From Red Wing to Pelican Rapids, local groups scrambled to help immigrants targeted during Operation Metro Surge — even providing rides across state lines to get legal help.

Madelia Health faces the day we can't make payroll as it struggles with cash flow, service cuts, and funding efforts in rural Minnesota.

MONTGOMERY, Minn. — Town clinics are more than just a place to get care. “It’s just a symbol to our town,” said Rita Hoffman. Hoffman lives in Montgomery and has never been without a town clinic. “For ...

Lawmakers agreed to a major rescue package for HCMC, but struggling rural healthcare systems were an afterthought in the 2026 ...

Avel eCare Highlights Virtual Health System Approach to Support Workforce Stability, Specialty Care Access and ...

WILLMAR — Research by Benjamin Winchester with the University of Minnesota Extension has changed the narrative about rural Minnesota by opening eyes to the reality that rural communities are not dying ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Public broadcasters in Minnesota and across the country are bracing for sweeping federal spending cuts after the U.S. Senate approved a bill this week slashing $9 billion from foreign ...

A new report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development looks into the suicide epidemic in rural Minnesota, and the unique challenges to rural life that make suicide prevention more difficult ...

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Seniors are staying longer in their homes, and therefore not freeing up workforce housing for younger residents and their families. Rural sociologist Ben Winchester of University of Minnesota ...