'We know most customers by name': How frozen SNAP benefits are hurting small

WINSTED, Minn. — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to keep full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments frozen with the government shutdown potentially nearing an end.

A flurry of lower court rulings over the weekend meant some states were left waiting while others, like Wisconsin and Minnesota, got the aid.

But it's not just people caught in the middle - some small-town, independent grocery stores are being impacted by the decisions.

University of Minnesota research shows some stores have thin profit margins as it is, and could be further exacerbated by customers not shopping there if they don't have SNAP benefits.

"We were just kind of curious how that would affect our business since a lot of people do rely on those benefits," said Jordan Kuck, whose family owns Glenn