In the past two weeks, federal prosecutors have charged nine people with defrauding two Medicaid programs. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson sits down with MPR News host Nina Moini to share more about how his office has been tackling fraud in the state.

The National Rural Teacher of the Year is from a school district in Wright County. We'll hear how his approach to teaching has changed over the past three decades.

And after a devastating loss, the Lynx are out of the WNBA playoffs. We'll talk with our sports contributors Wally and Eric to break down what happened and whether the Vikings can secure redemption across the pond.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Break” by Gully Boys.

The last 20 minutes of Minnesota Now was preempted by NPR special coverage.