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Stories from February 13, 2026

What’s new in Minnesota’s revised climate action plan

What’s new in Minnesota’s revised climate action plan

As of February 11th, the State of Minnesota Climate Action Framework, a plan that sets a vision for how Minnesota will address and prepare for climate change, has been updated.
by Paul Huttner

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Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as U.S. routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals

Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as U.S. routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored twice and top-seeded United States routed Olympic host Italy 6-0 in a lopsided, festive and sometimes chippy women’s hockey quarterfinal at the Milan Cortina Games.
by The Associated Press

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A look back at this week in politics and what to expect for the upcoming legislative session

A look back at this week in politics and what to expect for the upcoming legislative session

The headline across the state, and country, is that the Trump Administration plans to draw down the number of federal agents in Minnesota. There were also multiple hearings on Capitol Hill involving congressional and state lawmakers.
by Clay Masters and Matthew Alvarez

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Record warmth now, rain-snow system likely next week

Record warmth now, rain-snow system likely next week

An unseasonably warm Pacific air mass is testing records around Minnesota into the weekend. Forecast models are cranking up a potential rain and accumulating snow system for next week.
by Paul Huttner

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Frey responds to announced ICE surge end

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says he's feeling cautious relief following yesterday's announcement by the Trump administration that it's ending the surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota. And a federal judge is ordering the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that immigration detainees held at the Whipple Federal Building near Minneapolis have access to lawyers.
by Emily Reese

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Witt: Hennepin County didn't give ICE more jail access

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt said her office did not change any policies to provide Immigration and Customs officials more access to the county jail in exchange for the end of the monthslong federal immigration enforcement surge.
by MPR News Staff

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Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
by The Associated Press

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MN Shortlist, Feb. 13–19: Love songs, hard truths and a long winter

MN Shortlist, Feb. 13–19: Love songs, hard truths and a long winter

February refuses to pick a lane. The week toggles between romance and reckoning, spectacle and intimacy: Valentine’s cabaret one night, Iron Range existentialism the next. From touring Ukrainian ballet to hometown roots tributes and museum shows that question the ground they stand on, these picks point somewhere to look when winter starts to drag.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Frey calls on feds, state to help pay ICE surge costs in Minneapolis

Frey calls on feds, state to help pay ICE surge costs in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday estimated the financial and economic cost to the city from the surge of federal immigration agents to be at least $203 million and said he’ll ask state and federal authorities to help foot the bill.
by MPR News Staff

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Into the Wild: Experiencing the Minnesota Zoo's EdVenture program

Into the Wild: Experiencing the Minnesota Zoo's EdVenture program

From the quiet, watchful gaze of gray wolves to the exhilarating rush of a dogsled team racing through snow-covered woods, my recent Minnesota winter adventure was nothing short of unforgettable.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Lindsey Vonn hopes to go home after another surgery following crash in Olympic downhill

Lindsey Vonn hopes to go home after another surgery following crash in Olympic downhill

Lindsey Vonn says she will have another surgery on her broken left leg Saturday at the Italian hospital treating her “and then I can potentially leave and go back home.” Vonn posted a video message on Instagram following her horrific crash in the Olympic downhill at the Milan Cortina Games. 
by The Associated Press

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Therapist explains the collective trauma Minnesotans have endured during the federal surge

Therapist explains the collective trauma Minnesotans have endured during the federal surge

Anxiety, fear, anger and relief all came to a head Thursday when White House border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the federal immigration crackdown in the state.
by Cathy Wurzer, Heidi Raschke and Megan Burks

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What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend

What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday. Democrats say they won't help approve more funding until new restrictions are placed on federal immigration operations after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis last month.
by The Associated Press

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Don Lemon, Nekima Levy Armstrong and others plead not guilty in church protest case

Don Lemon, Nekima Levy Armstrong and others plead not guilty in church protest case

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty in federal court in Minnesota on Friday along with four other defendants who were indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor.
by The Associated Press and Matt Sepic

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Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in federal court in Minnesota on Friday, along with four other defendants indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. Attorney drops charges against men accused of assaulting immigration officer

Minnesota U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen on Thursday dropped charges against two men accused of assaulting an immigration officer. Meanwhile, a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cancelling $42 million in public health funding from the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Emily Bright

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Warmest weekend in nearly 3 months on the way

Warmest weekend in nearly 3 months on the way

Enjoy a very mild weekend with temperatures that will average about 20 degrees above normal. The mild weather persists into midweek before a pattern shift. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged

‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged

As federal immigration agents descended on Columbia Heights families, the school superintendent expected to stay silent. Then federal agents came for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and silence was no longer an option.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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A shared pulse: Minnesota musicians unite West African and Irish traditions

A shared pulse: Minnesota musicians unite West African and Irish traditions

A Minnesota band brings together West African drumming and Celtic melody on its debut album “Badenya,” finding a shared rhythmic language that bridges musical traditions from Guinea to Ireland.
by Jacob Aloi

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Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Indigenous communities and allies will gather on Feb. 14 to bring awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence. Marches in Bemidji, Duluth and Minneapolis will be held on Saturday. 
by Chandra Colvin

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A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers

A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are taken into custody and before they are transferred out of state.
by The Associated Press

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Charges dropped against men accused of attacking ICE officer

Charges dropped against men accused of attacking ICE officer

In their motion to dismiss the charges of assaulting a federal officer, prosecutors write that newly discovered evidence is "materially inconsistent with the allegations."
by Matt Sepic

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Trump administration announces end to ICE surge

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’s cautiously optimistic about today’s announcement that the Trump administration is ending the surge of immigration agents to the state. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is also optimistic about the announcement that the ICE surge is drawing down.
by Emily Reese

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Congressional hearing examines ICE presence in Minnesota

Congressional hearing examines ICE presence in Minnesota

There was a sharp partisan and philosophical divide over the 10-week long operation in Minnesota.
by Peter Cox

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