan Gunderson, longtime MPR journalist and master Minnesota storyteller, retires

Dan Gunderson spent nearly four decades covering the people, communities and places of northwestern Minnesota. For the past year, he’s been highlighting everyday Minnesotans doing inspiring things for the series, “Wander & Wonder.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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Fond du Lac Band resumes tradition of harvesting Lake Superior trout to continue culture, feed students

Fond du Lac Band resumes tradition of harvesting Lake Superior trout to continue culture, feed students

Lake trout were nearly wiped out in Lake Superior by the invasive sea lamprey. But a successful control project has helped bring the trout back from the brink. That’s allowing the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to practice their treaty rights to harvest fish from the lake with nets — something they haven't done in over 150 years.
by Dan Kraker

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House Speaker Lisa Demuth launches Republican bid for Minnesota governor

House Speaker Lisa Demuth launches Republican bid for Minnesota governor

As the highest-ranking Republican in Minnesota government now, Lisa Demuth’s announcement will jolt the GOP field of candidates vying to take on DFL Gov. Tim Walz in 2026.
by Dana Ferguson

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