In an interview with MPR News, Liam's mother gave an update on her son and her own safety. She said Liam asks again and again, “Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?” Or “Mommy, we don’t want to be here anymore. This place is ugly.”

Federal immigration agencies are using a vast surveillance network in Minnesota – from facial recognition technology to ‘stingrays’ that collect data by impersonating cell phone towers. Written by Shubhanjana Das

A statement from Sahan Journal, Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association:

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the wrongful arrests of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon for reporting on a church protest in St. Paul. Read our full statement here: www.mnspj.org/2026/01/30/m...

More than 100 people gathered in St. Cloud on Wednesday for an event aimed at showing community solidarity, following President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about Somalis.

Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.

DEVELOPING: Brooklyn Park police issued a shelter-in-place order Saturday morning as authorities searched for a suspect in “multiple targeted shootings.”

BREAKING: Gov. Walz says Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and are out of surgery.

If anyone is looking for a sweet pup, I found this stray today in north Minneapolis. No chip or collar. She’s staying with a friend for the night before we call MACC in the morning. I would keep her if I could!! She really is the sweetest, don’t know how anyone could let her go.

Remember how this week started with potential baseball-sized hail and tornados? Seems right that it's ending with the May Day celebration, which has been going for 50 years in south Mpls. How it started and what's in store this year on the noon show @mprnews.org. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

There was a time during the COVID-19 pandemic when it was hard to imagine ever moving on. Now people have, in lots of ways. But when we asked Minnesotans to remember the pandemic’s early days, they had a lot to say about what they were doing and how it changed them www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday she will retire after next year, opting against a 2026 bid for another six-year term and putting a Democratic-held seat in play in an increasingly competitive Upper Midwest.

Last winter I had a half-baked idea to make as many kinds of dumplings as I could. Idk I followed through with maybe two? But this seems a lot easier: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

ICYMI, we had three housing convos on MN Now yesterday. If you're wondering how Minneapolis leaders are responding to a series of encampment fires, how new state laws affect renters in Minnesota, or what's driving shortages of homes around the country, check it out: www.mprnews.org/shows/minnes...

In three days Minnesota United is playing LA in the Major League Soccer conference semifinals. New fan? No problem. Former player Zarek Valentin is helping the team get ready & he joined @mprnews.bsky.social with a rundown of the season: www.mprnews.org/episode/2024...