Minnesota Now: Sept. 30, 2026

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The Justice Department filed a misconduct claim against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to the press about Operation Metro Surge. Plus, we broke down statewide student test scores released Wednesday.
The University of St. Thomas law school is looking back on Operation Metro Surge and how states can hold the federal government accountable when they break the law.
Plus, we talked to the journalists behind a new media platform telling stories of the Somali community.
And Chief Meteorologist Ben Cathey shared the fall forecast.
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Plus, The Heights movie theater in Columbia Heights is celebrating 100 years of showing everything from classic films to blockbuster hits.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “The Resurrection” by Andre Cymone, and “This Just In” by Dilly Dally Alley was the Song of the Day.
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