A former Minnesota state trooper alleged this week that his bosses at the state Department of Human Services tried to bully him into quashing his findings of fraud in the state’s child care funding program. Jay Swanson, a former criminal investigator for the DHS, also revealed that it was well known among Somali refugees in East Africa that Minnesota was the best place to go in the US to pull off child care fraud schemes. And then, Gov. Tim Walz came into office — and Swanson’s entire department investigating waste, fraud and abuse was eliminated, according to Republican lawmakers.
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Luke 9:24
Wildfires in northern Minnesota spreading to hundreds of acres
It’s a desperate fight— on the ground and in the air— against the spread of massive, destructive wildfires in northern Minnesota. The Flanders wildfire near Breezy Point is the…
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Beloved Detroit Zoo chimpanzee Abby dies at age 42
Abby, a chimpanzee who has spent the last 38 years at the Detroit Zoo, has died, zoo officials announced on Thursday. She was 42. Zoo officials say Abby was…
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Pittsburgh Zoo acquires 33-year-old Little Joe in gorilla trade with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo
Pittsburgh and Boston are making a trade. But instead of negotiating with athletes, they’re swapping gorillas. The Pittsburgh Zoo announced on Thursday that it’s saying goodbye to Frankie, a…
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Wildfire burns around 100 acres in northeastern Minnesota; evacuations advised
Crews are working to put out a wildfire in Lake County that has burned around 100 acres, the Minnesota Incident Command System said Friday night. The blaze, identified by…
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Abortion Survivor; Amy’s Story
My story is unique in that it has two beginnings. I was born on June 6, 1980, in Ashland, Oregon. A young lady, probably a student at a nearby…
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Park Forest police reunite lost horse with owner after animal found wandering Friday morning
Park Forest police have reunited a lost horse with its owner after it was found wandering in the south suburb. Police posted to their Facebook page that the horse…
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PG&E warns Northern California counties of likely power shutoffs starting Sunday
Pacific Gas & Electric Company is warning residents in several Northern California counties that power shutoffs will be likely starting later this weekend. High winds and dry conditions are…
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Trump says U.S. has killed Islamic State leader in Nigeria
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader of the Islamic State group, in a “meticulously planned and very complex…
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Bear sighting reported at UC Davis campus
A young bear appears to be roaming the UC Davis campus Friday morning, prompting an alert from school officials. In a WarnMe notification sent out just after midnight, UC…
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Republicans Investigate Foreign Influence Ties To American Universities
A group of congressional Republicans are investigating foreign entities aligned with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allegedly attempting to influence and infiltrate American universities, the Daily Caller exclusively learned.…
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Brookhaven preschool director and teacher arrested on child cruelty charges involving toddlers, police say
The director of a Brookhaven preschool and its lead teacher have been arrested following multiple allegations of cruelty to children in their care. Detectives with the Brookhaven Police Department…
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1 killed, 3 injured in boat crash on Lake Vermilion
One person was killed and three others were hurt in a boat crash on a northern Minnesota lake Tuesday evening, authorities said. The crash occurred near Manbeck Island on…
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Abortion Survivor; Michele’s Story
“My story began in the pre-Roe v. Wade era of 1962. As the youngest of seven children in a large, financially struggling family, my conception came at a particularly…
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Black bear sightings confirmed in Flat Rock-Rockwood, Carleton areas
The Michigan DNR says residents in two Southeast Michigan communities have reported black bear sightings in recent days. According to the DNR, the first sighting happened around 1:13 a.m.…
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Mountain lion sighting reported in Davis, residents urged to be on alert
Davis residents are being urged to be on alert after a possible mountain lion was spotted on the outskirts of town. According to the Davis Police Department, the sighting…
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Pennsylvania woman finds 3.09-carat white diamond at state park in Arkansas
A woman from Pennsylvania found a 3.09-carat white diamond at a state park in Arkansas. Keshia Smith found the diamond during a visit to Crater of Diamonds State Park…
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Florida fire map shows live updates on wildfires burning in Broward and Miami-Dade
Two wildfires in Broward and Miami-Dade counties are now mostly contained after burning thousands of acres and impacting air quality across parts of South Florida for days, according to…
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Visitors travel for miles to see Carley State Park’s wildflowers
There’s a place in Wabasha County, Minnesota, where people go wild for wildflowers. Each spring, Carley State Park, one of the smallest in the state, draws thousands of flower-seeking…
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Chinese Communist Party Erasing Religion with Village Renaming Effort
The 630 changes exhibit a greater campaign within China toward eliminating all religious belief, according to Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers. Catalina Scheider Galiñanes,…
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Eileen Wang resigns, will plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent
A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.…
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