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Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024, abandoned his campaign for a third term as governor of Minnesota. Walz had announced last fall his plans to seek another term. But a fraud ...

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families on Friday said that investigators have found child care facilities at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should. The ...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Many of us will spend Wednesday evening ringing in the new year, celebrating as we head into 2026. Of course, not all of us can stay up late enough to see that happen, especially ...

A federal investigation into alleged daycare fraud in Minnesota is growing and the Trump administration says it’s halting all federal child care payments to the state. It comes after a viral video ...

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features a Friday tripleheader, with the 2025 Rate Bowl serving as the middle matchup. It will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) facing the New Mexico ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...

One of the newest additions to the Minnesota Zoo can now be found at the institution’s shark reef. Snooki, a female loggerhead sea turtle, was introduced to the reef on Wednesday, where she can now be ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Snooki, a sea turtle who spent the last nine years at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Surf City, has settled into her new home at the ...

After years of rehabilitation, beloved loggerhead sea turtle Snooki debuts in the Minnesota Zoo’s Shark Reef, beginning a new chapter as an ocean ambassador. Snooki’s story highlights why partnerships ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Recent statements by President Donald Trump and top administration officials disparaging Minnesota's large Somali community have focused renewed attention on the immigrants from the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...