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Justin Vernon reveals 2026 Eaux Claires Festival lineup at Wisconsin bar

Justin Vernon reveals 2026 Eaux Claires Festival lineup at Wisconsin bar

The Eaux Claires Festival makes its return on July 24-25 at Carson Park, a baseball stadium in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Before the lineup was officially announced to the public, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon invited the local community to find out who’s playing the fest, one by one, with tokens resembling instant-win lottery tickets, commonly known in the Midwest as pull tabs.

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Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

American Jessie Diggins has battled through injury to claim bronze in the women’s 10‑kilometer interval start. It was a race dominated by Sweden’s Frida Karlsson as she won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics. 
by The Associated Press

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House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke

House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The tally offered a rare rebuke of the White House agenda, though it wouldn’t actually undo the tariffs without support from Trump himself, which is highly unlikely.
by The Associated Press

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Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending, said Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.”
by Anna Haecherl, Andrew Krueger, Cari Spencer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Dana Ferguson

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These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security. 
by Sam Stroozas

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Mankato explores ordinance requiring federal agents to demask, wear IDs and body cams

Mankato explores ordinance requiring federal agents to demask, wear IDs and body cams

The Mankato City Council is moving to demask ICE, Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers from outside the city, while requiring them to wear body cameras and something that identifies who they work for.
by Hannah Yang

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Art Hounds: A space this week for beauty and joy

Art Hounds: A space this week for beauty and joy

Art Hounds recommend “Fíodóireacht Bheirte / A Weaving of Two,” “Fiber, Fragment and Form" and “Nordic Echoes.”
by Emily Bright

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Indie bookstores provide readers with information, relief amid ICE surge 

Indie bookstores provide readers with information, relief amid ICE surge 

Twin Cities bookstores are responding to heightened fear around ICE activity by transforming their shops into hubs for community support, political understanding and emotional refuge, as readers turn to books, children’s resources and author fundraisers to navigate a climate of anxiety and resistance.
by Emily Bright

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