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Itasca State Park welcomes the future through potential change

Itasca State Park welcomes the future through potential change

Itasca State Park is looking at two amendments to its current management plan. And the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to hear visitors’ thoughts about the potential changes.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Judge orders feds to return ICE detainees' missing property within 30 days

Judge orders feds to return ICE detainees' missing property within 30 days

A judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to either return lost property to released detainees unlawfully arrested during Operation Metro Surge or provide compensation.
by Seth Richardson

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Measles outbreak in North Dakota up to 23 cases

Measles outbreak in North Dakota up to 23 cases

Two cases in Pembina and Traill counties in North Dakota bring the total measles cases to 23 in 2026.
by Harshawn Ratanpal

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Dropkick Murphys perform at Minneapolis benefit for families affected by ICE

Dropkick Murphys perform at Minneapolis benefit for families affected by ICE

Bands including Dropkick Murphys performed at a Minneapolis benefit honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good. The event raised money for families affected by the federal immigration surge.
by Lisa Ryan

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MN Shortlist, March 6–12: From Cuban cinema to circus spectacle

MN Shortlist, March 6–12: From Cuban cinema to circus spectacle

Early March brings a mix of international cinema, historical reflection and theater that asks pointed questions about power and perspective. From Cuban film and German modernism to puppeted insects and taiko drumming, this week’s lineup moves across forms and cultures — and repeatedly returns to the question of who gets to tell the story.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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'For the girls': New film tells a coming-of-age story of Somali American women in Minneapolis

'For the girls': New film tells a coming-of-age story of Somali American women in Minneapolis

A new short film by Minneapolis filmmaker Yasmin Yassin follows two Somali American sisters running a social-media matchmaking business as they move through Lake Street, exploring friendship, femininity and the in-between world of first-generation Somali life.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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