KSTP Callan Gray

12/21/2025

Federal prosecutors accuse two men from Philadelphia of coming to Minnesota and setting up fake businesses to defraud the Housing Stabilization Services program.

“It’s an instance of what’s essentially fraud tourism"

MORE: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/half-or-more-of-18-billion-billed-through-state-programs-tied-to-fraud/

12/21/2025

ICYMI: There's a push to increase Local Government Aid, which is meant to help cities with a smaller property tax base.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/theres-a-push-to-increase-state-aid-to-cities-as-new-legislative-session-nears/

12/21/2025

Three passengers on a Metro Transit bus were injured after someone got off the bus and started shooting after it. Police say they're still looking for the suspect.

MORE: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/large-law-enforcement-presence-outside-metro-transit-bus-in-north-minneapolis/

12/14/2025

12/14/2025

MNsure navigators are working across the state to help Minnesotans figure out what health care plans they can afford, with a deadline to enroll looming and subsidies set to expire.

STORY: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/navigators-helping-minnesotans-find-affordable-health-care-coverage-as-washington-stalemate-continues/

12/14/2025

A growing number of people are at risk of losing their homes. We reviewed court data and found eviction filings are up from last year statewide.

“We’ve been hoping it would start to abate, but we seem to have a new normal.”

STORY: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/eviction-filings-up-in-minnesota-in-2025-compared-to-2024/

12/14/2025

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a legal opinion finding that sheriffs can’t enter into certain agreements with ICE, but county commissioners can.

We found there are eight sheriffs in Minnesota who currently have an agreement with ICE.

STORY: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ag-ellison-finds-that-sheriffs-cant-enter-into-agreements-with-ice-but-county-commissioners-can/ntly

11/23/2025

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office will expand a program designed to prevent juvenile offenders from committing repeat crimes, following recommendations from University of Minnesota Medical School researchers.

11/23/2025

President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota.

11/20/2025

The administration is pitting service members against Americans, Democrats said.

11/16/2025

The Saint Paul City Council is set to vote next week on a cryptocurrency kiosk ban. There are 80 to 90 kiosks citywide, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

STORY: https://kstp.com/crime-solutions/st-paul-city-council-set-to-make-final-vote-on-cryptocurrency-kiosk-ban-next-week/

11/16/2025

ICYMI: Foreclosures have increased for the eighth month in a row nationwide.

“Even though the numbers appear to be daunting, they’re relatively low"

We talked to an expert who put the numbers into perspective -- https://kstp.com/money-matters/foreclosures-continue-to-rise-nationwide/