The top public information officer for Nobles County admits that he was "not completely" honest when asked by a member of the media whether a JBS worker had died from the coronavirus ...
The spokesman for MPD, who's position was just eliminated by the Minneapolis City Council on Friday, told 5 INVESTIGATES his initial statement about George Floyd's death was wrong, but based on information he believed to be correct at the time...
Court documents, as well as video evidence, reveal a pattern in which the initial description of an officers' use of force was later shown to be misleading or inaccurate, including most recently in the death of George Floyd...
In 2019, 5 INVESTIGATES highlighted the growing number of habeas petitions filed by immigrants in Minnesota who accused ICE and county jails of detaining them for months and even years ...
A former youth basketball coach who is accused of sexually abusing at least two players was under investigation for similar allegations five years ago, investigators have confirmed ...
Gov. Tim Walz is responding to calls for action from Minnesota's disability service providers, who have asked him to put together an emergency funding package...
A popular e-cigarettee manufacturer, already being sued by the state of Minnesota for allegedly fueling a youth vaping epidemic, is now accused of trying to legitimize its business by recruiting public health researchers—a practice critics say is ripped directly from the Big Tobacco playbook ...
Private schools and global law firms based in Minnesota are among the organizations that received millions of dollars from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, known as the PPP ...
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 man in charge of leading the Minnesota National Guard says his troops will forever be connected to the Black Lives Matter movement and will now consider the ongoing peaceful protests a humanitarian issue, not a political one...
The coronavirus outbreak has exposed the financial vulnerability facing small, rural healthcare facilities, many of which were already struggling to stay financially viable ...
Newly released data from media intelligence company Zignal Labs shows online mentions that included misinformation have been shared around the world and 5 INVESTIGATES found some of that false information has been repeated by local leaders in Minnesota ...
When JBS, one of the biggest pork processing plants in the state and the largest employer in the city of Worthington, shut down last month, the financial impact was felt from the packing lines to a suddenly empty main street ...
As bars and restaurants prepare for a possible re-opening at the end of the month, their already tight profit margins will continue to be strained by social distancing requirements, strict new cleaning regimens and half-full dining rooms designed to limit the spread of COVID-19...
As scientists work to find a vaccine for COVID-19, public health experts and community advocates are already bracing for a new wave of misinformation that could undermine efforts to protect people from the virus...
