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January 2, 2026

Paid Leave Receives Nearly 12,000 Applications Since Opening

St. Paul, MN — Nearly 12,000 Minnesotans have applied for Paid Leave since applications opened. The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched the full Paid Leave application this week. Applications for bonding leave for parents who welcomed a child in 2025 went live in early December and since then, 11,883 Minnesotans have submitted […]

January 2, 2026

Flu Cases and Hospitalizations Rising in Minnesota

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Health officials are seeing a rise in flu cases in Minnesota and two dozen other states. The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting nearly two thousand flu-related hospitalizations. There have been 31 influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities and 176 in schools before the holiday break. The most common strain […]

January 2, 2026

Renville County Inmate Death Investigation

Olivia, MN:  The Renville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who was being held at the Renville County Jail. On Thursday at about 7:25 AM, correctional staff discovered the man unresponsive and not breathing in his cell. Life-saving measures were immediately initiated, and emergency medical services were requested. The man was transported […]

December 31, 2025

Kimball Man Injured in Morrison County Crash

A man from Kimball was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Morrison County early this morning (Wednesday). The State Patrol says 36-year-old Cedrick Ince was taken to St. Gabriels Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Two passengers, a 16-year-old and an 11-year-old, were not injured. The Patrol says Ince was driving a pickup and was […]

December 31, 2025

New State Employment Laws Take Effect January 1

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Besides the new Paid Leave program, there are other new employment laws that begin tomorrow on January 1st. Minnesotans who earn minimum wage are getting a raise. The new state minimum wage is now $11.41. Workers in the state must be allowed a rest break of at least 15 minutes […]

December 31, 2025

Feeding Our Future Founder to Pay $5.2 Million in Restitution

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A federal judge is ordering the woman convicted of orchestrating the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme to pay more than five million dollars in restitution. Aimee Bock of Rosemount was found guilty last spring on multiple counts of wire fraud in the 250-million-dollar child nutrition scheme. Prosecutors say Bock has 3.5 […]

December 31, 2025

HHS Freezes Child Care Payments to MN Amid Fraud Concerns

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is halting all child care payments to Minnesota following reports of widespread fraud. Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill announced that payments are frozen effective immediately, citing what he called “blatant fraud” in Minnesota and across the country. O’Neill said all future ACF payments nationwide […]

December 31, 2025

Minnesota Paid Leave Program Opens Early

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota’s new Paid Leave program is launching ahead of schedule. Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Matt Varilek announced that applications will be accepted starting today (Wednesday). “We will not be waiting for the ball to drop in Times Square,” Varilek said. “Paid Leave is open, and we […]

December 30, 2025

Emmer Touts Conservative You Tuber’s Fraud Investigation Video

(Learfield News/Delano, MN) — The investigation into alleged federal fraud in Minnesota is intensifying. That follows the release of a YouTube video by a right wing influencer that appears to show abandoned daycare centers in the state continuing to receive taxpayer-funded subsidies. Republican Congressman Tom Emmer said, “This Nick Shirley goes out there and finds […]

December 30, 2025

Stearns County Jail Inmate Allegedly Assaults Staff, Rips Sink from Wall

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) – A Stearns County Jail inmate is accused of assaulting officers and pulling a sink off the wall of his cell. According to the criminal complaint, officers responded to reports of flooding after the inmate allegedly damaged the sink and refused to cooperate. When officers entered the cell to remove the […]
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