A Minnesota tribe struggling with the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic is scrambling to continue its treatment program that had its funding slashed after it was revealed last year that the state made millions of dollars in overpayments.
Dozens of programs across the state are in dire straits. They haven't had substantial income for more than three months. Program administrators told lawmakers last month that many could close before the end of the summer ...
While 35 other states obtained waivers from the federal government to help disability support programs financially survive the shutdown, Minnesota never even applied for the potential lifeline, according to Medicaid data reviewed by 5 INVESTIGATES ...
With state lawmakers failing to pass sweeping reforms to ban the use of neck restraints by police officers in wake of George Floyd’s death, several departments are proactively tweaking their policies to either limit or outright ban the use of the controversial tactic ...
The 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Weather Team is helping you prepare for various severe weather events, including severe thunderstorms, flooding, tornadoes and heat. Read our guide here...
According to the sheriff's office, Starbuck Police Officer Ryan Franks was driving south on Main Street when he saw a traffic violation by a vehicle traveling northbound ...
Police said investigators followed-up on arson activity that occurred at the outpost on the morning of June 17 at about 3:07 a.m. and learned that a Molotov cocktail had been thrown at the house the previous morning ...
Minneapolis 911 dispatchers will soon no longer use a controversial software program dispatchers and the head of the police union previously told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS was slowing calls and potentially putting the public in danger...
