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New podcast features seasoned journalists unpacking Minnesota’s biggest headlines   Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minnesota Star Tribune announced the official launch of the new podcast “Essential Minnesot...

Minnesota leaders share new details about what happened during the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history.

In the inaugural episode of the Medill State of Local News Podcast, host Tim Franklin—Professor, John M. Mutz Chair in Local News, and founding director of the Medill Local News Initiative—speaks with...

Organizers expect more than 100,000 people will descend on the State Capitol to protest the Trump administration this afternoon. Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Maggie Rogers and dozens of others w...

"Don’t think that what you have done will be forgotten or that what you continue to endure will be ignored. By your example, the North Star State has shown the way for the rest of the nation," Jonatha...

Coming back from crisis; AI & local news; Leadership in dynamic times.

Basketball Across Minnesota: How a former player returned to coach his alma mater and broke a nearly 100-year state tournament drought.

Compare snowfall across the state to past seasons.

Snow emergencies were declared around the Twin Cities, which could get more than a foot of snow. As much as 9 inches were reported in south suburbs Sunday morning.

Amid polarized gun debate, Harper Moyski’s parents believe a focus on humanity is the only way to progress.

Our daughter, Harper Moyski, was killed at Annunciation. But recounting our personal tragedy has done little so far to sway legislators who have already made up their minds on guns, the authors write.

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Nearly half its lawyers have left since President Trump’s return, leading to dismissed criminal cases, stalled fraud prosecutions and a rare contempt citation against a Justice Department attorney.

Providers who bilked housing, autism and day care programs thrust the state into the national spotlight.

When people use AI to manipulate photos and videos, the damage goes way beyond the fact that it's fake.

Agriculture leaders say some farms might not survive the season since migrant workers might avoid the state.

Minnesotans reported injuries, chemical burns and fear of returning to their homes after interactions with federal immigration agents.

The weight of the federal government has borne down on Minnesota in innumerable ways.

Finding a way forward in Minnesota might provide a playbook for the country

Minnesotans should keep demanding truth and accountability about ICE's Operation Metro Surge, even as immigration agents depart, the Editorial Board writes.

Federal deportation efforts are also unpopular nationally, turning immigration from a political strength to a problem for the president ahead of the midterm elections.

Visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Here’s what it looked like since Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent.

Across Minnesota, thousands of immigrants and refugees are staying home from work, church and school to avoid ICE agents.

Border czar Tom Homan wants more access to county jails to make it easier for ICE to detain immigrants being held there.

We’ll all be part of that task. Here’s where efforts should focus, the former Minnesota governor writes.

Much of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is concentrated in Minneapolis and surrounding cities. But federal agents are making arrests across Minnesota and community members are banding...

We asked people how their lives have changed, or not changed.

“If you hadn’t invested in the newsroom, you wouldn’t be able to react in that way,” said Steve Grove, publisher and chief executive.

President Donald Trump wanted to make an example of Minnesota, and the joke’s on him because we have become the example to the world about how to stand up to his bullying.

Writer Kao Kalia Yang shares her fears as a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”

With the world’s eyes trained on our state, people are looking at local news to understand the crisis that’s unfolded here.