Wildfire smoke will persist across Minnesota on Saturday, creating hazy sunshine and poor air quality as we kick off the weekend. An air quality alert has been extended through Monday at noon.

It’s another mild but hazy Thursday in Minnesota, with wildfire smoke from Canada continuing to impact air quality across the state.

MPCA maps posted Thursday show that most of Minnesota is still dealing with air in the unhealthy category due to smoke blowing in from Canadian wildfires.

DHS' Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi wrote a letter Friday to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requesting to end the program.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is seeking to terminate Housing Stabilization Services amid allegations of widespread fraud in the program intended to help people find and keep housing. The agency announced Friday that it is taking the unprecedented step to end the program.

Minnesota’s Department of Human Services is moving to terminate a Medicaid-funded housing assistance program after federal law enforcement announced it was investigating a “massive” fraud scheme that likely lost the state millions.

The Minnesota Twins just put together arguably the craziest MLB Trade Deadline in major league history, and that's a lot to digest.

All told, the Twins made nine deals this week, sending out 10 major-league players, which represented nearly 40% of their roster. Among them, star shortstop Carlos Correa waived his no-trade clause to return to the Houston Astros in the team’s most shocking move at the deadline.

The Minnesota Twins were the most aggressive seller before Thursday's trade deadline, and the franchise itself is inching closer to being sold. There is "momentum" toward a sale, reports Front Office Sports.

Find the latest odds, spread and score prediction for the Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB game on ESPN to be played on August 2, 2025 on ESPN.

The Cleveland Guardians will give the start to Tanner Bibee (7-9, 4.31 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Twins will turn to Bailey Ober (4-6, 5.28 ERA). Yesterday, the Guardians claimed a 3-2 win over the Twins,

View news about the Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians game played on August 01, 2025 including player news, injury news, predictions, analysis and more.

Former UCLA star Johnny Juzang developed into a respectable wing rotation player in Utah who averaged 8.9 points a game last season, but with the addition of Ace Bailey to the Jazz, Juzang was the odd man out.

Johnny Juzang’s shooting could complement the Minnesota Timberwolves stars like Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, creating more driving lanes and offensive opportunities.