Posted inNEWS PARTNERS From a garden in Laos to Fort Snelling State Park, his life has been devoted to nature by Regina Medina | MPR News May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Immigration judge ends removal case of student in ICE custody but he remains jailed by Brandt Williams May 2, 2025May 2, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mary Moriarty: New policy considering race in charges, plea deals addresses ‘disparities’ by Jeff Day | The Minnesota Star Tribune May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Asian grocers navigate ever-changing tariff landscape on imported goods by Hannah Yang April 29, 2025April 29, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump administration reverses course, will reinstate international student visas by Sarah Nelson | Minnesota Star Tribune April 25, 2025April 25, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show by Jacob Aloi April 24, 2025April 25, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Five Concordia grads from India sue after losing legal status, tech jobs by MPR News Staff April 22, 2025April 22, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mayo Clinic renaming its DEI office to the ‘Office of Belonging’ by Sean Baker | The Minnesota Star Tribune April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trump policies top the talking points at Minnesota lawmaker town halls by Dana Ferguson, Dan Kraker and Hannah Yang April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘Nothing but good medicine’: Minnesota groups plan to build an Indigenous birth center by Nancy Marie Spears April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota legislators introduce comprehensive Foster Youth Bill of Rights by Colleen Connolly April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Explainer: How the UMN system endowment, mining industry benefit from seized Indigenous land by Melissa Olson April 14, 2025April 15, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Rep. Ilhan Omar will run for reelection in the U.S. House, not an open Minnesota Senate seat by Clay Masters | MPR News April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota by Reid Forgrave | The Minnesota Star Tribune March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS In western Minnesota, she helps new immigrants put down roots by Dan Gunderson March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Supporters of a bill to protect wild rice rally at the capitol by Allison Herrera | MPR News March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Report: Immigrants make up increasing share of Minnesota’s overall workforce by Nina Moini, Ellie Roth | MPR News and Sarah Thamer February 26, 2025February 26, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS In rural Minnesota, immigrants prepare for the day they’ve long feared by Jp Lawrence | The Minnesota Star Tribune February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘I just want to get out of here’: Immigrants make their case in court as ICE detention expands by Maya Rao February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Slew of Minnesota companies beyond Target go mute on DEI by Brooks Johnson, Patrick Kennedy and Carson Hartzog February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Report calls on Minnesota counties to set aside parents’ SSI benefits for foster youth by Colleen Connolly February 12, 2025February 11, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Alleged mistreatment of migrant workers nets felony charges for Minnesota farmer by Matt Sepic February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Latino group kicks off $20M campaign to build museum in historic St. Paul neighborhood by Alex V. Cipolle | MPR January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Civil rights expert: How to bridge Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration by Catharine Richert | MPR News and Annie Baxter | MPR News January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Activists raise alarm over nonprofit monitoring Minneapolis police by Deena Winter | The Minnesota Star Tribune January 15, 2025January 15, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Residential facilities are meant to be a last resort for foster youth. Lawanna Pitts helps make sure they are. by Sara Tiano January 14, 2025January 15, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Meet the 9 candidates in an election to decide control of the Minnesota Senate by Matthew Alvarez | MPR News January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Rising star from Minneapolis brings LGBTQ+ representation to pro wrestling by Nicole Ki December 18, 2024December 20, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘A steadfast presence’: Minneapolis community mourns the passing of AIM leader Frank Paro by Melissa Olson December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure supporting pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied UMN building by Nicole Ki December 10, 2024December 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis City Council pushes back George Floyd Square construction by Estelle Timar-Wilcox December 5, 2024December 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS St. Cloud appoints first Somali American to City Council by Jenny Berg | The Minnesota Star Tribune December 3, 2024December 3, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Nonprofit hopes to fill cultural gap for Minnesota’s transracial foster families by Colleen Connolly November 27, 2024November 26, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 2 men found guilty in Minnesota in deadly 2022 border crossing case by Maya Rao November 22, 2024November 22, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis