Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota officials have so far resisted the Trump Administration’s push to collect sensitive data on the state’s residents, including names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers of SNAP participants. The Trump administration says it wants the data to help stop waste, fraud and abuse.

Trump calls Twin Cities Somali community "garbage" during cabinet meeting as reports emerge of planned ICE enforcement sweep targeting Minneapolis area.

At the start of 2026, Minnesotans will be able to take up to 12 weeks of leave with partial pay either to recover from a serious medical condition or to care for a family member, for a combined maximum of 20 weeks.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed in Tuesday’s cabinet meeting with President Trump that half of all Minnesotans have submitted “fraudulent” visa applications.

While peatlands occupy just 3% of Earth's land surface, scientists say they store about 30% of the planet's land-based carbon. That's more than double held by the world's forests, according to the Nature Conservancy.

The U.S. secretary of the Treasury has ordered an investigation of ties between Somali-Americans convicted of stealing money from public programs and a terrorism outfit.

The prospect of an immigration operation centered on Somali migrants is likely to deepen tensions in Minnesota as Trump has become increasingly focused on people of Somalian descent living in the U.S., saying recently that they “have caused a lot of trouble,” rhetoric that community leaders say has inflamed tensions and revived fears of profiling.

Federal transportation officials allege Minnesota has been illegally issuing commercial driver's licenses and are threatening to withhold highway funding from the state unless it takes "corrective measures.

A southern Minnesota chiropractor is accused of sexually assaulting a second person during an appointment, this time an in-law. Dillon Carter Denisen, 43, was charged Monday in Mower County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with an assault that occurred in 2018 at his clinic in Grand Meadow.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans meet Tuesday from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Minnesota Sen. Michael Holmstrom criticized Judge Sarah West for throwing out a $7.2 million taxpayer fraud conviction