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Guild said individuals have told her they are seeking shelter on the light rail and bus shelters.

MINNEAPOLIS — Homeless outreach teams said the population they are trying to help is struggling with the early cold. 

Life Center served some of them at their annual Thanksgiving Outreach event, where they gave out warm meals, free turkeys, and held a service. 

“I think there’s we’re seeing homeless shelters maxing out at capacity,” said Chloe Guild, who leads the church’s outreach team. “Because it got so cold so fast.”

Guild said individuals have told her they are seeking shelter on the light rail and bus shelters. 

Mary Jo Bellanger used to be homeless when she was a teenager.

“It was cold,” she said. “It was, and I was struggling.”

Bellanger said that Life Center helped get her and her family off the street years ago. 

“I do have family members that are out there right now,” she said. “I check on them daily, to give them gloves and stuff to date food.” 

On Friday, volunteers went out to check on folks sleeping in the cold. 

Emily Schlimmer was among those who talked to people dealing with homelessness Friday night. 

“A lot of them what they really need is gloves and hats and scarves,” said Schlimmer. “It was really cold and they mostly just wanted to come and get the food.”

“We had two big tents run by generators,” said Alison Goings. 

Goings was homeless for two years. 

“The generators were the only thing that kept the lights and the heat going,” said Goings. 

She said she still has friends spending their days outside. 

“They’re out there dealing with the weather and the snow,” said Goings. 

She’s thankful to be out of it, but others have to seek warmth.

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VP Kamala Harris is railing against PBM’s, what do they do?

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Most agree that pharmacy benefit managers entered the market in the 1980s as Americans started using more drugs than ever before.

MINNEAPOLIS — Editor’s Note: The above video was first published on 6/7/2024.

As the election draws nearer both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris — the Republican and Democratic nominees for president, respectively — are speaking up about their respective plans for making health care more affordable for Americans. 

Vice President Harris has specifically named PBMs or Pharmacy Benefit Managers as a target for more oversight and transparency and Trump issued an executive order calling out PBMs back in 2020.

PBMs primarily run prescription drug coverage for insurers, large employers and other clients. They also set up formularies, or lists of covered drugs, and negotiate rebates off drug prices.

Most agree that pharmacy benefit managers entered the market in the 1980s as Americans started using more drugs than ever before. The presence of the PBMs initially let pharmacists focus more on their businesses by handling backend tasks and saved insurers money through bargaining with drug manufacturers. 

The heightened scrutiny comes as the Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit against the three largest PBMs in the country, Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx. Those three companies process roughly 80% of prescriptions nationwide, according to the FTC. 

The FTC said the rebating practices of the three companies have led to artificially inflated list prices for people. List prices are what a drugmaker initially sets for a product and what people who have high deductible plans or no insurance are sometimes stuck paying for prescriptions.

Harris’ campaign promises that, if elected, Harris “will increase competition and demand transparency in the health care industry, starting by cracking down on pharmaceutical companies who block competition and abusive practices by pharmaceutical middlemen who squeeze small pharmacies’ profits and raise costs for consumers.”

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which lobbies for PBMs nationwide has long argued that their work is imperative in saving consumers money on drugs. 

“PBMs support transparency that empowers prescribers, plan sponsors, policymakers, and, most importantly, patients, with the information they need to lower costs while improving access to needed medications. What we don’t support are measures that would empower drug companies to raise costs.” Greg Lopes, vice president of public affairs., for the PCMA. 



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Jury selected in trial of man accused of killing Winona mom

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Lawyers are preparing opening statements in the trial of Adam Fravel, who is accused of killing the mother of his children, Madaline Kingsbury.

MANKATO, Minn. — After a week and a half of selection, jurors have been chosen for the trial of Adam Fravel, and opening statements could potentially begin this week.

Fravel is accused of killing his longtime partner and mother of his children, Madeline Kingsbury

While the alleged murder took place in Winona County, the trial will unfold in Mankato, the seat of Blue Earth County. A judge supported a defense motion to change the venue for the trial, saying it would be difficult to select an impartial jury in Winona County due to extensive pre-trial publicity. 

Kingsbury went missing on March 31, 2023. Authorities say she was last seen dropping her kids off at daycare. For weeks, a massive search effort was conducted, with hundreds helping in the search. Her remains were found on June 7 in a remote location close to where Fravel admitted to being on the day she disappeared. 

Fravel was the last known person to see her. He said he had nothing to do with her disappearance and fought for custody of the children while Kingsbury was missing. 

Fravel is charged with two counts of first-degree murder – one for murder while committing domestic abuse and one for premeditated murder – along with two additional counts of second-degree murder.  

The jury consists of 12 jurors and five alternates. A court spokesperson told KARE 11 they seated 11 men and six women, with opening statements starting this Thursday morning at the earliest. 



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Money Monday: Building your emergency fund

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Financial advisor Ayo Idowu visited KARE 11 News at Noon to talk about an emergency nest egg and how much you should consider putting away.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — It’s no secret that Americans are increasingly challenged when it comes to making financial ends meet. With the rising cost of food, housing and other necessities – combined with the impact of inflation – many are living from paycheck to paycheck, without a cushion if something were to happen. 

According to financial planner Ayo Idowu, that underlines the importance of establishing an emergency fund. Just how much that is depends on whether you are single with few financial responsibilities, or someone with a family, kids, a mortgage and car payment. 

  • Those who are younger with fewer responsibilities should aim for having enough to cover three months of living expenses (not income)
  • Folks with homes, cars, kids and other obligations should shoot for an emergency fund that can cover six months of living expenses

If you’re wondering where to find money to fill that fund, Idowu suggests being creative. He is currently in the midst of an “October Fast” with fewer social outings, eating at home instead of out, putting travel on hold and putting all the money saved into his emergency fund. 

If you have questions, check out Ayo Idowu’s web page at Integrate Wealth Management.



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