mayor wants teachers group to cancel event over anti-Zionist speaker by Nicole Ki November 21, 2024November 21, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Longtime south Minneapolis resident brings deep experience to historic panel by Cari Spencer | MPR News November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Indian boarding school survivors, kin respond to Biden’s apology. Their message: Take action. by Nancy Marie Spears November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mankato mosque and police at odds over reported arson attempt by Jp Lawrence | The Minnesota Star Tribune November 12, 2024November 12, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Black Minnesotans receive text messages telling them to go ‘to the nearest plantation’ by Peter Cox November 8, 2024April 29, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Biden issues ‘long, long, long overdue’ apology for impact of Indian boarding schools by Nancy Marie Spears October 25, 2024October 25, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Oops. Officials at troubled charter school admit $2 million budget blunder by Jeffrey Meitrodt | The Minnesota Star Tribune October 25, 2024October 28, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS STEP Academy leaders resign as school serving many Somali students faces financial collapse by Jeffrey Meitrodt | The Minnesota Star Tribune October 22, 2024October 22, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS District: Substitute teacher re-enacted George Floyd murder at Woodbury High School by Tim Harlow October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS 2 charged after Twin Cities Buddhist, Hindu temples hit by national theft ring by Nicole Ki October 15, 2024October 15, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota group spearheads national oral history project of Indian boarding school survivors by Nancy Marie Spears October 11, 2024October 11, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘Almost everything is gone’: For local Palestinians, Gaza war’s toll is unrelenting by Regina Medina | MPR News October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Driver and Vehicle Services giving more written tests in Spanish than ever before by Tim Harlow October 3, 2024October 3, 2024
Posted inPOLITICS Harris-Walz campaign kicks off a nationwide effort to reach Native voters by Melissa Olson October 3, 2024October 3, 2024
Posted inPOLITICS St. Cloud Somali community seeks political influence, but not all share same views by Kirsti Marohn October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota justices question white couple’s standing in Indian Child Welfare Act challenge by Alex Perez and Nancy Marie Spears September 30, 2024October 1, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New Minneapolis police recruits include first Somali American woman, first non-U.S. citizen by Matt Sepic September 30, 2024September 30, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS This group of Somali elders walks Minneapolis streets to keep an eye on their youth by Elliot Hughes September 20, 2024September 20, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Early voting starts Friday in Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know. by Ellie Roth | MPR News September 20, 2024September 20, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Lino Lakes postpones vote on censuring council member who applauded anti-Muslim rant by Louis Krauss September 10, 2024September 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS A controversial legacy: The unique history of transracial placements in Minnesota by Colleen Connolly, Michael Fitzgerald, Farrah Mina and Nancy Marie Spears September 10, 2024September 9, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘Kids deserve better’: Minnesota agencies struggle to diversify pool of foster parents by Colleen Connolly, Michael Fitzgerald and Farrah Mina September 10, 2024September 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota justice vows child protection findings ‘will not end up gathering dust’ by Alex Perez September 5, 2024September 6, 2024
Posted inPOLITICS Tribal leaders weigh in on VP nominee Tim Walz’s commitment to tribal-state relations by Melissa Olson August 22, 2024August 22, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Lino Lakes City Council member under fire for calling anti-Muslim rant ‘best email I’ve ever received’ by Tim Harlow August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hamline University reaches settlement with instructor who showed images of Prophet Muhammad in class by Liz Navratil | Star Tribune July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres that represent what was illegally taken by Melissa Olson July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Vandals hit future site of St. Anthony Islamic youth center multiple times by Tim Harlow July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘Spike Moss Way’: Minneapolis names section of Plymouth Avenue after civil rights champion by Regina Medina | MPR News July 17, 2024July 17, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Yuen: St. Paul columnist Rubén Rosario told stories with conviction and empathy by Laura Yuen July 11, 2024July 19, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘The first step’: Advocates celebrate Minnesota’s groundbreaking child welfare law by Alex Perez July 10, 2024July 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hmong disability advocate connects inclusivity and accessibility by Sarah Thamer July 10, 2024July 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS As ICWA-for-all bills gain traction, some states raise cost, legal questions by Nancy Marie Spears July 10, 2024July 10, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS After boy’s drowning in Minnehaha Creek, Somali family works to prevent similar deaths by Louis Krauss June 17, 2024June 18, 2024
