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Tenant advocates say eviction filings remain steady amid ICE surge due to mutual aid
HOME Line is a nonprofit that provides free legal help and advocacy for Minnesota tenants. The organization says the ICE surge has led to the busiest time in their 30 year history, with calls for financial aid up 76 percent.
Indigenous film festival coming to Fargo
The Northern Plains Indigenous Film Festival debuts April 17 at the historic Fargo Theatre in Fargo, N.D. The inaugural event will celebrate Native storytelling and promote creative careers.
'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages
Indigenous language speakers, educators and advocates gathered last week for the fifth annual Dakota and Ojibwe Language Symposium with a shared goal of growing the number of native language speakers in Minnesota.
Fish house removal deadlines loom as ice melts
With spring fast approaching, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants anglers to  prepare to remove their fish houses from off the ice to meet statutory deadlines. 
Advocates push for 10,000 in Twin Cities to back a rent strike
A coalition of several Twin Cities unions and advocacy groups is seeking a mass show of support Saturday for a plan to withhold rent and force Minnesota lawmakers to agree to a statewide eviction moratorium and fund rent relief.
Federal agents must unmask, wear bodycams and identify themselves in Mankato
The Mankato City Council approved an emergency ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks this week. The new law also requires officers to identify themselves upon request, wear body cameras if available and notify the city in advance of any operations there.