A longtime caseworker for the state agency that protects children has pleaded guilty to possession and transportation of images of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced ...

A Minnesota family’s chances of being reported for child maltreatment vary dramatically depending on their race. So does the likelihood a kid will be removed from their family, or reunited with them ...

To the editor: This letter is in response to the letter on April 12 “ DSS perpetrates abuse in mishandling children.” The Department of Social Services has the dual mission of protecting children and ...

A statewide child abuse hotline, new rules to reduce racial disparities among foster children and a wide-ranging review of how Minnesota spends its child protection money are among the proposals state ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When caseworkers investigating possible child abuse don’t tell the truth, the state lacks a clear process to repair the damage and to ensure it doesn’t ...

Text messages between the parents leading up to the incident showed they discussed lying or running away from a welfare check ...