Podcast Episodes

Minnesota Now: June 10, 2026

Operation Metro Surge caused more economic damage in Minneapolis than previously estimated, according to new numbers from the city. MPR News reporter…

10 hours ago

DEET for dinner? Study finds mosquitoes could learn to love bug spray

This weather is the perfect condition for mosquitoes to thrive. Standing water from the rain and warm humid temperatures.

That means it's that time o…

11 hours ago

Inside the Twin Ports gay bar that helped fuel LGBTQ+ rights activism in northern Minnesota

For decades, LGBTQ+ history in Minnesota has often been told through the lens of the Twin Cities. A new book out this month argues that some of the s…

11 hours ago

Minnesota Truth Council begins collecting stories from ICE surge

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has filled all the seats for the truth council he created in March to document the events that unfolded during this winter’s …

12 hours ago

Minneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million

Minneapolis officials released updated numbers Wednesday on how much the surge in federal immigration officials cost the city.

City officials say the…

21 hours ago

Minnesota Now: June 9, 2026

An article out Tuesday morning shows a detailed timeline of the law enforcement response to last summer's attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and the near…

1 day, 10 hours ago

This St. Paul high school class takes place in a giant sandbox

Most classrooms have desks, whiteboards and textbooks. But one new Saint Paul Public Schools classroom has excavators, loaders and piles of dirt.

The …

1 day, 10 hours ago

Protests at New Jersey's Delaney Hall draws parallels to Minnesota's ICE clashes

A situation unfolding at an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey has some drawing parallels to events that unfolded in Minnesota over the…

1 day, 10 hours ago

In-depth report on manhunt for Vance Boelter brings law enforcement response into question

A new Minnesota Star Tribune investigation is providing the most in-depth timeline yet of the law enforcement response following the killings of Stat…

1 day, 10 hours ago

At the end of the academic year, Fridley schools assess setbacks from ICE surge

For students at Fridley Public Schools, Tuesday is the first day of summer break. It comes after a tumultuous school year for many districts, includi…

1 day, 11 hours ago