Eva Herscowitz
Reporter
South metroEva Herscowitz covers Dakota and Scott counties for the Star Tribune. She's from Maryland and previously worked at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
Latest from Eva Herscowitz
Report reveals widespread billing issues in Minnesota autism program
The Minnesota Department of Human Services hired Optum to look into 14 Medicaid-funded programs identified as vulnerable to fraud.
February 6, 2026
Why the Trump administration keeps asking for Minnesota’s welfare data
Vice President JD Vance said the information could facilitate immigration enforcement. Legal experts say that’s a drastic overreach of federal power.
February 2, 2026
Here’s what to know about federal agents’ killing of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis
Pretti is the second person federal agents have fatally shot in Minnesota as a massive surge of immigration enforcement has put the state on edge.
January 26, 2026
Is Minnesota’s Medicaid fraud scandal an ‘outlier’? Experts say the answer is complicated.
Minnesota continues to make national headlines for abuse in social services, but other states face similar struggles.
January 23, 2026
Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota
Thousands of Minnesotans rely on the Medicaid-funded transportation program to get to medical appointments.
January 17, 2026
New fraud concerns surface in Minnesota medical transportation program
Providers and prosecutors have seen issues in the Medicaid-funded nonemergency medical transportation program for years. It’s the subject of a new video by conservative influencer Nick Shirley.
January 15, 2026
Editor's Pick
What to know about the massive social services fraud scandal in Minnesota
Providers who bilked housing, autism and day care programs thrust the state into the national spotlight.
January 13, 2026
Arsenic is showing up in Scott County drinking water
The chemical joins a growing list of contaminants surfacing in south suburban drinking water, from PFAS to cyanazine to nitrates.
January 8, 2026
A world’s fair in Minnesota? Horticulture expo could reshape Twin Cities suburbs.
The event set for 2031 could leave behind a futuristic neighborhood in Dakota County.
January 2, 2026
It’s not just property taxes. Twin Cities residents balk at higher water bills.
Drinking water has become a costly issue across the Twin Cities suburbs dealing with maintenance and pollutants.
December 29, 2025
The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis for allegedly withholding public information
The news organization says the Minneapolis Police Department has failed to release information about crimes.
December 24, 2025
This Twin Cities suburb just made it harder for residents to petition for an audit
West St. Paul increased the number of voters needed to push the City Council to ask the state for a financial review.
December 22, 2025
