Stephen Swanson at WCCO News is reporting Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has settled with the last of the three largest insulin manufacturers following its 2018 lawsuit over unaffordable prices. The agreement requires Denmark-based manufacturer Novo Nordisk to cap monthly out-of-pocket payments for insulin at $35 a month for the next five years, even for people without health insurance.

Adam Uren at Bring Me the News reports Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff of Bloomington has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future scheme that defrauded a federal child nutrition program at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katelyn Vue at Sahan Journal shares the story of Fardowsa Abdi Aden, who spent most of her life in an Ethiopian refugee camp until arriving in Minnesota last Friday to reunite with her sister and mother.

Via Bring Me the News: Wuollet Bakery will close its flagship location at 50th and France following legal troubles over unpaid rent.

Brooks Johnson at the Star Tribune is reporting MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell are again suing a merchant cash advance company, accusing the lender of charging an illegally high interest rate. The suit claimed New York-based Merchant Capital duped “cash-strapped” MyPillow into borrowing $2 million in July, with daily payments of $41,400.

Also in the Strib, Andrew Krammer and Ben Goessling are speculating the Minnesota Vikings will have Brian Flores back as its defensive coordinator for a third season.

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