Social Issues

More than 400 sexual assaults reported on MN campuses; fewer than half investigated
Of 416 total cases reported to Minnesota colleges and universities, 40 percent were investigated by the institutions, according to recently released state data. Experts say it may signal positive changes in the reporting process.
U.S. poised to begin immigration enforcement operation this weekend
The operation, which is sparking outrage and concern among immigrant advocates, would target people with final orders of removal, including families whose immigration cases had been fast-tracked by judges in 10 major cities.
Trump drops demand to add citizenship question to census
President Trump abandoned his controversial bid to inject a citizenship question into next year's census Thursday, instead directing federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases.
Aspen Ideas Festival: #MeToo, Time's Up, what now?
Fatima Goss Graves speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about women's rights, power and opportunity.
Charges: State Patrol trooper sexually abused child
The criminal complaint says that a man told police on Friday that his 14-year-old daughter, who is described as cognitively delayed, said trooper Shawn Barta had been engaging in sexual acts with her. He denies it.
Assaulted in 'safest place,' state employee works to change gov't response
Safia Khan was at a conference training state employees on how to respond to sexual assault victims when she was assaulted by a Department of Corrections staffer. Now she works in the department and wants to improve a system that she says failed her.
Migrant flow across U.S.-Mexico border falls for first time this year
About 104,000 migrants were taken into custody after crossing the Southwest border -- a 28 percent drop from May. The hot-weather drop "outpaces last year's decline by 11 percent," the Department of Homeland Security announced.
Numbers suggest progress on opioid fight
State health officials say new data suggest progress is being made in the opioid epidemic with preliminary numbers released Tuesday showing a significant drop in opioid overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018.