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Kidney recipient arrested by ICE in Rochester last week still isn't getting needed medications
The wife of a kidney transplant recipient tells MPR News that four days after his arrest, the man still has not received the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the kidney.
Meet the Minnesota winter Olympians and Paralympians heading to Milano Cortina
Almost 40 athletes who are heading to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic games have connections to Minnesota. Whether they call this state home or just train or play sports here, here’s your chance to learn about the Minnesota ties at the Milano Cortina Games.
Amid surge, some greater Minnesota sheriffs plan to continue cooperation with ICE
More than half a dozen Minnesota counties have signed agreements to assist ICE to varying degrees, from detaining people in county jails to helping federal agents find and arrest people suspected of immigration violations or other crimes.
‘Ice Out for Good’: Art and censorship in the Minnesota snow
A new snow sculpture in Minneapolis features the face of Renee Macklin Good with a blindfold that says “ICE OUT,” and it references two snow sculptures that were disqualified from competitions last month for their references to the ICE surge.
Minneapolis allocates additional $1 million for rental assistance
The City of Minneapolis will allocate $1 million in funds for emergency rental assistance, as families impacted by the ongoing federal immigration operation seek help paying bills.
Minnesota parents look for ways to help kids cope and process ICE trauma and chaos
As the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues across Minnesota, parents are increasingly worried about what their children, even preschoolers, might be seeing and hearing, and the harm the chaos and trauma may do to their mental and emotional well-being.
Investment fund announced for downtown St. Paul projects
The fund will support projects like office-to-residential conversions and pedestrian-focused street improvements, among other goals.
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, calls the attempts by residents to prevent his ICE agents from doing their jobs “a joke.”