Minnesota’s sprawling fraud crisis has garnered national headlines in recent weeks, but several critics say the problem festered for years, aided by local media that appeared uninterested in holding ...

A top prosecutor suggested on Thursday that the total amount of fraud in Minnesota could be $9 billion or more. According to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, 14 Medicaid services under ...

In a Thursday press conference, federal authorities in Minnesota announced new charges in the fraud scandal that has grabbed national headlines and spoke on the scope of the crisis, saying that it ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The federal agency that runs Medicaid is threatening to withhold payments to Minnesota programs unless the state addresses widespread fraud. The announcement came on social media ...

My name is Ellen Schmidt and I’m the (new!) staff visual journalist at MinnPost. I am also a CatchLight Local fellow and a Report for America corps member. My role at MinnPost is to visualize our ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is creating a new top-level fraud watchdog, a move aimed at curbing widespread abuse of taxpayer-funded programs. At the Capitol Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced the ...

Vikings win Sunday Night Football game against the Cowboys at Jerry's place World. Vikings, actually really the Cowboys. Vikings are officially eliminated from playoffs contention, but that's due to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — That's more like it. Purdue basketball failed to put away Minnesota after building a double-digit lead in the first half. The No. 6 Boilermakers had no such issues in the second half.

No. 6 Purdue basketball bounces back from its blowout loss with a blowout win, 85-57 over Minnesota in Big Ten action. The Boilers lead by just 3 points at halftime but take control by holding the ...

J.J. McCarthy ran for a touchdown and threw for two others as the Vikings beat the Cowboys on Sunday night. Kevin Jairaj / Imagn Images J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as ...

The Minnesota Vikings will play one of the Christmas holiday games for the third time in four seasons when they face the Detroit Lions on Thursday afternoon. There will be three games on Christmas Day ...

Fishing lure designer and tournament angler John Hale of Lufkin passed away on Nov. 29 following a battle with cancer. He was 82. Hale, a U.S. Army veteran and helicopter pilot, was well known for his ...