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Minnesota sent $67 million to 9 daycare centers raided by federal agents, records show.
Minnesota paid more than $67 million in public child care subsidies over the past eight years to nine day care providers raided by federal authorities last week as part of a sweeping fraud investigation, according to state data obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES.
The payments flowed through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, known as CCAP, which helps low-income families cover the cost of child care. The feds have not filed charges, and investigators have not said how much, if any, of the money paid to those providers may have been fraudulently obtained.
Still, the records show dramatic financial growth at the nine centers, while the number of kids they served stayed relatively flat.
Over the last two years alone, state payments to the nine providers more than doubled, rising from about $8 million in 2023 to more than $16 million in 2025, according to the data.

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A California winery co-owned by Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, has shut its doors for good amid scrutiny of the congresswoman’s family wealth.
The winery ceased business operations on April 4, two months after Republicans sent a letter demanding answers into the discrepancies between Omar’s congressional financial disclosures for 2024 and the one she filed just one year earlier, according to California business records.
In a February letter to Mynett, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said financial disclosures filed by his wife Omar “show eStCru LLC and Rose Lake Capital LLC, which you hold ownership stakes in, went from being worth as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.”
The United States has crossed a grim threshold: The national debt now exceeds the size of the entire American economy. As of March 31, debt held by the public stood at $31.27 trillion, while nominal GDP over the prior 12-month period was an estimated $31.22 trillion—pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio to 100.2%, according to a press release issued Thursday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), based on new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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The Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini story has had a new layer added to it.
Gov Tim Walz tries to take credit for a fraud crackdown that came from..........the feds.
Kentucky man credits a Giants kicker for missing a FG and saving his life.
No idea how but we get into the Vikings Love Boat scandal from 2005
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A sad day in the world of music in Minneapolis as.......The Basilica Block Party is no more.
The Basilica Block Party took last year off, and the early summer music festival isn’t coming back.
Last year, officials had said that they were looking forward to a bright future in 2026, but that is not to be.
“The final Block Party was held in 2024, concluding an incredible run and leaving a lasting legacy in our community,” a statement on the event’s website reads. “We are deeply grateful for the fans, the artists, and the support shown for our beloved Basilica.”
Started in 1995, the major fundraiser for the Basilica of St. Mary, the historic downtown Minneapolis church, drew a wide mix of local and national acts in its 30-year history. Artists that took the stage included Weezer, Ryan Adams, Brandi Carlile, Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows and the Jayhawks.
Thousands attended the two-day event held outside the church, although the 2024 festival was held at Boom Island Park.
This summer, the basilica is undergoing a $45 million restoration.
The block party ran annually until 2020, when it was called off due to the pandemic. It also was scrubbed in 2022 and 2023 before returning for one year.
Tim Walz embarrasses himself on Jimmy Kimmel
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Minneapolis considers first downtown indoor playground for winter play.
Minneapolis city planners are considering an indoor playground downtown as they survey residents on whether the idea would bring more families to the area.
The city is in the early stages of the idea and is asking residents about parking, security and spending habits. City planners are also asking about different parts of downtown as they study whether an indoor playground makes sense.
“Where are you supposed to go in the winter… There’s not too many places to take kids to play,” said Minneapolis resident Isabella Reichert, who works as a nanny.
Places like that are already common in suburbs, including Edina and Eagan, but this would be a first in Minneapolis.
Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier has confirmed LIV Golf’s financial backing from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) will come to an end after the 2026 season, delivering the clearest indication yet that the Saudi-funded breakaway league faces an uncertain future beyond next year.
Baier, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the situation, revealed that while the PIF will continue to fund LIV Golf through the remainder of the 2026 campaign, its long-term financial commitment is set to be withdrawn as part of a broader shift in priorities. The funding through 2026 is expected to cover all major operational aspects of the league, including player contracts, television agreements and tournament staging.

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