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Immersion school connects students to Indigenous life
Liz Zoongwegiizhigook Zinsli led a field trip to Porky's Sugarbush Camp, a camp west of Minneapolis that specializes in maple tapping and processing. She is a teacher at Wicoie Nandagikendan, an ...
Chandra Colvin Apr 03, 2026

Warrantless ICE raids challenged in new lawsuit
Six Minnesotans filed suit Thursday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security after masked agents broke into their homes without judicial warrants in Dec...
Matt Sepic Apr 02, 2026

Hegseth asks Army’s top officer to step down
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran.A Pentagon officia...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Minnesota’s job engine stalled in January
For the first time since May of 2007, Minnesota's unemployment rate ticked higher than the nation's, sitting at 4.4 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis. The national rate fell ...
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and Annie Baxter Apr 02, 2026

Minnesota’s job engine stalled in January
For the first time since May of 2007, Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked higher than the nation's.That's according to data released today by the Minnesota Departme...
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and Annie Baxter Apr 02, 2026

Minnesota rural hospitals: Medicare funds set to resume
A Medicare payment processing snafu that has effectively withheld millions of dollars from Minnesota rural hospitals for months and pushed some to the brink of closure appears to be easing.Problems ti...
Erica Zurek Apr 02, 2026

Trump says Pam Bondi is out as attorney general
President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, ove...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026

Allina Health doctors, clinicians reach tentative first contract agreement
After more than two years of negotiations, a union representing more than 600 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at Allina Health clinics has reached a tentative first contract agre...
MPR News Staff Apr 02, 2026

Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down
One of the two recently appointed interim administrators of Hennepin Healthcare resigned Wednesday, according to an internal email obtained by MPR News.The Hennepin Healthcare Board appointed Dr. Kevi...
Erica Zurek Apr 02, 2026

Potential No. 1 WNBA draft pick Awa Fam has signed on to also play in Project B
Potential No. 1 WNBA draft pick Awa Fam has signed on to also play in Project B - the new five-on-five basketball competition.The young Spanish star was thrilled to be part of the fledgling organizati...
The Associated Press Apr 02, 2026