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Twin Cities mosques increase security, lean on community amid immigration enforcement fears

by Mohamed Ibrahim December 19, 2025December 22, 2025

Feds bring new charges tied to ‘staggering’ Minnesota Medicaid fraud

by Matt Sepic December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

St. Paul school board rejects Hmong parents’ plan to ease overcrowding at popular school

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 19, 2025December 22, 2025

As immigration raids target Minnesota Somalis, bustling community hubs fall silent

by Mohamud Farah December 19, 2025December 22, 2025

From a sacred temple to Twin Cities stages: four cultural events to catch this weekend

by Myah Goff December 19, 2025

Immigrant, BIPOC-run tow companies save the day when ICE arrests leave cars abandoned

by Katelyn Vue December 18, 2025December 19, 2025

ACLU sues Freeborn County over agreement with ICE, citing violation of Minnesota law

by Andrew Hazzard December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

ACLU takes legal action against ICE for detaining U.S. citizens in Minnesota

by Andrew Hazzard and Katelyn Vue December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Man arrested after subzero standoff on Chanhassen roof sues to stop deportation

by Nicolas Scibelli December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

BUSINESS & WORK

Sip of Silk brings coffee, community and commitment to University of Minnesota location

by Khalid Mohamed December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

ICE enforcement prompts relocation of detainees outside of Minnesota, worrying attorneys about access, rights

by Joey Peters and Cynthia Tu December 16, 2025December 23, 2025

Celebrate Your Financial New Year: A Q&A With Twin Cities Community Manager, Kayla Blain

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Finding Your Child’s School: Explore Your Options at the Minneapolis School Finder Fair

by Great MN Schools December 15, 2025

In 2023, Hennepin County vowed to end chronic homelessness by now. What happened?

by Shubhanjana Das and Katrina Pross December 15, 2025

A hand in winter: Outreach workers strive to meet, and help, unhoused Minnesotans where they are

by Shubhanjana Das December 15, 2025

Activists turn to noise demonstrations at local hotels to get ‘ICE out of Minnesota’

by Chris Juhn December 12, 2025December 15, 2025

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

How is the ICE surge affecting Somali Minnesotans?

by Hannah Ihekoronye December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Rollout of landmark Minnesota child welfare reform ruled unconstitutional

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint, Sara Tiano and Nancy Marie Spears December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle

by Matt Sepic December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Kao Kalia Yang gives voice to the Hmong refugee experience at the Ordway

by Myah Goff December 12, 2025

Should you call 911 on ICE? What can local police do, if anything?

by Mohamed Ibrahim December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Minneapolis City Council votes unanimously to strengthen separation ordinance

by MPR News Staff December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

The art of ‘Place-Keepers’: How Latina cultural workers are preserving community space ‘with or without funding’

by Myah Goff December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Minnesota’s foster youth watchdog calls out poor treatment of a teen in crisis

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Latino businesses offer free delivery for residents too fearful to leave home amid immigration operation

by Katelyn Vue December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Feds sue Minneapolis Public Schools over contract provision protecting teachers of color

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

Should undocumented students be eligible for in-state tuition in Minnesota? The Justice Department argues no.

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

St. Paul man detained during Bro-Tex raid to be released on bond

by Christopher Magan December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

ICE arrests citizen observer in Minneapolis, holds her for five hours

by Joey Peters December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

Court observers blocked: Immigration hearings face new restrictions across the U.S.

by Nicolas Scibelli December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

How Minnesota became the center of the Somali diaspora

by Andrew Hazzard December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

U.S. citizen offered to show I.D. but was arrested by immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside

by Katelyn Vue December 9, 2025December 10, 2025

Early morning fire causes partial roof collapse at Prior Lake mosque and school

by Mohamed Ibrahim December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Middle schoolers are struggling with addiction. They need help, not punishment.

‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s ‘garbage’ rhetoric about Somali Minnesotans is anti-Black, anti-brown and dangerous to public health

by Muna Saleh December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

From the inside: Minnesota artists share stories from behind bars

by Myah Goff December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

Feds claim ‘the worst’ were arrested in Minneapolis immigration enforcement, but local attorneys say otherwise

by Katelyn Vue and Joey Peters December 5, 2025December 10, 2025

Opinion: How much does it cost to buy a Minnesota school board election?

by Kyle Steinberg December 4, 2025

‘Creating fear and chaos’: ICE officials target Somali neighborhoods, scoop up U.S. citizens in sweep

by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters December 3, 2025December 22, 2025

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Have you experienced or witnessed an ICE arrest, or other immigration enforcement? Let us know.

by Sahan Journal December 3, 2025January 8, 2026

Minnesota Native groups expand efforts to protect unhoused women

by Shubhanjana Das December 3, 2025

New head of top advocacy group for Minnesota foster youth encourages them to ‘lead the entire process’

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint December 3, 2025

What you need to know about the deportation of Southeast Asian people in Minnesota

by Hannah Ihekoronye December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Minneapolis, St. Paul leaders condemn reports of immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants

by Joey Peters and Katelyn Vue December 2, 2025December 10, 2025

How the ‘Slate for Change’ strategy played out in the Minneapolis mayoral election

by Cynthia Tu December 1, 2025

Foster youth give and receive thanks at annual Minneapolis dinner in their honor

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint November 27, 2025

50 years strong: Minnesota’s Hmong community celebrates New Year in St. Paul

by Myah Goff November 27, 2025

Family of man swept up in St. Paul ICE raid say agents entered house without a warrant

by Shubhanjana Das November 26, 2025December 10, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s trade tariffs on China put Minnesota soybean farmers in financial peril

by Patrick Mendis November 26, 2025December 1, 2025

St. Paul immigration raid puts local network’s response system to the test

by Nicolas Scibelli November 26, 2025

‘Abhorrent’: St. Paul City Council member slams police conduct at federal arrest

by Shubhanjana Das November 25, 2025November 26, 2025

Former Harvest Best basketball coach gets life sentence in child sex-abuse case

by Katrina Pross November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Immigrants face increased scrutiny this holiday travel season. Here’s what you need to know.

