Musings from a waiting room are followed by scary encounters with teachers, cops, monsters, a '65 Chrysler, and Big Lois.

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Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo warns Canadiens about getting too cozy with China. Might Minnesotans do some linking? Great thoughts from our listener Krista in western Maryland. The Garage Door Opener is now official. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Reusse with his weekly sports report.

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GOP lawmaker says he was told to ‘go f-ing shoot himself,’ video doesn’t support claim

Legislative deal includes relief for taxpayers, temporarily pulls back license tab fee costs

Bauhaus Brew Labs, Minneapolis craft beer giant, will close at the end of June

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The Twin Cities media loses two legends in the past week.

Final Walz fraud report rips ‘culture of tolerance’ as Minnesota taxpayers face billions in alleged losses

A comprehensive final report released Tuesday by the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee concluding its work for the current session takes aim at a "culture of tolerance" under Gov. Tim Walz that it says allowed serial fraudsters to fleece taxpayers for billions of dollars.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League postponed a playoff game Monday night “due to player safety concerns related to illness.”

The Minnesota Frost and the Montreal Victoire were supposed to play a decisive Game 5 Monday, but the game was postponed two hours before its scheduled start.

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What do Minnesotans truly care about? Johnny Heidt with guitar news.

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HCMC funding part of deal reached to end the Minnesota legislative session

Man shot woman in neck on Fridley highway after fender bender, charges say

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

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An interview with Joshua W. Brown PH.D, author of "Proving a Miracle: Unlocking the Power of Prayer to Heal"

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EV owners hit with outrageous license tab fees, just when they thought they were saving the earth. Isanti county does its best to keep taxes down. Flag update includes an MPR story that might as well been scripted by GL. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.

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Man shot woman in neck on Fridley highway after fender bender, charges say

School referendum results: Princeton, South St. Paul, Tri-City United levies fail, Lakeville, Wrenshall approve

Trump in China: Traders predict a tariff truce extension and Boeing aircraft purchases

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Join us as we sit down with Kirsten Swanson, a 5 Eyewitness News investigative reporter. Kirsten walks through the newly obtained data showing DHS paid bonuses to program staff and eligibility specialists in the Housing Stabilization Services program and beyond, amid exploding Medicaid spending and ongoing fraud concerns.

Also joining the conversation is DHS whistleblower Faye Bernstein, a 20-year veteran of the agency who has faced retaliation for sounding the alarm on fraud risks years ago. Faye shares her unfiltered take on the recent revelations of DHS handing out bonuses to staff overseeing fraud-riddled programs even as massive waste, improper payments, and red flags piled up. She explains why she believes some of these bonuses went to people who shouldn't have received them and what it says about priorities at the agency.

From whistleblower retaliation to taxpayer dollars vanishing into questionable awards, this episode pulls back the curtain on how Minnesota's largest agency has handled (or mishandled) oversight during a time of record fraud losses.

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All candidates in the MN DFL party run the EXACT same playbook and it's hilarious!!!

Minneapolis grocery store owner charged in $1 million food assistance fraud.

A Minneapolis grocery store owner faces felony charges in what investigators say was a million-dollar food assistance fraud scheme.

Abdid-Wahid Mohamed is accused of using other people’s EBT cards to get more than a million dollars to buy items from wholesale stores that he later sold at his own store.

EBT cards work like debit cards for low-income families who receive government-paid benefits.

Investigators said Mohamed owned Minnesota Food Grocery LLC near West Lake Street in Minneapolis and was seen buying items such as energy drinks and baby formula with EBT cards that did not belong to him.

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