The Need for Foster Parents Grows in Minnesota
For children facing uncertainty, one supportive adult can mean everything. That’s why agencies across Minnesota are encouraging more people to consider becoming foster parents. MNN’s Tasha Redel has more:
TODAY’S HEADLINES
Morning Headlines – September 2nd, 2026
>>Police Identify Three Family Members in Inver Grove Heights Murder-Suicide (Inver Grove Heights, MN) -- Police have identified a 22-year-old man as the suspect in the deaths of his mother and younger brother in Inver Grove Heights. Officers conducting a welfare check on Sunday found three people dead inside a home. Authorities identified them as 43-year-old Jamie Lee Charles and her...
Afternoon Headlines – September 2nd, 2026
>>Federal Funding Approved for Annunciation Community (Washington, DC) -- Minnesota's Annunciation Catholic School community is receiving millions of dollars in federal support following last year's deadly shooting. Senator Amy Klobuchar says the Justice Department has approved about $2.6 million through its Office for Victims of Crime. Klobuchar says the community has shown incredible...
Afternoon Headlines – September 2nd, 2026
>>Federal Funding Approved for Annunciation Community (Washington, DC) -- Minnesota's Annunciation Catholic School community is receiving millions of dollars in federal support following last year's deadly shooting. Senator Amy Klobuchar says the Justice Department has approved about $2.6 million through its Office for Victims of Crime. Klobuchar says the community has shown incredible...
Morning Headlines – September 2nd, 2026
>>Police Identify Three Family Members in Inver Grove Heights Murder-Suicide (Inver Grove Heights, MN) -- Police have identified a 22-year-old man as the suspect in the deaths of his mother and younger brother in Inver Grove Heights. Officers conducting a welfare check on Sunday found three people dead inside a home. Authorities identified them as 43-year-old Jamie Lee Charles and her...
Afternoon Headlines – September 1st, 2026
>>Minnesota Voters To Decide School Funding Amendment (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota voters will decide this fall whether to increase payments to public schools from the state's Permanent School Fund. The roughly $2.3 billion fund paid schools $58 million last year. The constitutional amendment would increase the distribution rate from about two-and-a-half percent to four-and-a-half percent...
SPORTS
Miles named WNBA Rookie of Month again
WNBAy announced that Lynx guard Olivia Miles has been named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for...
#11 Gopher volleyball falls to #17 Florida
In a back-and-forth match, the No. 11 University of Minnesota fell, 3-1, to No. 17 Florida tonight...
Saints get a cycle from Rodriguez and whip Omaha 11-2
Mark your calendars for September 1, 2030. The St. Paul Saints are almost assured of their third...
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