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, NEWS PARTNERS Hai Hai’s Christina Nguyen named Best Chef Midwest by James Beard Foundation by Sharyn Jackson | Star Tribune June 11, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Latest challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act struck down in Minnesota appeals court by Nancy Marie Spears June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Gov. Walz signs bill raising bar for taking Minnesota kids into foster care by Alex Perez and Michael Fitzgerald May 18, 2024May 22, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota AG sues contract-for-deed seller who allegedly targeted Muslim community by Jessica Lussenhop May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Pentagon compensated zero civilian victims in 2022 — despite evidence that the U.S. killed a mom and child in Somalia by Nick Turse May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS How an Indigenous attorney in Minnesota keeps trying to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act by Nancy Marie Spears March 7, 2024March 8, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Indian Child Welfare Act faces another constitutional challenge in Minnesota by Nancy Marie Spears March 6, 2024March 6, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS NAACP, child advocacy group seek federal probe of Minnesota’s child welfare system by Michael Fitzgerald, Alex Perez and Sara Tiano March 5, 2024March 5, 2024
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, NEWS PARTNERS Curator’s firing, allegations of toxic work environment shake Minneapolis Institute of Art by Alex V. Cipolle | MPR February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Federal government will tax Minnesota’s rebate checks by Brian Bakst December 6, 2023December 6, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, other Black attorney generals discuss race, politics, justice by Matt Brown | Associated Press December 4, 2023December 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive, but Palestinians are running out of places to go by Wafaa Shurafa | Associated Press, Samy Magdy | Associated Press and Jack Jeffery | Associated Press December 4, 2023September 18, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota’s Somali community rallies to support flood-devastated homeland by Faiza Mahamud November 29, 2023November 29, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS What’s next for George Floyd Square? by Dave Orrick October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region by Najib Jobain | Associated Press, Samya Kullab | Associated Press, Ravi Nessman | Associated Press and Matthew Lee | Associated Press October 18, 2023October 18, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mural honoring Dakota relatives unveiled in Red Wing by MPR News Staff October 10, 2023October 10, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS What to know as Israel declares war, bombards Gaza Strip after unprecedented Hamas attack by Isabel Debre | Associated Press October 9, 2023October 9, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation by Josef Federman | Associated Press and Issam Adwan | Associated Press October 7, 2023September 18, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Fighting for kin: A Black family struggles to unite with two of its youngest members in foster care by Sara Tiano October 6, 2023October 6, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Frey to Minneapolis City Council: Put the Third Precinct at 26th and Minnehaha by Dave Orrick October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Eight Libyan officials jailed for potential negligence in deadly dam collapses by Samy Magdy | Associated Press September 25, 2023September 25, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Red Lake Nation to receive Minneapolis land for treatment center by Zoë Jackson September 22, 2023October 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Afghan refugees in Minnesota rebuilding community one thread at a time by Tim Nelson September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS What is the Sikh movement at the center of tensions between India and Canada? by Sheikh Saaliq | Associated Press September 19, 2023September 19, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hmong farmers plant community and change in Dakota County by Jon Collins September 18, 2023September 21, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Trial begins for officers charged with killing Elijah McClain near Denver by Colleen Slevin | Associated Press September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Seattle police officer recorded joking about woman fatally struck by squad car by Gene Johnson | Associated Press September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS More than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city; 11,000 dead by Yousef Mourad | Associated Press September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Planned Parenthood resuming abortions in Wisconsin despite 173-year-old law by Scott Bauer | Associated Press September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota author’s Ojibwe Word of the Day series keeps language, history alive by Rachel Hutton September 14, 2023September 14, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant, Vinai, will open next spring in Minneapolis by MPR News Staff September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hennepin County judge named new Minneapolis community safety commissioner by MPR News Staff September 12, 2023September 12, 2023