The Minnesota Department of Commerce is asking utility companies to avoid shutting off heat over unpaid bills.

Minnesota heating assistance is delayed due to Federal Shutdown, residents are still encouraged to apply until the program receives funds.

In a normal year, Minnesota would have already received its federal funding for the Energy Assistance Program (EAP), known nationally as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). However ...

From SNAP benefits to utility assistance, Minnesotans are bracing for a lack of food and money to pay their bills if federal funding remains on hold.

ST. PAUL — Thousands of homeowners in Minnesota are seeing delays in energy bill assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, ...

FARGO — If you're struggling with paying your heating bill this winter, there are resources across North Dakota and Minnesota to help. North Dakota offers a Low Income Energy Assistance Program. This ...

Minnesotans are looking at potentially higher energy costs under new proposed federal budget cuts. Currently, Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is funded by the federal Low-Income Home Energy ...

Crucial government programs that feed families and heat homes are among those that will start to run out of money on Nov. 1 ...

DULUTH — Mary Heilman and her husband recently received a $4,000 bill to fix their boiler. As retirees living on a tight budget, Heilman said it’s hard enough to keep their propane tanks filled in the ...