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Minnesotan among six service members killed in airstrike in Kuwait A Minnesotan is among the six U.S. service members who were killed in an airstrike in Kuwait on Sunday, a day after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

The Pentagon on Tuesday said that Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake was among those killed during an “unmanned aircraft system attack” in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. It remains under investigation. Amor had served in the military for more than 20 years.

🚨🚨Major League Baseball games will be played this month we almost made it!!!!

Minnesota lawmakers weigh bill aimed at preventing grooming, abuse in schools The proposed legislation would make grooming a felony, forbid school employees or volunteers from being alone with students during field trips and expand the state licensing board’s ability to suspend...

A newly proposed MN bill suggests a series of changes to the state criminal code, teacher licensing requirements, MDE investigations, mandatory reporter training and school field trip requirements, all aimed at preventing grooming and child abuse in schools. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey Resigns From Monolith Amid Epstein Emails Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.

Bob Kerrey, the former U.S. senator from Nebraska, has resigned from the board of a clean energy start-up in the state after documents released by the Department of Justice indicated that Kerrey and Jeffrey Epstein had met and corresponded over email more than a decade ago.

Minnesota legislators on civility, collaboration and the 2026 session Immigration, fraud, gun violence, affordability. How can Minnesota lawmakers tackle tough issues this legislative session without divisive rhetoric? Monday at 8 p.m., MPR News host Catharine Richert t...

Live at 8, MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with State Rep. Sandra Feist and State Sen. Zach Duckworth about the ongoing legislative session. And we want your questions.

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U.S. wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller's OT goal Defender Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third women’s hockey gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Canada at the Milan Cortina Games to close another t...

Defender Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third women’s hockey gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Canada at the Milan Cortina Games to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports most heated rivalries.

It took me the entire “Our Mother the Mountain” album to get home tonight because of the roads.

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 c...

Colin Hortman’s eight-month journey through grief brought cherished memories flooding back since his parents Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed in their home in June. He says he hopes their deaths remain a clarion call for toned-down political rhetoric.

‘I’ve never experienced this:’ Top Minnesota investigator on FBI shutout in Pretti shooting For more, MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with BCA Superintendent Drew Evans.

The FBI will not give Minnesota investigators access to evidence gathered from the scene of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

I spoke with BCA Superintendent Drew Evans about it on @mprnews.org.

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FBI will not provide the BCA access to evidence gathered from Pretti shooting, BCA says Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.

Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.

Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.

Once considered 'junk,' native rough fish soon could see new catch limits, protections For more than a century, native rough fish like redhorse, bowfin and buffalo were lumped in with invasive species like common carp — and not considered worthy of protection or management. But there’s ...

A new initiative is the latest sign of growing respect for native species of fish that were once thought to be undesirable “junk.”

For more than a century, rough fish were lumped in with invasive species like common carp. Now, concern about a potential population decline is sparking attention.

Dozens of people detained as part of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota have been transported to an unlikely holding facility: a Nebraska county jail.

Lawyers have argued that shipping detainees across state lines makes it harder to provide adequate legal representation.

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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.

Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner to retire after nearly two decades on Minnesota Public Radio Paul Huttner was the first meteorologist in the MPR News newsroom. “All Things Considered” listeners have relied on his weather chats for the last two decades.

In nearly 20 years at MPR, Huttner has done roughly 15,000 weather broadcasts, as well as launch the Updraft blog and Climate Cast podcast.

His last day on air will be April 30.

Minneapolis City Council president says immigration enforcement still active in Minneapolis Five days after federal officials announced hundreds of immigration agents would be leaving Minneapolis, City Council President Elliott Payne says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still vis...

"I think that the goal of Tom Homan switching out for Gregory Bovino is purely optics and damage control. It's not actually a change in their tactics of intimidation and indiscriminate apprehension,” said Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne.

Former DHS Secretary warns that border agents are unprepared for urban policing Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said fatal shootings in Minneapolis highlight deep failures in federal training, planning and oversight as immigration agents are sent...

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said fatal shootings in Minneapolis highlight deep failures in federal training, planning and oversight as immigration agents are sent far from the border. MPR News host Clay Masters (@claymasters.bsky.social) spoke with Napolitano.

Nebraska Public Media plans to buy Omaha radio station Nebraska Public Media on Monday announced plans to purchase Omaha radio station KOOO-FM (101.9) and convert the license to noncommercial public radio. The acquisition still must be approved by the Fed...

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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

‘Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?’: Mother of Liam Conejo Ramos shares her story from hiding Liam and his father are currently being held by federal authorities in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, an hour plus drive southwest of San Antonio.

Liam’s mother, Erika Ramos, spoke to MPR News about what she witnessed that day. She also discussed her phone conversations with her son and her husband and the pain she has experienced. @mprnews.org

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Sarah was one of the first journalists who had to deal with me when I started at Nebraska Public Media 20 years ago. We also overlapped at Iowa Public Radio a couple years. We went thru a lot at those shops.

While I have a hard time imagining public radio without her, I’m eager to see what’s next.

Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

Just before the incident, Omar called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. “ICE cannot be reformed,” she said.

Sister of Alex Pretti says he was kind, generous and lit up every room The younger sister of Alex Pretti issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.

Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.

The man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis. Family members say he was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.

ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’ The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...

The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.

U.S. House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote could pave the way for Twin Metals Minnesota to re-apply ...

Rep. Pete Stauber, who sponsored the resolution to overturn the ban, argued that the Biden administration’s ban was a “dangerous, purely political decision that disregarded the science and disregarded the facts.”

Opponents argued the pollution risk isn't worth the possible economic benefits.

Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...

Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.

Breaking: A federal judge did not immediately grant a temporary halt to ICE's operation in Minnesota in a status conference this morning, but will hold a hearing on the issue either late next week or early the following week. via MPR News reporter Peter Cox

Minnesota’s corporate silence on ICE surge Major companies in Minnesota have been largely mum on the immigration enforcement operation in the state.

For decades, executives at big companies in Minnesota have been part of the state’s civic backbone — serving on nonprofit boards, weighing in on workforce issues, joining task forces focused on solving major social issues. Which is why the quiet right now is so striking.