Second-grader Abdinasir Maow Gedi, 7, was taken to a hospital in St. Cloud and then airlifted to HCMC where he died last week. Family members say the incident raises questions about the school’s response. Written by Katrina Pross, Mohamud Farah and Joey Peters

Minneapolis officials cleared a Lake Street homeless encampment on Tuesday following a shooting that injured eight. Landlord Hamoudi Sabri says he will reopen the space to unhoused people, despite fines and a lawsuit.

A proposed mine in central Minnesota would extract nickel, vital for clean energy technology, but the industry’s history of water pollution concerns environmentalists and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, who fear damage to natural resources like wild rice.

Catch @sahanjournal.bsky.social immigration reporter Katelyn Vue on Almanac on Twin Cities PBS at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. Katelyn will discuss the surge in of Hmong and Southeast Asian Minnesotans. Find Katelyn's work here: sahanjournal.com/author/katel...

A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 before killing himself

🎙️+ 🎡 Today's the day! Don't miss our show on the @mprnews.org stage at 1:30 p.m. with Obi Original & The Black Atlantics at the Minnesota State Fair!

The state DFL said that there were “substantial failures in the Minneapolis Convention’s voting process on July 19,” and that “a mayoral candidate was errantly eliminated from contention.” Written by Joey Peters

🎙️+ 🎡 Don’t miss the party! Sahan will be at the MPR Stage (near the corner of Judson and Nelson) this Friday for a LIVE concert with Obi Original & The Black Atlantics at the Minnesota State Fair. And, we’re giving away free Sahan swag! Come join us! Learn more: sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan...

As of July 17, nearly 100 federal grants totaling more than $20 million in outstanding funds have been terminated or suspended at the University of Minnesota. Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das

Victims afraid to testify. Defendants deported before a conviction. Immigration arrests are upending local criminal cases, Hennepin County officials say. Written by Katrina Pross sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

🎙️+ 🎡 Do you want to hear the beats of Africa and the Minneapolis Sound at the Minnesota State Fair? Come see Nigerian afro-fusion artist Obi Original & The Black Atlantics take the stage during a LIVE Sahan show this Friday at 1:30 p.m. Join us at @mprnews.org Stage. sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan...

Abdiaziz Farah, the former co-owner of Empire Cuisine & Deli, will be sentenced in the Feeding Our Future fraud. sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

Minnesota’s unaccompanied minors are being questioned at home by federal agents and face challenges in immigration court facing possible deportation.

HAPPENING TODAY: Join us at 4 p.m. on our Instagram @sahanjournal as we unpack the changes to Medicaid and MinnesotaCare with two guests: Ryan Pérez, organizing director of @copalmn.bsky.social and @chomilomd.bsky.social, the medical director for the state's Medicaid & MinnesotaCare programs.

A meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says pollution from Canadian wildfires could ramp up in a week or two, and will become more common in Minnesota. By Mohamed Ibrahim.

Tomorrow I’ll be joining an Instagram Live conversation hosted by @sahanjournal.bsky.social to talk about how the One Bloated Bankrupt Bill (OBBB) passed by Congress & signed in to law by the President earlier this month could impact immigrant communities enrolled in #Medicaid in MN. #TuneIn #MedSky

How will changes to health care access impact Minnesota’s immigrant communities? We’ll discuss this with the medical director of the state’s Medicaid/MinnesotaCare programs and an advocate from @copalmn.bsky.social this Wednesday at 4 p.m. on Instagram @sahanjournal. Got questions? Reply or DM us.

One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S. By @bzosiad.bsky.social

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law, cutting $1 trillion to Medicaid and affecting up to 253,000 Minnesotans. sahanjournal.com/health/medic...

The St. George Middle Eastern Festival draws thousands each year to the West St. Paul church for a weekend of Lebanese food, Arabic music, dance and camel rides. Written by Yvette Higgins sahanjournal.com/arts-culture...

The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the newly founded nation that's deeply polarized politically today. sahanjournal.com/news-partner...

