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Morning Announcements for Feb. 17
These are the Morning Announcements for Tuesday, Feb. 17. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
After his parents’ killing, Colin Hortman is working through grief, searching for ways to honor them
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, their son Colin shares in an MPR News interview how he’s coping with grief and hoping their deaths remain a clarion call for toned-down political rhetoric. 
Many families in Minneapolis still attend school from home despite promise of ICE drawdown
Although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to remove another 100 or so agents from the Twin Cities by Monday, many families are not letting their guard down.
Morning Announcements for Feb. 13 and Feb. 16
These are the Morning Announcements for Friday, Feb. 13 and Monday, Feb. 16. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
Therapist explains the collective trauma Minnesotans have endured during the federal surge
Anxiety, fear, anger and relief all came to a head Thursday when White House border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the federal immigration crackdown in the state.
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. 
U.S. cross-country star Jessie Diggins plowing through Olympics with bruised ribs
Diggins was hurt in a fall in her opening race — the 20-kilometer skiathlon — on Sunday and the toll also limited her ability to put in a strong finish in the sprint classic on Tuesday in Tesero.