Schools in Hibbing and Duluth face challenges, the Arrowhead gets a late-season snow boost, and the Minnesota budget forecast looks good — for now.
[Image credit: MN.gov]

An arrest after threats against state government leaders, a push to keep dairy farmers afloat, Governor Tim Walz says a federal Medicaid funding freeze targets Minnesota’s most vulnerable — not fraud.

A new prayer camp at Coldwater Spring near Fort Snelling is drawing attention and debate. Then, a personal story looks at the effects of separation over twenty years after a woman lost her mother to deportation. And, we delve into the history of America's immigration and deportation policies and how U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement evolved into the agency we see today.

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino

Producers: Xan Holston, Maija Hecht, Ngoc Bui

Host: Grace Jacobson

Reader scripting: Victor Palomino

Fact checking: Victor Palomino

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image credit: Adobe Stock

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An ICE whistleblower accuses the agency of defective training, some big changes await Bemidji schools, and Minnesota lawmakers move to make students safer from grooming.

Fleet Farm gets punished for straw gun sales, Google expands into southern Minnesota, and an attempt at gun control legislation at the Capitol fails.

Image: Blue and green ribbons in support of those shot at Annunciation School. [Credit: Xan Holston]

A labor dispute escalates in Hibbing, the Special Olympics honor Minnesota schools, and Minnesota voters could get the chance to vote on an equal rights amendment.

Image: A vintage ERA sticker from the late 1970s [Credit: Xan Holston]

Members of the Dakota diaspora take back land at Fort Snelling, Congressional Reps Omar and Craig question the lack of detainees at the Whipple Building, and the US Men’s Olympic Hockey team copies the US Women’s team — taking gold over Canada.

Image: Tipis at the Mni Owe Sni prayer camp at Bdóte [Credit: Xan Holston]

Blizzard cleanup in the Northland, a memorial targeted by arson in Minneapolis, and new limits on masked officers in St. Paul — the stories shaping Minnesota today.

Image: World’s Best Snowdrift? Snow piles up near Grand Marais iconic donut shop. [credit: Kalli Hawkins]