We are following the developing story of the ICE shooting in south Minneapolis. We'll take you to a vigil that is memorializing Renee Good, the woman who died in the shooting. And we'll have the latest from the scene of the shooting, which has now been barricaded and blocked to traffic by the public.

The state of Minnesota has now been sidelined from the investigation by the federal government. We'll have the latest.

And we'll talk to the Mayor of the city of Chicago, where ICE has also surged. And where nearby there have also been incidents of people being shot by ICE.

Plus, we'll look at the legal precedent for an investigation into this shooting.

Minnesota Now followed breaking news of a woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis.

Hear a press conference from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

And hear the latest from reporters on the scene of the shooting.

The Trump administration reportedly kicked off another massive deployment of federal agents in the Twin Cities. They're expected to look into alleged cases of fraud, and a Minneapolis City Council member weighs in.

A state law is now in effect to protect vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. Courts can now help prevent stealing or scamming older or disabled adults.

Plus, Minnesota colleges are teaching students about how to become professionals in the state's new cannabis industry and cannabis education.

And one Minnesotan who is skiing — and shooting — her way to the Winter Olympics as part of Team USA's group of biathletes.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was "Gigawaabamin" by Bizhiki. Our Song of the Day was “Morning” by Chutes.

In one month, the Olympic torch will be lit in Milano-Cortina, Italy for the 2026 Winter Games. Minnesotans always have a strong showing at the Winter Olympics, and another athlete has just been added to the roster.

Margie Freed is an Apple Valley native. She's making her Olympic debut in biathlon.

Freed spoke to Minnesota Now host Nina Moini about getting ready for her first Olympic games.

As the cannabis industry grows in Minnesota, there is a need for more skilled workers.

Two Minnesota colleges are expanding their programs to help teach people the ropes of the cannabis industry. Starting next week, St. Cloud State University will have their first cohort of students enrolled in a new cannabis certificate program.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College — or M State, which has schools across northwest Minnesota — will expand their offerings. M State was the first two-year college in greater Minnesota to offer cannabis education. Both schools are partnering with the company Green Flower to offer the courses.

Max Simon the CEO of Green Flower, and Sean Collins, director of workforce development solutions at M State, joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about the programs and the budding industry.

Reports of financial exploitation of vulnerable adults in Minnesota has steadily risen since 2021. According to data from the Minnesota Department of Human Services via the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Dashboard, reports of abuse or exploitation have gone up from 55,000 to over 66,000.

Vulnerable adult is a legal category for adults who have difficulty caring for themselves without help. It includes people with disabilities as well as older people in assisted living or nursing homes.

A new state law allows a court to more quickly step in if an older adult is being scammed or stolen from — a judge can even freeze assets under the law, which took effect Jan. 1.

Amanda Vickstrom is the executive director of the nonprofit Minnesota Elder Justice Center and joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk more about the data.

The federal Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Twin Cities, as a federal immigration crackdown continues.

The agency posted a video to social media on Tuesday morning, showing Noem accompanying federal agents as they detained a man.

The agency and Noem, in separate social media posts, labeled the video as being taken in Minneapolis — but it appeared to show the operation taking place at a building on Payne Avenue in St. Paul.

DHS said the man is from Ecuador and is in the U.S. illegally, and that he’s wanted for murder and sexual assault. Noem said that warrant is from Ecuador, and said he was also convicted of robbery and extortion. DHS and Noem did not provide further details on those cases.

It was not immediately clear how long Noem would be in the Twin Cities.

It’s now been more than a month since federal officials announced an immigration operation targeting the Twin Cities. The agency has previously said that it’s made hundreds of arrests.

Gov. Tim Walz, who ended his bid for a third term Monday, sharply criticized the federal enforcement effort, raising concerns about both the scale of the operation and the lack of coordination with state officials. 

“We have a ridiculous surge of apparently 2,000 people not coordinating with us that are for a show of the cameras,” Walz said. “Why 2,000 folks? What are they coming to do? Do they want to coordinate with us?”

MPR News contacted both ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to confirm the number of agents being deployed to Minnesota. DHS responded with a statement from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, saying, “While for the safety of our officers we do not get into law enforcement footprint, DHS has surged law enforcement and has already made more than 1,000 arrests of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and gang members.”

Walz said the increased ICE presence is creating fear among immigrant communities, particularly communities of color. 

“What he's [Trump] doing to the Somali community is absolutely unconscionable,” Walz said, adding, "If you want us to fix fraud, come and help us do that. They're not interested in that.” 

Walz said he views the federal action as part of a broader political attack on Minnesota. 

Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez said he has not received confirmation from the federal government about the reported deployment of 2,000 agents but said the impact of increased enforcement is already being felt across the city.

“There hasn't been information shared with me at the city level,” Chavez said. “But what we are witnessing on the ground, is that we have already seen an escalation of ICE agents across our city and across the state.”

Chavez said community members in South Minneapolis are reporting agents stopping and detaining people early in the morning as they head to work. 

“We have already seen it starting really early in the morning as people were heading to work, getting stopped and being kidnapped by ICE,” he said.

He described seeing agents in tactical gear and an increase in unmarked vehicles.

“We're seeing the tactical gear all over Lake Street and across South Minneapolis,” Chavez said. “We're seeing a ton of unmarked vehicles and we have witnessed folks already being detained.”

Chavez said he is particularly concerned about racial profiling and due process. 

Meanwhile, the Immigrant Defense Network — a statewide coalition of more than 100 organizations — is launching constitutional observer trainings across the state to help community members document and respond to federal enforcement activity.

Gov. Tim Walz has ended his bid for a third term, saying he wanted to spend his final year in office focused on fighting fraud in state programs instead of campaigning. It comes after mounting criticism and a viral video that brought the ire of the federal government.

We’ll talk to a Democrat and Republican analyst about what this means for the election.

Plus, we’ll hear from the chair of the Minnesota GOP, Alex Pleshach about how his party is now approaching the race.

MPR News reporter Matt Sepic will break down how fraud played a role in the end of the governor’s campaign.

And a professor joins to talk about the impact Nick Shirley’s viral video had on this moment.

The Trump administration is halting money for child care in Minnesota. It's a response to a YouTube video that accused daycare centers of fraud. State officials say they're investigating but so far haven't substantiated the allegations. We'll talk with a childcare provider about the impact.

It's the last day of 2025, a year that brought swift and constant changes to immigration policy. immigration reporter Sarah Thamer joined the program to explain.

And to wrap up the year, we're sharing some of our favorite conversations. 50 years since the first Hmong refugees arrived in Minnesota, we'll talk about Hmong representation and culture.

We'll revisit interviews with Minnesota basketball stars' childhood coaches.

And we go back out to lunch with Anton Treuer.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Auld Lang Syne” by Coyote.

On the last day of 2025, the Minnesota Now team looked back on some of our favorite conversations of the year. We heard from Hmong Minnesotans commemorating 50 years of Hmong immigration to the state. We talked to the childhood coaches of Minnesota-raised basketball stars Paige Bueckers and Chet Holmgren. And we sat down with Ojibwe language and culture professor Anton Treuer over a meal in our “Out to Lunch” series.