Second choice: An article written by the Associated Press and published on multiple websites, including KARE 11, says that former Vice President Kamala Harris’ first pick for her running mate was former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and not Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz because “America wasn’t ready for the pairing.”

“Massive fraud:” Eight people who worked at a Minnesota program that used federal Medicaid money to help people with disabilities find housing and keep housing have been charged by federal authorities, MPR News reports. “The eight charges unveiled Thursday arose from an investigation by state and federal officials. Thompson called it a ‘first round’ of charges.”

Better weather data: Farmers in northwestern Minnesota will get more precise weather data now that the “Minnesota Department of Agriculture is expanding the Minnesota Ag Weather Network with a new station just west of Viking,” according to Ag Update. The Viking site brings the total number of MDA-operated stations and its local partners to 58 across the state.

What’s next for the Star Tribune plant? Now that the Minnesota Star Tribune is shutting down its printing plant and moving operations to Des Moines, Iowa, the 13-acre site in the trendy North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis is coming up for sale and there are “visions ranging from a data center to a new NBA arena,” the Strib reports.

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Second choice: An article written by the Associated Press and published on multiple websites, including KARE 11, says that former Vice President Kamala Harris’ first pick for her running mate was former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and not Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz because “America wasn’t ready for the pairing.”

“Massive fraud:” Eight people who worked at a Minnesota program that used federal Medicaid money to help people with disabilities find housing and keep housing have been charged by federal authorities, MPR News reports. “The eight charges unveiled Thursday arose from an investigation by state and federal officials. Thompson called it a ‘first round’ of charges.”

Better weather data: Farmers in northwestern Minnesota will get more precise weather data now that the “Minnesota Department of Agriculture is expanding the Minnesota Ag Weather Network with a new station just west of Viking,” according to Ag Update. The Viking site brings the total number of MDA-operated stations and its local partners to 58 across the state.

What’s next for the Star Tribune plant? Now that the Minnesota Star Tribune is shutting down its printing plant and moving operations to Des Moines, Iowa, the 13-acre site in the trendy North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis is coming up for sale and there are “visions ranging from a data center to a new NBA arena,” the Strib reports.

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