Minnesota Now: Sept. 30, 2025

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The United States Department of Justice is suing Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul over what it calls sanctuary policies, limits on local officials collaborating with ICE. A law professor joins us to talk about the case.
A Native American community leader is calling for discussions about encampments and drug overdoses to include the people who've been hit hardest by these issues. We talk to him.
Plus, neurodiversity is a concept that embraces differences in how peoples brains work. We learn how companies can include employees with ADHD, autism and other conditions.
And we talk about the beloved Red Wing Environmental Learning Center, which turns 55 years old this weekend.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “Halfway up the Lawn” by runo plum. The Song of the Day was “She’s Everything” by JT & the Gunslingers.
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