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Crow Wing County Faces 2027 with No Medicare Advantage Plan as Blue Cross Cites $500 Million Medicare Losses

No insurer will offer a Medicare Advantage plan in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, in 2027. What seniors can do before the Dec. 7 enrollment deadline.

Medical Daily · Oct 20

Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County Outbreaks Add 23 Cases in Three Weeks

Minnesota measles cases reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County outbreaks add 23 cases in 21 days, all among unvaccinated people. What families should do.

Medical Daily · Oct 17

Minnesota's Fairview Sues UnitedHealthcare, Alleging 2027 Medicare Advantage Directories Still List It In-Network Despite Its Planned January Exit

Fairview alleges that UnitedHealthcare still lists it as in-network for 2027 Medicare Advantage. What Minnesota seniors should verify before Oct. 15.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

Hospice Families and Mercy Patients Navigate Overlapping Allina Strikes as Health System Reports 37 Doctors Crossed Picket Lines

Allina says 37 union doctors crossed picket lines as the Mercy and Unity strike overlaps a hospice walkout. What north metro families should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands Could Become a National Park Under New Proposal

On the southern shore of Lake Superior, a scattered archipelago of 21 islands rises from the cold, clear water, crowned with pine forests, sandstone cliffs and historic lighthouses. Since 1970, these Apostle Islands have been protected as a national lakeshore, managed by the National Park Service to balance conservation, recreation…

The Times of India · Sep 10

'Worst of the Worst': ICE Reportedly Sends Legal Somali Resident to Guantánamo Bay Without Warrant

Somali asylum seeker Adam Abdullah was unexpectedly transferred to Guantánamo Bay, sparking legal challenges and raising concerns about immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration.

International Business Times UK · Sep 10

Muslim school in Minnesota concerned for student safety after Trump shares clip of its graduation

The 14-second clip was shared to Trump’s Truth Social account without a caption

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Federal Government Appeals Judge's Order, Seeks to Send 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo and His Father Back to Detention

According to the filing, obtained by CBS News, the federal government is appealing a ruling by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who ordered both father and son released after finding their constitutional rights had been violated.

Latin Times · Apr 2

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell sets up run for Minnesota governor

He told MPR News he's "98 percent sure" he'll run for governor.

Axios · Dec 4, 2025

Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it

A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights.

WEKU · Aug 27, 2023