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Person in custody after threat to church prompts evacuation in Hudson, Wis.

Police in Hudson, Wis., said Tuesday that a person of interest was in custody in connection with a bomb threat received by a church. That threat to Faith Community Church prompted an evacuation of the church and the surrounding area.
by MPR News Staff

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Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of those arrested had pending criminal charges.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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Moorhead group helps immigrants shape the food system, from farm to table

Moorhead group helps immigrants shape the food system, from farm to table

A Moorhead-based group is training immigrants to grow food, including produce from their native lands. Participants say tending the land and contributing to the local food system makes them feel at home.
by Harshawn Ratanpal

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Family of man killed at St. Peter psychiatric hospital sues state

Family of man killed at St. Peter psychiatric hospital sues state

The brother of a man killed at a state psychiatric hospital by a fellow patient alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that staff ignored warning signs and allowed the alleged killer to play a violent video game in violation of hospital rules shortly before the attack.
by Matt Sepic

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Partial pay for some Minnesota TSA agents is not enough, union says

Partial pay for some Minnesota TSA agents is not enough, union says

Transportation Security Administration agents have gone more than six weeks without pay due to a federal government shutdown. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with a local union representative who urged Congress to end the shutdown.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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Third party candidate Mike Newcome leaves race for Minnesota governor

Third party candidate Mike Newcome leaves race for Minnesota governor

Mike Newcome, a Forward Independence Party candidate for governor, has ended his campaign, saying issues around immigration seem to have calcified political partisanship in the state and campaign donations have slowed.
by Peter Cox

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Grass fire singes yards in western Minnesota

Grass fire singes yards in western Minnesota

Warm temperatures and gusting winds sparked a wildfire in western Minnesota Saturday, just outside a residential area in Lake Benton.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minnesota child care centers worry as ICE surge absences build

Minnesota child care centers worry as ICE surge absences build

Families who kept children home as federal agents flooded the Twin Cities now face the prospect of losing a needed subsidy because their kids missed more than 25 days. It’s a potential crisis for families — and for the child care centers that can’t absorb the lost income.
by Kyra Miles

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