Minnesota Host to 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Minnesota is preparing to welcome thousands of athletes for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, and the home team will be hard to miss. MNN’s Tasha Redel has more:
TODAY’S HEADLINES
Morning Headlines – June 15th, 2026
>>Remembering and Honoring the Hortmans (St. Paul, MN) -- Sunday marked one year since the shootings that forever changed Minnesota politics. Former House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert were killed in a politically motivated attack at their Brooklyn Park home. Tributes from both Democrats and Republicans remembered Hortman for her leadership,...
Midday Headlines – June 15th, 2026
>>Reward Being Offered in Wadena Cold Case (Wadena, MN) -- A reward is being offered in hopes of generating new leads in the decades-old disappearance of a Wadena woman. Spotlight on Crime and law enforcement officials will announce this afternoon(1:30 pm) that up to $25,000 is available for information in the case of Carla Beth Anderson. Anderson was 23-years-old when she vanished from...
Afternoon Headlines – June 12th, 2026
>>Minnesota Resumes Payments to Some Medicaid Providers (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota is restoring Medicaid payments to some providers who were removed during the state's recent revalidation effort aimed at identifying fraud and protecting federal funding. More than 3,400 providers were previously terminated after being classified as high-risk service providers. Some affected...
Midday Headlines – June 15th, 2026
>>Reward Being Offered in Wadena Cold Case (Wadena, MN) -- A reward is being offered in hopes of generating new leads in the decades-old disappearance of a Wadena woman. Spotlight on Crime and law enforcement officials will announce this afternoon(1:30 pm) that up to $25,000 is available for information in the case of Carla Beth Anderson. Anderson was 23-years-old when she vanished from...
Morning Headlines – June 15th, 2026
>>Remembering and Honoring the Hortmans (St. Paul, MN) -- Sunday marked one year since the shootings that forever changed Minnesota politics. Former House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert were killed in a politically motivated attack at their Brooklyn Park home. Tributes from both Democrats and Republicans remembered Hortman for her leadership,...
Morning Headlines — June 13, 2026
>>Sunday Marks One Year Since Fatal Shootings of Hortman's (Undated) -- Tomorrow(Sun) marks one year since the targeted shootings that claimed the lives of former Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and seriously injured State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. The attack stunned Minnesota and sparked renewed conversations about political violence...
SPORTS
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>>Twins Take Two Of Three From Redbirds After Sunday Victory (Minneapolis, MN) -- The...
Frost lose forward Hustler to expansion distribution process
PWHL Hamilton announced that forward Abby Hustler has been signed to a two-year Professional...
Saints explode in Sunday win
The lineup included three guys who were in Single-A within the last week, including one who was at...
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