A food shelf is open at MSP Airport​ in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown​.

"You can't out-fundraise this problem." Harvesters braces for a wave of hunger, food needs as SNAP benefits stop in November.

Governor Tim Walz announced $4 Million in emergency funds will be given to Minnesota's food shelves in response to the ongoing federal government shutdown and the very real possibility that SNAP benefits will not go out in November.

With federal SNAP benefits on the line, volunteers gathered in Middlebury on Tuesday morning to hand out more than 17 tons of food to local food shelves.

Governor Walz announces $4 million for food shelves amid federal shutdown, addressing rising food insecurity for families in Minnesota.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the prospect of November's SNAP benefits going unpaid indefinitely is growing closer.

About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program runs out on Nov. 1. Gov. Tim Walz on Monday said the state will provide $4 million in emergency funding for food shelves across Minnesota. Jason Rantala shows how neighbors are filling the void left without the federal funds.