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'Every day, every single customer': Tariffs hit close to home inside Asian grocers
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Chief Justice John Roberts has agreed to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
New audit, renewed criticism of Met Council's oversight of Southwest light rail project
The release of a new audit of the Southwest Corridor light rail project in the Twin Cities prompted sharp questions and bipartisan criticism from Minnesota lawmakers on Monday. Officials with the Metropolitan Council said the line is on track to begin service in 2027.
Trump administration: U of M student in ICE custody should remain jailed
The Trump administration says a University of Minnesota graduate student from Turkey should remain jailed while the Department of Homeland Security moves forward with removal proceedings. That's according to court documents filed just ahead of a deadline late Friday.
Conservative website‘s bid to access Sen. Mitchell body camera footage revived by appeals court
Alpha News sought to compel law enforcement to release certain video related to Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s arrest in April 2024. An appeals court ruling has reopened the possibility of body and dash camera footage being released ahead of her trial.
‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile
Anger and outrage are gripping the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it holds funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground.
Sen. Champion steps down as ethics committee chair amid conflict-of-interest questions
Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion will step down as head of the Subcommittee on Ethics as he faces questions about a possible conflict of interest related to his legal work and funding bills he has sponsored. 
WNBA mock draft: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas, Lynx may pick TCU's Hailey Van Lith
There’s no doubt who’s going first in the WNBA draft next Monday with Minnesota’s own Paige Bueckers the consensus top pick. After that it gets interesting with Olivia Miles' decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal instead of the draft.