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Resolution to advance impeachment investigation against Gov. Walz, AG Ellison fails in committee

April 15, 2026

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — A resolution intended to launch an impeachment investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison has failed to move forward in a House committee. The resolution would have allowed for the committee to hold hearings, receive testimony, perform subpoenas, and use other powers as part of the investigation. The vote failed on a split…

State Legislators Seek To Combat Fraud In Minnesota

Kupec, Fellow Legislators Vow to Fight Fraud in Minnesota

State Senator Kupec says the legislation he co-authored focuses on closing loopholes regarding government grants.

April 12, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Everyone embroiled in the issue of fraud in the state of Minnesota has a different perspective – maybe even a different specific incident that caught their eye. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead remembers his. “There had been an employee of DHS who issued grants – sizeable grants – to a nonprofit, and then, three days…

Aarp Holds Events In North Dakota For Fraud Prevention Month

AARP Schedules Events in North Dakota for Fraud Prevention Month

One will be a cybercrime seminar in Fargo, while the other will be a document-shredding opportunity in West Fargo.

April 8, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You may be used to hearing stories about attempted scams or cold-calling fraudsters and thinking, “Who would fall for that?” Well, by the AARP’s tabulations – over 2,500 folks filed reports in just the first three quarters of 2025, with a total monetary loss of $14.3 million dollars. AARP North Dakota director Josh Askvig says that…

Faith Shields hires new attorney, trial moved to June

March 16, 2026

TJ Nelson,

BURLEIGH CO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Burleigh County judge has allowed Faith Shields another change of attorney, meaning another delay in her trial for felony theft of property. Shields has hired Thomas Dickson to represent her. The Fargo woman’s trial was supposed to begin in January and then April. It is now set to start on June 9. Shields is…

Fargo attorney says a Tennessee woman was jailed for nearly six months for a crime she did not commit

March 12, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo attorney who represented a Tennessee woman who spent nearly six months in jail says this should never have happened. Fifty-year-old Angela Lipps was held after authorities mistook her as the person involved in a Fargo fraud investigation. Lipps claims she has lived in north-central Tennessee her entire life and never set foot in North…

Walz announces plan to centralize, modernize Department of Human Services to cut out fraud

March 10, 2026

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz announces a major plan to modernize and centralize the Department of Human Services as part of an effort to crackdown on fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The state will shift away from “complex, layered administration managed by a patchwork of counties, Managed Care Organizations, and state agencies” to a centralized entity run by…

Gov. Tim Walz tells a House panel the Trump immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota’s fraud fight

March 4, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota’s governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee accused Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of stalling to fight fraud in government programs, saying they put politics ahead…

Minnesota Attorney General and DHS are pursuing federal legal action for Medicaid funds

March 3, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota Department of Human Services have filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit claims the departments are illegally attempting to withhold $243 million in Medicaid payments after DHS has been working to abide by the…

GOP lawmakers introduce impeachment articles against Gov. Walz, AG Ellison

March 2, 2026

Alison Voorhees,

Courtesy: FOX 9ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — GOP lawmakers in Minnesota have introduced articles of impeachment against Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison. The two house resolutions include House Resolution 6 against Gov. Walz and House Resolution 7 against Ellison. They claim corrupt conduct by both democratic leaders. The resolution accuses Walz of “violating his constitutional oath…

JD Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

February 25, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Medicaid is the U.S. health care safety net for low-income Americans. As of late 2025, nearly 70 million…