Health

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert saying Red's Steak Cilantro and Lime Burritos sold at Costco may contain undeclared egg, posing a major allergen risk. FOX 9

Boston Scientific lowered its 2026 organic net sales growth outlook to 5-6% and announced a restructuring designed to cut about $500 million in annual costs. Business Journal

The U.S. Forest Service says 64,137 acres have burned across northern Minnesota as of Saturday, July 25, 2026, and Friday night storms brought rain that helped moderate the fires in the short term. FOX 9

Friday night's storms delivered rain that temporarily moderated wildfire behavior in northeastern Minnesota, allowing officials to plan a phased reopening of parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. FOX 9

Four men have pleaded guilty in Minnesota to a scheme that bilked Medicaid of about $2.25 million by billing housing services under the company name Brilliant Minds. Alphanews

A motorcyclist was killed when their motorcycle collided with an automobile at Brooklyn Boulevard and Unity Avenue North in Brooklyn Park on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 9:37 p.m. Central. FOX 9

Minnesota will raise the legal age to buy and possess kratom from 18 to 21 effective Aug. 1, 2026. FOX 9

Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, admitting he and a co-defendant fraudulently obtained millions from Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization program. FOX 9

Minnesota's 988 mental health lifeline is handling about three times as many contacts now as when it launched in 2022, state reporting shows. FOX 9

Federal authorities have halted more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota, tying the move to fraud and program-integrity concerns and leaving Minnesota with hundreds of millions in lost funds. Minnesota Reformer

The University of Minnesota Medical School announced it has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study how animals fight viruses. FOX 9

Minnesota health officials are tracking Cyclospora infections as U.S. cyclosporiasis cases surge, with thousands sick nationwide and dozens of cases already confirmed in the state. FOX 9

A crisis call to a Burnsville home around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday ended in a large house fire that left one adult male dead, police said. FOX 9

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health warned that dogs adopted or imported from South Dakota are showing a high prevalence of canine brucellosis, an incurable bacterial disease that can force lifelong quarantine or euthanasia. FOX 9

CVS agreed to pay Minnesota more than $850,000 as part of a national $36.5 million settlement over alleged Medicaid insulin billing fraud. FOX 9

About 75,000 Minnesotans have been approved for payments from the statewide paid family and medical leave program during its first six months of operation. FOX 9

Minneapolis closed multiple city beaches on July 7, 2026, after tests detected elevated E. coli levels, city officials said. FOX 9

A Twin Cities mother has been formally charged with murder in the deaths of her infant twins after she allegedly told others they died from vaccinations, prosecutors said. FOX 9

A man drowned while kayaking at Lake Ann Park in Chanhassen Saturday night; he was not wearing a life jacket. FOX 9

Nurses at Allina Health staged a one-day strike at Twin Cities hospitals and clinics, pressing stalled contract talks and prompting the system to activate contingency staffing plans. FOX 9