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Crime down in Fargo, but overdoses at record high
Crime rates have continued to fall in Fargo, but overdoses and mental health calls were at record highs in 2025.
Immigration, fraud, gun violence, affordability. How can Minnesota lawmakers tackle tough issues this legislative session without divisive rhetoric? MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with two state legislators working to foster civility at the state Capitol.  
ALDI plans downtown St. Paul grocery store
ALDI has filed permits to open a grocery store in downtown St. Paul, taking over the former Lunds & Byerlys space, though an opening date remains unclear.
Minnesota clergy sue DHS over access to immigration detainees
Minnesota religious leaders are suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging they’re being blocked from providing pastoral care to immigration detainees at the Whipple Federal Building.
A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists” and would be added to a “database” or “watchlist” are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.
Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
Lindsey Vonn says a crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics nearly cost her her left leg. Vonn detailed the extent her injuries in an Instagram post. The 41-year-old Vonn says the crash on Feb. 8 caused compartment syndrome in her left leg after the crash. 
The first US Olympic men’s hockey gold since 1980 happens without needing a ‘Miracle’
Mike Eruzione and Dave Christian from the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team watched live in person in Milan as the U.S. joined them as Olympic gold medalists. They just don't want the accomplishment of the current team to be at all about them.