Minnesota
Judge blocks SNAP cuts to Minnesota
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – SNAP benefits in Minnesota will continue to be funded after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction filed by the state’s attorney general.
This comes after President Trump’s administration threatened to withhold federal funds that make the program possible.
Court blocks USDA demand for in-person interviews of SNAP recipients
Big picture view:
Back in December 2025, Trump administration officials said states who refuse to comply with federal reporting standards risk losing SNAP funding.
Those reporting standards included conducting in-person interviews with SNAP recipients.
Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit on Dec. 23 challenging the USDA’s demand, which he described as impossible. The Trump administration continued to threaten to cut off Minnesota’s SNAP funding unless the state complied.
However, a U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of the new reporting standards, preventing the state from losing SNAP administration funding.
The judge said Minnesota must file its plan of operation and file a declaration identifying the harm that the USDA would cause by withholding this federal money for the first quarter of 2026.
By the numbers:
State officials said Minnesota has about 450,000 people who rely on SNAP benefits each month, including 180,000 children, 70,000 seniors and 50,000 adults with disabilities.
In May 2025, data showed that 7.8% of the population participates in the program – a total of 451,966 people.
Minnesota Attorney General response
What they’re saying:
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison shared the following statement:
“We have won yet another battle in the Trump administration’s war on Minnesota. Before any of us in the state are Republicans or Democrats, we are Minnesotans, and it should shock and disgust us that this president is trying to take food off the table of half a million of our neighbors. I’m pleased to have stopped this from happening, and I will continue to do everything in my power to stand up to the Trump administration when they try to harm the people of Minnesota.”
The Source: This story uses information from federal court documents and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A 29-year-old man drowned at a lake in northern Minnesota on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said the man drowned at the swimming area at Little Emily Lake Park. The man was at the park with family and friends at the time.
First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Little Emily Lake is about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
Minnesota
If Nolan Teasley is the “primary football executive” in Minnesota, Seahawks will get compensatory picks
The hiring of Seahawks assistant G.M. Nolan Teasley as the Vikings’ new G.M. will carry a specific benefit for his former team.
Per the league, Teasley qualifies as a diverse candidate under the NFL provision that gives the former team of a newly-hired G.M. or head coach a pair of third-round compensatory draft picks.
The only question is whether Teasley will be Minnesota’s “primary football executive.” That requirement prevented the Bears from receiving the compensatory draft picks when assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham was hired to be the Falcons G.M. The league decided that president of football Matt Ryan is the “primary football executive” in Atlanta.
The Bears appealed the decision to the league, and Bears fans continue to be mystified by the outcome — especially since Ryan has made it clear that Cunningham is a General Manager “in every facet of the word.”
Minnesota has no similar position to Ryan’s job with the Falcons. The only alternative to Teasley would be coach Kevin O’Connell. But there has been no indication that, moving forward, O’Connell will emerge as the top football executive for the Vikings, with full control over the roster and the draft.
The NFL’s full collection of diversity of initiatives have recently come under attack by Florida’s attorney general. The Seahawks getting two extra third-round draft picks undoubtedly will spark a reaction from those who, in the current climate, attack efforts aimed at enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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