One of Minnesota's most gifted writers and citizens (and the @startribune.com Artist of the Year in 2024), @kaokaliayang.bsky.social shares a poignant and powerful piece today in our pages. www.startribune.com/opinion-what...

10 @startribune reporters spoke w/ 30 detainees and reviewed 200 court records to outline the conditions at the Whipple Federal Building, the hub of Operation Metro Surge. www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...

If there was ever time for a rallying cry for local news — this is it. Today I published a short column in The Minnesota @startribune.com to lift up the unique role of local news in a crisis, and how the Strib is doing our best to serve our community. www.startribune.com/grove-a-rall...

In January, 42% of our new subscribers were from outside Minnesota. We've gotten donations from 45 states & counting. To all who are rallying for local news, THANK YOU. More on how you can support great local journalism from the Minnesota @startribune.com: www.startribune.com/essential-re...

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

'"If you can’t identify the source or authenticity of an image or video, don’t share it, the News Literacy Project advises.' www.startribune.com/ai-image-of-...

A reminder to all our new (& long-time) @startribune.com subscribers, we've lifted the limit on gift articles - you can share as many as you want with the world, for free. Here's how: bit.ly/3Z9jypJ

From the Minnesota @startribune.com Editorial Board: www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...

From a conservative @startribune.com columnist Andy Brehm "Kristi Noem should resign." www.startribune.com/dhs-secretar...

Powerful and stunning frame-by-frame analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti, by the @startribune.com newsroom: www.startribune.com/a-chaotic-co...

A reminder that for weeks the @StarTribune live blog on all that's happening in Minnesota has been FREE for all. Scroll there, not here. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

"One of the first things border czar Tom Homan should do to begin to restore trust in the federal government is open the parts of the building where people are being kept." www.startribune.com/ramstad-open...

"The smartphone camera is a potent weapon because it offers the promise of future accountability. Even if the person filming is killed, the camera can preserve evidence of a crime that could be prosecuted in the future." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...

"Believe your eyes" - great piece from @cwarzel.bsky.social @theatlantic.com on people risking their lives to document ICE. Includes an interview with @startribune.com photographer Richard Tsong-Taatarii. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The @wsj.com lands in the same place the @startribune.com Editorial Board did: WSJ: Time for ICE to Pause in Minneapolis www.wsj.com/opinion/time...

As events in Minnesota remain in national headlines, read the latest breaking news from dozens of @startribune.com reporters who are on the ground. Outside the paywall, here: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

What it feels like in Minnesota right now, reported by several @startribune.com reporters. "After latest Minneapolis shooting: Anxiety, exhaustion and deepening fear." www.startribune.com/ice-minneapo...

Just published, from the Minnesota @startribune.com Editorial Board: www.startribune.com/fatal-ice-sh...

Federal agents fatally shot a man Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, setting off confrontations between protesters and agents at the scene. It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents who have swarmed Minnesota as part of a massive immigration enforcement operation.

Incredible compilation of bystander video from @nytimes.com that gives a stunning picture of the tensions in our streets: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Another person killed by ICE agents in Minnesota. Our @startribune.com continuing coverage is free, here: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

A great example of showing humanity in a crisis: "Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure" @startribune.com www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

"There are real issues worth debating about the kind of country we want to live in. But it's hard to have a serious conversation when human decency and basic norms fall away." -- @stevegrove.bsky.social, CEO/publisher of the Minneapolis @startribune.com

If you're watching our Minnesota @startribune.com coverage of the crisis in our state, & wondering how you can support it, here's how: startribune.com/essential-re... [photo: Alex Kormann]

Today we're rolling out some *new ways* people can spread & support our journalism. www.startribune.com/essential-re...

"Since Operation Metro Surge started on Dec. 1, a total of 344 immigrants filed cases challenging their detentions, according to a Minnesota @StarTribune review... By comparison, 375 such cases were filed in Minnesota between 2016 and 2024." www.startribune.com/wrongful-det...

Our @startribune.com reporters on the ground answer your questions: www.startribune.com/what-do-you-...

"It's hard to overstate how fraught things are here [in Minneapolis] as the administration has turned its attention on Minnesota. ...Our reporters are facing danger on the streets & online" — @stevegrove.bsky.social, @startribune.com publisher targeted this week by "online mobs fueled by falsehoods"

Great message here from @stevegrove.bsky.social link.email.startribune.com/view/6842d96...

"No matter your view of immigration policy or enforcement, the chaos unfolding here [Minn.] should concern everyone. ... "The stunning set of events in our state is calling into question some of the basic principles of life in America" — @stevegrove.bsky.social, @startribune.com CEO/publisher [1/2]

Statement from the Minnesota Star Tribune:

The day is here, our @startribune.com team names the 2025 Restaurant of the Year - Khue's Kitchen. Great writing by our new food critic, Raphael Brion www.startribune.com/khues-kitche...

What a great Minnesota story from @EvanRamstad - the success of @digikey, which supplies 1% of the world's electronic parts from rural MN. www.startribune.com/ramstad-why-...

Happy #GivingTuesday Minnesota! There's never been a more important time to give to journalism, a cornerstone of our democracy that is under existential threat. Please donate today if you can, any amount helps. www.startribunecompany.com/donate/

Important @startribune.com commentary from my friend @hamsewarfa.bsky.social www.startribune.com/somali-commu...

If you haven't yet, now's a good time to subscribe to the @StarTribune North Star Insider, a must-read newsletter from @AliShops on MN business community: www.startribune.com/business/nor... subscribe: bit.ly/44sUywu

I've been a big fan of "The Vital Center" podcast from the Niskanen Center for a long time, so it was a real treat to get to join Geoff for this discussion on the power of local change in challenging times. www.niskanencenter.org/going-local-...

Mankato friends, coming your next week for a book talk with @greatermankato at the @MNSUMankato "Maverick Innovation Gateway." Tuesday at Noon, hope to see you there - gmg.greatermankato.com/events/Book-... Here's an interview about my book w/ @KmsuMaverick share.transistor.fm/s/a8429b0f

State pride: Minnesota is #1 business.yougov.com/content/5246...

Two pieces in the MN @StarTribune right help shed light on Minnesota: An op-ed from @ruralpolicymn that lifts up surprising facts about Greater Minnesota: www.startribune.com/opinion-what... Our Minnesota Poll (w/ @unmnews) survey on media habits of Minnesotans: www.startribune.com/minnesota-po...

Fun talking w/ my fellow local news travelers @erinreports & @Jeff_Wagner4 on @wcco about my new book, Minnesota, and the Strib. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...

The words "Author Talk" are still very new to me; but grateful to McKinsey hosting me for one, just out this week. www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...

Fun to talk with my alma mater, @claremontmckenna.bsky.social about "How I Found Myself in the Midwest," & the power of going local - especially in these divided times. Looking forward to heading to campus this fall to meet with students about the book! www.cmc.edu/magazine/spr...

I'm excited to join Peter Bergen (born in Minnesota!) for a virtual book talk with @newamerica.org tomorrow at NOON ET. RSVP to join us! www.newamerica.org/future-secur... #HowIFound