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Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

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00:04:14

Appeals court orders second look at Sen. Mitchell...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/07

Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion will step down as head of the Subcommittee on Ethics as he faces questions about a possible conflict of interest. And the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ordered another look at a conservative online site’s request to review police body camera video in the arrest of a DFL lawmaker last year.Plus, traffic along I-94 near the U of M Twin Cities campus and across the Mississippi River is down to two lanes in each direction.Find these headlines and

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00:05:00

25,000 people pack Minnesota Capitol lawn to protest...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/07

It was a weekend of protest across the U.S. On Saturday in St. Paul, an estimated 25,000 people packed the lawn in front of the State Capitol protesting the policies of President Trump. Gov. Tim Walz says Democrats should not mistake the protests against President Trump as a sign their party is back in voters’ good graces.St. Cloud-area residents vote tomorrow on a referendum that would raise $65 million for school improvements. This is one of a number of special elections across the state

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00:04:56

International students studying in U.S. continue to...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/04

The Trump Administration is continuing to target international students attending college in Minnesota and across the U.S. The University of Minnesota says it's now aware of three students across its system who’ve had their visas canceled.Minnesota State University, Mankato says the Department of Homeland Security has terminated the visitor records of five MSU students. An immigration law expert says that’s a likely prelude to canceling their visas.Protestors are mobilizing across the

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00:04:29

State officials concerned about federal funding....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/03

State officials are voicing concern about delays in federal funding for energy assistance. And Minnesota 6th District Republican Representative Tom Emmer told constituents Wednesday night that Republicans are off to a great start in Washington with their control of Congress and the White House.Emmer, who is number three in GOP House leadership, held a telephone town hall. He defended federal budget and workforce cuts that have prompted protests against the Trump administration.Find these

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00:05:04

Northern Minnesota digs out from April storm that...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/03

Federal immigration authorities have arrested a second Minnesota college student — this time at MSU Mankato. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he has yet to receive “adequate” information from the Department of Homeland Security about the University of Minnesota student who was detained by ICE last week. Both the U of M and MSU-Mankato have said school officials were not involved in supplying information to ICE.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has declared a state of emergency to ensure trash

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00:04:39

Judge orders ICE to say why they're detaining U...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/02

A federal judge Tuesday ordered immigration officials to say why they're detaining a University of Minnesota graduate student. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Doğukan Günaydin outside his St. Paul home early last Thursday.And Minnesota's municipal liquor stores reported a 15 percent boost in net profits in 2023 driven in part by the sale of THC-infused products. State Auditor Julie Blaha released a report today that showed the stores brought in $31.6 million in

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00:05:37

Democratic-backed Supreme Court candidate defeats...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/02

Federal immigration authorities have arrested a second Minnesota college student — this time at MSU Mankato. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he has yet to receive “adequate” information from the Department of Homeland Security about the University of Minnesota student who was detained by ICE last week. Both the U of M and MSU-Mankato have said school officials were not involved in supplying information to ICE.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has declared a state of emergency to ensure trash

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00:04:41

Student sues after ICE arrest. Wintery mess moving...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/01

Snow is falling across much of Minnesota and will continue overnight Tuesday and Wednesday, as April arrives with a blast of winter weather for the region. MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner says it’s going to add up to a lot of heavy, wet snow for central and northern parts of the state.A student at the University of Minnesota arrested and detained by immigration officials has filed a lawsuit in federal court. In the lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin says the arrest violates his constitutional

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00:05:21

Federal immigration authorities arrest 2nd Minnesota...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/04/01

Federal immigration authorities have arrested a second Minnesota college student — this time at MSU Mankato. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he has yet to receive “adequate” information from the Department of Homeland Security about the University of Minnesota student who was detained by ICE last week. Both the U of M and MSU-Mankato have said school officials were not involved in supplying information to ICE.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has declared a state of emergency to ensure trash

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00:05:19

ICE detains MSU, Mankato student. Wisconsin voters to...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/31

