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The Minnesota Legislature’s plan to tackle fraud this session
Rage bait videos and stories online catch a lot of attention. But the real solutions to dealing with fraud in Minnesota are less sensational and more…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Operation Metro Surge root out Medicaid fraud? part 2
We ended 2025 with a set of very serious fraud charges involving millions of dollars that were supposed to go to services that are a lifeline for som…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Fact v. Fiction: What’s the real story with fraud in Minn. part 1
Real fraud, allegations of fraud and political rage bait are creating tons of headlines and lots of chaos but not much sense. To parse it out and get…
5 months ago
We’re cooking up something big - back next week
We don’t have a new episode for you this week because we are working on a deep dive mini-series unraveling the fraud scandals in Minnesota. We’ll te…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Sextortion "Pandemic" That’s Hitting Minnesota
It starts as an online flirtation, escalates in intensity and ends in tragedy. The story of one family's experience and the local investigator determ…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How a “meltdown” is impacting Minnesota
Half of the lawyers at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota have left in the past year. We find out why and what that means for people involved in…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Three shootings, two deaths, zero cooperation
As Operation Metro Surge ends in Minnesota, massive legal questions remain. Our reporters explain how state leaders are faced with finding a way arou…
6 months ago
Minnesotans in Hiding
Even with the announcement that Operation Metro Surge is coming to an end, many Minnesotans are still in hiding. Our reporters visit with one family…
6 months, 1 week ago
Comparing Notes: Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago
Before Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, there was Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reporter Greg Pratt describes how it starte…
6 months, 1 week ago
Tackled, shackled and then what?
We find out what is happening inside the ICE detainment facility in Minneapolis and what people have to do to be set free.
6 months, 2 weeks ago