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¿Qué hacer si ICE lo detiene? Abogada responde algunas preguntas

¿Qué hacer si ICE lo detiene? Abogada responde algunas preguntas

Ante el aumento de las operaciones de control migratorio en Minnesota, muchas personas se hacen una pregunta simple pero importante: ¿Cuáles son mis derechos si los agentes de ICE se acercan a mí?
by MPR News Staff

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Federal judge blocks USDA from cutting off SNAP funding in Minnesota

Federal judge blocks USDA from cutting off SNAP funding in Minnesota

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cut off food assistance funding to more than 440,000 Minnesotans who rely on SNAP benefits, granting state Attorney General Keith Ellison’s request for an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
by Hannah Yang

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Occasional snow and gradually colder through the weekend

Occasional snow and gradually colder through the weekend

A series of snow bands will sail across Minnesota through Sunday. Snowfall will add up to a few inches in northeast Minnesota with less snow elsewhere.
by Paul Huttner

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Walz unveils $907M infrastructure plan ahead of legislative session

Walz unveils $907M infrastructure plan ahead of legislative session

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz unveiled a $907 million infrastructure plan Thursday, setting his priorities for a bonding bill ahead of the legislative session that starts next month.
by MPR News Staff

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What legal action can the family of Renee Macklin Good take? A lawyer explains.

What legal action can the family of Renee Macklin Good take? A lawyer explains.

Good's parents, siblings and widow have hired the same law firm that represented the family of George Floyd. The firm is launching a private civil investigation into Good’s death after she was shot and killed by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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A Minnesota law professor explains the Insurrection Act

A Minnesota law professor explains the Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump threatened on social media Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to stop resistance to ICE activity in Minnesota. A University of Minnesota law professor explains what the law is and what its use could mean.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Latest updates on immigration enforcement in Minnesota

A federal agent shot a man in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. It’s the second shooting in the city by a federal agent, one week after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good.
by Emily Reese

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Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding

Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding

DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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On the ground from the second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

On the ground from the second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

Exactly a week after the deadly shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis, a federal agent shot and wounded a man who the Department of Homeland Security said was fleeing federal officers in north Minneapolis.
by Nina Moini, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.
by Juliana Kim and Alana Wise

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Morning Announcements for Jan. 15

Morning Announcements for Jan. 15

These are the Morning Announcements for Thursday, Jan. 15. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Power Pairs: Educator Angela Mansfield and artist Roosevelt Mansfield

Power Pairs: Educator Angela Mansfield and artist Roosevelt Mansfield

Meet our first Power Pair of 2026. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with married couple Angela and Roosevelt Mansfield. She’s an educator. He’s a photographer and DJ. And they both care deeply about young people.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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State senator speaks after second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

State senator speaks after second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

DFL state Sen. Bobby Joe Champion was on the scene Wednesday and livestreamed it. He joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Thursday to share more about what he witnessed and his efforts to keep the peace.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Tracking snow, wind and colder days ahead

Tracking snow, wind and colder days ahead

With 40-degree days behind us, we’ll settle into much colder conditions this weekend behind a system bringing scattered snow showers and gusty northwest winds.
by Brandon Weatherz

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Federal agent shoot and wound man in north Minneapolis

A federal agent shot and wounded a man in north Minneapolis Wednesday night, sparking protests that led to agents deploying tear gas. The Department of Homeland Security says the wounded man and the federal agent were hospitalized with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, St. Paul Public Schools will be closed Monday through Wednesday next week.
by Emily Bright

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Judge orders release of man illegally detained by ICE; 911 logs show chaos after Good killing

Judge orders release of man illegally detained by ICE; 911 logs show chaos after Good killing

This story includes live updates from Jan. 15, 2026: Documents released by the city of Minneapolis on Thursday paint a picture of the chaotic scene following the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good.
by MPR News Staff

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Charges filed in death of infant at day care center in Savage

Charges filed in death of infant at day care center in Savage

Savage police said the suspect had been employed at Rocking Horse Ranch day care for only a few weeks when she allegedly suffocated 11-month-old Harvey Muklebust, and tried to suffocate another infant.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions

Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions

Immigrant-owned businesses across the state are closing or reducing their hours because staff members, even those who are in the U.S. legally, are worried about being profiled and detained by federal ICE and CBP agents.
by Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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A rare U.S. premiere brings Harlem Renaissance poetry to sacred music

A rare U.S. premiere brings Harlem Renaissance poetry to sacred music

A Minnesota choral institution is hosting the composer behind some of the most widely sung sacred music in the U.S., pairing a rare U.S. premiere with a concert that bridges Christmas tradition and Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
by Jacob Aloi

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A tough shipping season ends with Duluth’s Twin Ports facing stiff economic headwinds

A tough shipping season ends with Duluth’s Twin Ports facing stiff economic headwinds

Shipments of iron ore plummeted in the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior this year, and closures were announced of key grain and coal terminals as port officials work to find new cargoes. 
by Dan Kraker

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What to know about the threats on federal funds flowing to Minnesota

What to know about the threats on federal funds flowing to Minnesota

President Donald Trump's administration is lashing out at Minnesota by threatening to withhold billions in federal money, much of it intended to help low-income families with food aid, health care and child care — and with a new lawsuit against the state.
by The Associated Press

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