A Minnesota State University, Mankato student was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an off-campus residence on Friday. President Edward Inch shared the news in a campus-wide email Monday, and says he has reached out to elected state and federal officials to express his concern and ask for help in “curbing this type of activity.”Minneapolis police are investigating after a man was shot while driving on Interstate 94 this morning.And Wisconsin voters will head to the

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00:04:52

U.S. Bank executive believed dead after plane crash....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/31

The Minnesota Department of Health says it likely will lay off 150 to 200 people, because of A U.S. Bank executive is believed to have been killed in the plane crash that engulfed a Brooklyn Park home in flames on Saturday.Students are rallying at the University of Minnesota today, four days after immigration officers arrested an international graduate student. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not responded to our request for comment on why it detained the student, the status of

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00:05:37

Minnesota DFL to elect new chairperson; former...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/28

The Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party will elect a new chairperson tomorrow, and businesswoman and former Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti announced today that she is running for U.S. Senate.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Elena See. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:41

Minnesota Department of Health likely to lay off up...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/28

The Minnesota Department of Health says it likely will lay off 150 to 200 people, because of funding cuts at the federal level. MDH says the federal government has terminated about 220 million dollars in grants to MDH related to the COVID pandemic.A Twin Cities nonprofit investigated alongside Feeding Our Future is fighting to resume taking part in a taxpayer-funded food program.Members of the two largest state employees unions are pushing back on a plan that will require public employees

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00:05:04

Protests against Walz back to work office plan....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/27

After the federal government abruptly cut COVID program grants this week, the Minnesota Department of Health is considering layoffs. The department confirmed between 150 and 200 jobs may be cut after the $226 million shortfall. The federal government made the cut because it said the funds weren't needed anymore.Minnesota's Health Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham says the public still needs good information about vaccines.And the largest union for state employees is telling its

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00:04:55

Eichorn released to a halfway house. Minneapolis...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/27

Former state Sen. Justin Eichorn has been released under conditions to a halfway house as a criminal case that led to his resignation proceeds.The Minneapolis City Council is discussing a proposal Thursday to bring violence interruption services to the Cedar Riverside and Elliot Park neighborhoods. A council member who represents the area says his ward has benefitted from these services in the past and needs them back.Gov. Tim Walz is assuring the public dairy products are safe to consume

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00:04:32

Minnesota may lose millions as COVID federal funding...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/26

The state of Minnesota stands to lose millions in COVID-19 funding after the federal government announced Tuesday it would terminate grants to local and state governments.A new environmental center opened Tuesday in Ramsey County to accept a variety of goods that need to be disposed of or recycled. The nearly 30,000 square foot facility is located in Roseville.And a board that oversees economic development on the Iron Range has selected a new chair and promised aid to idled mine

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00:03:49

Walz sets special election date to fill Eichorn's...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/25

Gov. Tim Walz has set a date for a special election to fill an open Senate seat in northern Minnesota, and candidates can start filing for office tomorrow. The 6th District Senate seat came open last week after Justin Eichorn resigned. Eichorn is charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.That story and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Garty Meister.

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00:05:35

Nudieland shooter gets 23 years in prison. St....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/25

A man who pleaded guilty to murder and assault in a 2023 mass shooting at a Minneapolis punk show was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Monday.The American Civil Liberties Union is suing St. Francis Public Schools for using a third-party website called Book Looks to ban books. The suit argues that banning books violates Minnesota constitutional and state law.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced the state has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the closure

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00:03:55

Eichorn investigation update; Minnesota Senate to...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/24

Federal prosecutors have accused former Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn of trying to obstruct their investigation related to charges of soliciting a minor. And the Democratic-controlled Minnesota Senate is staged to vote on a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's pardons of those found guilty of crimes on January 6, 2021.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:01

Nudieland shooter to be sentenced. Emerald ash borer...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/03/24

A man who admitted killing one person and wounding six others in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis punk show in 2023 faces sentencing this afternoon. Around 200 people gathered at the Minnesota Capitol on Sunday to protest privatizing the U.S. Postal Service. The rally came after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced he had struck a deal with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reform the agency. Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith called the move a “hostile

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