Posted inNEWS PARTNERS St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her under investigation for sexual harassment allegations by MPR News Staff 15 hours agoJuly 29, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Chisago County social workers’ strike stretches into third month, straining services by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint July 27, 2026July 27, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis educator pursuing lawsuit after ICE agents detained him outside school during surge by Jon Collins July 15, 2026July 15, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits by Mark Sherman | Associated Press June 30, 2026June 30, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS State intervention keeps troubled Nexus East Bethel facility open with reduced capacity by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feeding Our Future ringleader Aimee Bock appeals her conviction and 41-year sentence by Paul Walsh and Sarah Nelson | Minnesota Star Tribune June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Closure of Nexus East Bethel raises alarms over youth mental health care in Minnesota by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million by Ellie Roth | MPR News June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Columbia Heights City Council votes to end Flock Safety camera contract by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin | MPR News June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feds seek to revoke citizenship of Feeding Our Future defendant by Matt Sepic June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota woman with worsening ovarian cyst released from ICE detention in El Paso by Cindy Ramirez | El Paso Matters June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS North High celebrates graduation boost as school prepares for future challenges by Azhae’la Hanson | North News June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Advocates dismayed after Minnesota foster youth bill of rights stalls in legislature by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Some young adults transitioning out of foster care are now losing SNAP food aid benefits by Hannah Yang June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota legislature allocates $15M to combat disparities in foster care system by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Legislation aims to protect Minnesota’s foster youth from the indignity of moving in trash bags by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feds seeks to revoke citizenship of Minnesota man in denaturalization case by Sarah Thamer May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS U.S. Supreme Court is asked, again, to overturn ICWA as unconstitutional by Nancy Marie Spears May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota woman detained by ICE in El Paso still denied ovarian cyst surgery, congresswoman says by Robert Moore | El Paso Matters May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS American Indian Month 2026: Opportunities to celebrate across Minnesota by Chandra Colvin | MPR News May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feds: Feeding Our Future ringleader tried to ‘minimize her starring role’ by leaking secret documents from jail by Matt Sepic April 29, 2026April 30, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota counties raise concerns about enacting new law aimed at disproportionality in foster care by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Posted inIMMIGRATION Minnesota woman detained by ICE in El Paso seeks release as her ovarian cyst worsens by Robert Moore | El Paso Matters April 20, 2026May 2, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota foster youth call on state lawmakers to stop seizing their federal benefits by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint April 9, 2026April 23, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments by Mark Sherman | Associated Press April 1, 2026May 7, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record by Jon Collins and Kate Martin | MPR News March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ICE officers make their way to airports’ TSA checkpoints after Trump order amid partial shutdown by Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press and Emilie Megnien | The Associated Press March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family’s removal by Regina Medina | MPR News March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS How Operation Metro Surge affected students’ lives amid ICE raids in Minnesota by Lani Ngonethong, Muhammad Memon, Maheideri Belay and Ola Osibodu March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Federal judge pauses termination of TPS for Somali immigrants by Associated Press March 18, 2026March 18, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS As SNAP cuts pinch Minnesota families, legislators weigh budget response by Ella Barbosa, Manal Bare, Violet Ditlevson and Mya Bell-Jones March 18, 2026March 18, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Edina students push for safe storage law to protect schools from gun violence by Margarita Rosales Alarcón, Shrunali Dhotre, Max Freeman and Amal Bedru March 17, 2026March 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota’s highest court rejects latest challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act by Nancy Marie Spears March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS After negotiations, prayer camp near Whipple Building to close midweek by Melissa Olson March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota’s foster youth ombuds seeks access to state data system to improve its investigations by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Man who tried to bribe juror in Feeding Our Future trial sentenced to nearly 5 years by Matt Sepic March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ICE drawdown may be too late for small businesses like El Sazon by Dee DePass | The Minnesota Star Tribune February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Judge sentences man for setting fire to Minneapolis mosques by Regina Medina | MPR News February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures by Jim Mustian | The Associated Press, Michael Biesecker | The Associated Press and Jack Brook | The Associated Press February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown by Ben Finley | The Associated Press February 16, 2026February 16, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feds open perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about north Minneapolis shooting of Venezuelan man by Michael Biesecker | The Associated Press, Jim Mustian | The Associated Press and Jack Brook | The Associated Press February 13, 2026February 17, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days by Steve Karnowski | Associated Press February 11, 2026February 11, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer by Regina Medina | MPR News February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Posted inHEALTH Fear in Minnesota’s Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination by Devi Shastri | The Associated Press February 6, 2026February 6, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump’s border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota by Steve Karnowski | Associated Press February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS More departures at the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, AP sources say by Eric Tucker | AP and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota advocates urge immigrant parents to plan for kids amid rising ICE detentions by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas by Jack Dura | The Associated Press February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Journalist Don Lemon, Georgia Fort have been arrested after covering a Minnesota church protest by Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press and Eric Tucker | AP January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death by Michael Biesecker | The Associated Press