Shows

'A Year Without Home' tells a story of war, displacement through a child's eyes
In her middle-grade debut, Minnesota children’s author V.T. Bidania follows 11-year-old Gao Sheng and her family as they live through the wars in Laos and Vietnam during the 1960s and 70s.
'I don't know where this ends:' The voices of Minnesotans in hiding
In a new series, Minnesota Now is airing the voices of people who have been hiding in their homes due to fear of arrest, detention, or deportation during Minnesota's ICE surge.
An immigration lawyer shares what a drawdown of federal agents could mean for his clients
Minneapolis attorney David Wilson told MPR News the federal government seems to be shifting its focus in immigration court, including fast-tracking hearings for people from specific countries.
Mayor Kaohly Her 'cautiously optimistic' about reported end to federal immigration surge
The St. Paul mayor took office during a surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. The Trump Administration announced Thursday it is ending what it calls “Operation Metro Surge.”
Duluth mayor considers scrapping part of skyway system to invest in street-level businesses
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert suggests the Skywalk has outlived its usefulness. “As we look post-COVID and really post-paper economy, we have to be really focused on, How do we revitalize that street-level retail?,” he said on Morning Edition.
Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games
American Jessie Diggins has battled through injury to claim bronze in the women’s 10‑kilometer interval start. It was a race dominated by Sweden’s Frida Karlsson as she won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics.