Stories from April 16, 2026

Historically Black colleges and universities and the role they play today
Where you go to college can shape the rest of your life. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about historically Black colleges and universities, and why they still matter today.
Court overturns murder conviction after finding 'geofence' warrant too broad
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a murder conviction after finding that a search for phone location data was too broad. But the justices did not ban “geofence” warrants outright.