by Katelyn Vue November 25, 2025

Minnesota faith leaders, activists unite against Trump’s threat to end TPS for Somali community

by Shubhanjana Das and Andrew Hazzard November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

Take a look inside one of Minnesota’s largest legal marijuana harvests to date

by Matt DeLong | Minnesota Star Tribune November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

Prepare now for changes coming to Medicaid next year

‘It feels like we’re living in a prison’: Frustrations rise along fenced-in Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis

by Shubhanjana Das November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

Teatro del Pueblo’s reimagined ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ centers Latino voices

by Myah Goff November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Salaad Darbi’s decades of music-making to be celebrated at Saturday concert

by Mohamud Farah November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Community rallies after federal agents arrest 14 in raid on St. Paul manufacturer Bro-Tex Inc.

by Katelyn Vue November 19, 2025November 21, 2025

New funding of $15M for Indigenous helpline aims to provide essential support for domestic violence survivors

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint and Nancy Marie Spears November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Opinion: ICE is tearing families apart. We can’t stay silent.

by Margarita Rosales Alarcón November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Neighbors confront federal officers in St. Paul raid at Bro-Tex Inc.

by Katelyn Vue November 18, 2025November 19, 2025

A small step to boost healing: HCMC expands Muslim prayer stickers to psychiatric rooms

by Katrina Pross November 18, 2025

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Southeast Asians in Minnesota respond to ICE deportation push

by Hannah Ihekoronye November 17, 2025November 18, 2025

Scammers don’t take holidays: How to help protect your money this season

Looking back 50 years: Cambodians fled genocide to build close-knit community in Minnesota

by Katelyn Vue November 17, 2025November 20, 2025

Vibrant mural, years in the making, transforms a desolate Lake Street underpass

by Dymanh Chhoun November 17, 2025December 23, 2025

Naked Stages stories plumb Black ancestry and Chicago’s great river reversal

by Myah Goff November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Family demands answers after ICE breaks car window to arrest Northfield worker

by Katelyn Vue and Andrew Hazzard November 13, 2025November 14, 2025

MPCA starts long permit revocation process for troubled St. Paul foundry

by Andrew Hazzard November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

‘We all have a right to family membership’: New Minnesota nonprofit offers rare legal support to kinship caregivers

by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Opinion: Proposed urban farm on Minneapolis Roof Depot site could spark real change

by Janya Dieringer November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Minneapolis Council member Jamal Osman carjacked just days after re-election victory

by Deena Winter | The Minnesota Star Tribune and Liz Sawyer November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Minnesota’s Ecuadorian community is flourishing, but its future is uncertain

by Andrew Hazzard November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Immigrant rights advocates call on Minnesotans to document immigration arrests

by Katelyn Vue November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Minneapolis Schools and educators reach settlement, avoiding potential strike

by Shubhanjana Das and Becky Z. Dernbach November 10, 2025November 11, 2025

Meet the nine organizations selected as 2025 Bush Prize honorees!

Rib tips with a side of ‘Edina hot’ sauce: Two Minneapolis friends build flourishing barbecue stand

by Aaron Nesheim November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Somali nurse practitioner launches Minneapolis clinic to fill gaps in care

by Katrina Pross November 10, 2025

Tibetan rock and rap, Hmong filmmakers take spotlight in the Twin Cities this weekend

by Myah Goff November 7, 2025November 14, 2025

New student enrollment from India drops sharply at the University of Minnesota following visa changes

by Shubhanjana Das, Becky Z. Dernbach and Cynthia Tu November 6, 2025

‘A blur of hard work’: Kaohly Vang Her’s late entry to St. Paul mayoral race pays off in historic win

by Katrina Pross and Katelyn Vue November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Jacob Frey wins third term as Minneapolis mayor, defeating Omar Fateh

by Andrew Hazzard, Shubhanjana Das and Mohamed Ibrahim November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Interactive map: How Minneapolis neighborhoods voted for mayor

by Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Interactive map: How St. Paul neighborhoods voted for mayor

by Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Hopkins mayor wins reelection, defeating Somali challenger and two others

by Sahan Journal and Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Anoka-Hennepin voters reelect incumbents in gridlocked school board

by Becky Z. Dernbach and Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Kaohly Vang Her makes history as first Hmong woman to lead St. Paul

by Becky Z. Dernbach, Katrina Pross, Katelyn Vue and Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 6, 2025

St. Paul voters approve schools levy

by Becky Z. Dernbach and Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Live election results: 12 winners in Minneapolis City Council races, 1 ward pending

by Joey Peters and Cynthia Tu November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Frey takes strong lead in Minneapolis mayoral race; no clear winner in first-choice votes

by Andrew Hazzard, Cynthia Tu, Shubhanjana Das and Mohamed Ibrahim November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

From bars to street fairs, Native-run wrestling promoter offers bodyslamming with a purpose

by Khalid Mohamed November 4, 2025

Minnesota’s Family Caregivers: A Hidden Workforce That Needs Support

Minnesota Food Shelves Face Unprecedented Need for Hunger Relief

Last-minute federal ruling stops cutoff in SNAP benefits, but timing for November payment in question

by Shubhanjana Das, Katrina Pross and Binta Kanteh October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Refugee-turned-filmmaker hopes to become first Somali mayor of Hopkins

by Atra Mohamed October 31, 2025October 31, 2025