January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis mourns ICU nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent as a warmhearted neighbor and caregiver by Michael Biesecker | The Associated Press, Jim Mustian | The Associated Press and Sarah Raza | The Associated Press January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Local pastor redefines his ministry in an ICE-occupied city by David Pierini January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe. by Steve Karnowski | Associated Press and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota detainees denied visitors at Fort Bliss following 3rd death at ICE facility by Cindy Ramirez | El Paso Matters and Robert Moore | El Paso Matters January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS North High student worked to support his family. ICE arrested him at work by Azhae’la Hanson | North News and Melody Hoffman | North News January 19, 2026January 19, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor by Jack Brook | The Associated Press January 19, 2026January 19, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say by Konstantin Toropin | The Associated Press January 19, 2026January 19, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram by Haille Golden | The Associated Press January 16, 2026January 16, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis by Associated Press January 15, 2026January 15, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump is ending protected immigration status for Somalis, long a target of his anti-immigrant barbs by Bill Barrow | Associated Press January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Security guard stands firm against ICE agents at north Minneapolis McDonald’s by David Pierini and Azhae’la Hanson | North News January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps by Susan Du | Star Tribune January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ICE agent fires shots during arrest in St. Paul after being struck with vehicle, agency says by Sofia Barnett | The Minnesota Star Tribune December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Feds bring new charges tied to ‘staggering’ Minnesota Medicaid fraud by Matt Sepic December 19, 2025December 19, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 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
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle by Matt Sepic December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis City Council votes unanimously to strengthen separation ordinance by MPR News Staff December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota’s foster youth watchdog calls out poor treatment of a teen in crisis by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS St. Paul man detained during Bro-Tex raid to be released on bond by Christopher Magan December 10, 2025December 10, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New head of top advocacy group for Minnesota foster youth encourages them to ‘lead the entire process’ by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint December 3, 2025December 2, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Foster youth give and receive thanks at annual Minneapolis dinner in their honor by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint November 27, 2025November 26, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 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
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 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
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘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
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 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
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS When the government shutdown will affect SNAP, Head Start and military pay by Meg Kinnard | The Associated Press October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists by Jonathan Mattise | Associated Press and Geoff Mulvihill | Associated Press October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota report highlights gaps in sibling contact for foster youth by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS How dire are Minnesota nursing home finances? Hidden revenue makes it hard to judge by Matthew Blake | MinnPost October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘Really taxing mentally and physically’: The travails of working in a nursing home by Matthew Blake | MinnPost October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Department of Justice challenges Minnesota’s sanctuary policies in federal lawsuit by Sarah Nelson | Minnesota Star Tribune September 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota foster youth must have plan before aging out of system, new law says by Hana Ikramuddin | The Imprint September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Undercover Minnesota officers suing oversight board have public LinkedIns, discipline and shootings by Sam Stecklow | Invisible Institute September 24, 2025September 24, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Lawsuit challenges ICE detention of community leader Omar Jamal in Minnesota by Kyeland Jackson September 23, 2025September 23, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Xp Lee wins House District 34B special election, pledges to uphold Hortman’s legacy by Nathaniel Minor | The Minnesota Star Tribune and Elliot Hughes September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Filmmaker Mohammed Sheikh challenges Somali stereotypes with debut feature ‘Barni’ by Anita Li | MPR News September 16, 2025September 16, 2025
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Gov. Tim Walz to call special session on gun laws after Minneapolis school shooting by Steve Karnowski | Associated Press September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS As the MC of Energy, the North Side’s Bdot brings Lynx fans to their feet by Azhae’la Hanson | North News July 29, 2025July 30, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS North Minneapolis inventor’s Whetball is about to make waves by Azhae’la Hanson | North News July 15, 2025July 30, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Bald eagle’s new status as the official U.S. bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans by Giovanna Dell'Orto | Associated Press July 14, 2025July 14, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mariah Nguyen is an Aurora standout and future Gopher with more than a million TikTok followers by Shelby Swanson | The Minnesota Star Tribune July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over breaks in higher education for immigrant students by John Hanna | The Associated Press June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Travel bans create uncertainty for Minnesota’s immigrant entrepreneurs by Dee DePass | The Minnesota Star Tribune June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS University of Minnesota drops Juneteenth block party due to ‘budget constraints’ this year by Feven Gerezgiher June 19, 2025June 19, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers by Tim Sullivan | Associated Press, Steve Karnowski | Associated Press and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press June 15, 2025June 15, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New Minnesota budget sealed up in legislative spree as immigrant health coverage rescinded by Brian Bakst, Ellie Roth | MPR News and Peter Cox June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Here’s what to know by Monika Pronczuk | Associated Press June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Somali-owned Hoyo will soon see its sambusas in Lunds and at the State Fair by Dee DePass | The Minnesota Star Tribune June 2, 2025June 2, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Researchers vow to continue preserving Indian boarding school history despite federal cuts by Nancy Marie Spears May 30, 2025May 29, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students by Annie Ma | Associated Press and Collin Binkley | Associated Press May 29, 2025May 29, 2025