The posts about ICE raids, which also mentioned the Mall of America and Mercado Central, are part of a wave of misinformation spreading on Spanish-language social media accounts. Written by Alfonzo Galvan. sahanjournal.com/business-wor...

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OPINION: The killing of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the flood of angry rhetoric following Mamdani’s primary win in New York City stem from a similar antidemocratic urge, civil rights advocate Zafar Siddiqui argues.

The Blue-Line extension, which will connect Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park with several stops in-between, will come with complications for local businesses. But some look beyond that to potential benefits. Written by Alfonzo Galvan

A budget bill passed by Congress on Tuesday with billions in cuts to federal nutrition programs will strain the ability of Minnesota agencies and local food banks to help families in need. Written by Shubanjana Das and Mohamed Ibrahim

What does the new travel ban mean for international students? Dual citizens? Green-card holders? By @wooalberto.bsky.social

The annual Somali Week celebration in Minneapolis wrapped up on Saturday with a street fair that drew tens of thousands to Lake Street for food, performances and even camel rides. By Chris Juhn

The annual Hmong International Freedom Festival drew thousands to St. Paul for food, family reunions, sports competitions and more. By Aaron Nesheim and Yvette Higgins

An open house in Minneapolis sought to educate Native community members about the financial and environmental benefits of electric vehicles. Written by Shubanjana Das.

Nancy, an accomplished newsroom leader, died last week at age 64. She gave her early and wholehearted support to Sahan Journal.

Costly legal requirements and international political conflicts are among roadblocks encountered by detainees seeking release or deportation. Written by Joey Peters

Event reminder: The Trump administration’s new travel ban impacts many Minnesota immigrants. Join us on our Instagram @sahanjournal this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. as we discuss the ban. We'll have two guests: Matthew Webster and Jaylani Hussein.

The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over its tuition policies for immigrant students living in the country illegally.

On Thursday, June 26 at 3:30 p.m., join Sahan Journal live on Instagram as we dissect Trump’s travel ban with Matthew Webster, a senior immigration attorney at Fredrikson & Byron P.A., and Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of CAIR-MN. sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan...

Protests and calls for peace are growing as Iranian Americans in Minnesota say Israeli attacks and foreign interference can bring only harm to their homeland. Written by Shubanjana Das

Since 2022, the U has held an annual block party outside its Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in north Minneapolis.

Immigration lawyers and advocates say federal agents are conducting interviews, or “wellness checks,” on unaccompanied minors in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Worthington and Windom. Written by Katelyn Vue

South Sudanese immigrants were already grappling with a blanket visa revocation and worries about their TPS status. Then Trump banned all travel from neighboring Sudan. Written by Binta Kanteh

Things to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: A three-day street festival in St. Paul; the Asian Street Food Night Market; a new Somali arts fest on Lake Street; films highlighting queer and BIPOC stories. Written by Myah Goff.

Federal officials say Lopez assaulted agents who were executing a warrant at a Lake Street taqueria on June 3.

Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of Derrick Thompson, who is charged with killing five young Somali-American women in a 2023 car crash. Written by Katrina Pross

Derrick Thompson’s defense has said it was his brother at the wheel during a 2023 crash that killed five young women. On Wednesday, his brother Damarco testified he was not in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Written by Katrina Pross

Two siblings of the five women killed in a crash in Minneapolis in 2023 testified at Derrick Thompson’s murder trial about the “nightmare” day they found out their sisters were killed. Written by Katrina Pross

Immigrant rights organizers gathered outside a Lake Street business on Tuesday as armed law enforcement officers blocked off access.

Los venezolanos de Minnesota están nerviosos después de que la Corte Suprema confirma la medida para poner fin al estatus de protección temporal. Escrito por Andrew Hazzard.

With help from the the African Development Center in Minneapolis and Midtown Global Market owner Neighborhood Development Center Hoyo will move this month into a $1.6 million commercial kitchen.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in "critical fields."

The Trump administration has terminated temporary protected status for Venezuelan and Afghan immigrants in the United States. So, how are these communities preparing for what happens next?

May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. Communities in cities have continued fighting for reform and strive to honor his legacy. Here's everything Sahan Journal has written about Floyd since.