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Josh Skluzacek

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Affiliated with: KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)

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Minnesota’s impact on America at 250: How Spam shaped American history and culture

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · local

1-on-1 with leading Republican candidates for Minnesota governor

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is working to schedule one-on-one interviews with each of the top candidates for the key election races in Minnesota this fall. Below are the full interviews with each of the thre

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · government

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department s

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · business

Half of states sue Trump administration over its strict interpretation of Medicaid work rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia on Monday sued the Trump administration over its recent guidance on new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the strict rules will pr

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · local

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing postponed until January

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January, a judge said Monday, delaying it from the fall. U.S. District Judge Marg

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · local

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 29, 2026 · government

Right-hand man of Feeding Our Future ringleader taken into custody in Somalia

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 26, 2026 · local

Venezuela Earthquake Relief

Venezuela Earthquake Relief The post Venezuela Earthquake Relief first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 26, 2026 · local

Minnesota Congressman Emmer tells immigrants to assimilate or ‘go the hell back’

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 26, 2026 · local

Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund

Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund The post Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 25, 2026 · local

Forecast First Alert: Dangerous heat, humidity next week

Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued a Forecast First Alert due to dangerous heat and humidity levels that will arrive next week. ALERT DAYS currently include Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tim

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 25, 2026 · safety

Minneapolis council votes to lift 38-year ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues

Just days before Twin Cities Pride, the Minneapolis City Council voted to lift a decades-old ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues that advocates called homophobic. The council voted 9-2 at its me

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 25, 2026 · government

MN Dept. of Ag 1st Farm Down Payment Assistance

MN Department of Agriculture First Farm Down Payment Assistance The post MN Dept. of Ag 1st Farm Down Payment Assistance first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 25, 2026 · local

Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 25, 2026 · government

Minnesota Medicaid fraud: Claims against 7 providers date to 2020. Why were charges filed in 2026?

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 24, 2026 · local

Voting equipment company formerly known as Dominion drops lawsuit against Mike Lindell

Mike Lindell, the leading GOP candidate for Minnesota governor, is no longer being sued by a major voting machines company over his 2020 conspiracy claims. Dominion Voting Systems, now called Liber

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 24, 2026 · government

Charges against New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ top aide are just the latest probe of his inner circle

NEW YORK (AP) — In his four years as New York mayor, Eric Adams’ administration was roiled by corruption probes that led to early-morning FBI searches, resignations of top officials and indictments th

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 24, 2026 · government

Inside Your Health: New sunscreen options

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 24, 2026 · local

White House asks Congress for $87.6B for Iran war, aid to US farmers and responding to Ebola crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult t

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 24, 2026 · local

Minneapolis woman claims ‘inhumane and discriminatory treatment’ by ICE; DHS alleges ‘smear’

A Minneapolis woman is accusing federal immigration officers of “inhumane and discriminatory treatment” during Operation Metro Surge, an allegation Homeland Security is pushing back against. It’s t

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 23, 2026 · local

7 Minnesota providers among 455 charged in nationwide $6.5B ‘health care fraud takedown’

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 23, 2026 · local

Top Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori hired by Portland Trail Blazers

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 23, 2026 · parks

Federal appeals court allows the Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border. A divide

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 23, 2026 · local

Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 23, 2026 · local

Why MnDOT fully shuts down some Minnesota highways during construction

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Bemidji derecho: 1 year later, wildfire risk and recovery continue

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · safety

Man sentenced to nearly 16 years for assaults that left twin sons with dozens of fractures

A Ramsey County man will be spending the rest of the decade and then some behind bars for assaults that left his 3-month-old twin sons with 60 fractures. A judge on Monday sentenced 20-year-old Dyl

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Visit the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Visit the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games The post Visit the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed th

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Surprise! Rescued caracal arrives pregnant, delivers 3 kittens in Minnesota

A Minnesota animal rescue took in two African caracal cats earlier this year but it turns out they actually saved five. The Wildcat Sanctuary says its veterinarians later found out that one of the

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Federal judge quashes 6 DOJ subpoenas targeting Minnesota, calls them ‘blatantly unlawful’

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · local

Rosland Park Pedestrian Bridge Project

Rosland Park Pedestrian Bridge Project The post Rosland Park Pedestrian Bridge Project first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Jun 22, 2026 · parks

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