Operation Metro Surge caused more economic damage in Minneapolis than previously estimated, according to new numbers from the city. MPR News reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox broke down the 700-million dollar figure, which includes everything from lost wages to mental health needs.

The governor's truth council has begun collecting stories about how people were impacted by immigration enforcement this winter.

Chief Meteorologist Ben Cathey assessed the storm damage from Tuesday night and gave details on another round in the forecast.

And a new study has found that mosquitoes could learn to associate the smell of bug spray with dinner.

Plus, a new book chronicles a hub of LGBTQ activism in Duluth and Superior in the 1980s.

The Minnesota Music Minute was “Lime Habit” by Poliça and “Give it My All” by Ashley Selnes was the Song of the Day.

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 of year where you may be lathering up in your bug spray when you're outside. DEET is most commonly used to repel mosquitoes in bug spray, but new research has found that mosquitoes could learn to associate DEET with dinner.

Joining Minnesota Now is one of the authors of the research, Clément Vinauger, who is an associate professor of biochemistry at Virginia Tech.

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 state's most important fights for LGBTQ rights happened more than one hundred miles away in Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin.

"Remember the Main: The Gay Bar That Started a Movement in the Northland” tells the story of Bob Jansen, owner of the Main Club, a gay bar that opened in the 1980s.

Author Meg Gorzycki told MPR News host Nina Moini the bar served as a refuge and organizing hub for LGBTQ+ people in northern Minnesota during a time when being openly gay often came with significant risk.

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 federal immigration enforcement surge. Established by executive order, the 15-member body is tasked with collecting stories from the surge and synthesizing the findings into a final report.

Jennifer Prestholdt is vice president of the council and deputy executive director of the Minneapolis-based group The Advocates for Human Rights. She talked with MPR News host Nina Moini about the work that lies ahead for the council, which she called “the first public-centered, large-scale, truth-telling process in the United States.”

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

City officials say there was nearly $700 million dollars in damage between December 2025 through April 2026. That total includes revenue businesses lost, wages workers lost and money the city spent responding to the surge.

MPR News reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox joined MPR News host Nina Moini with details from a briefing on the report.

An article out Tuesday morning shows a detailed timeline of the law enforcement response to last summer's attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and the nearly two-day-long manhunt that followed. We'll talk to a Minnesota Star Tribune reporter who wrote the story.

We'll go to Newark, New Jersey and talk to a reporter who's covering protests outside Delaney Hall, the immigration detention center that resemble scenes in Minnesota over the winter.

Fridley Public Schools' superintendent has been outspoken about the impacts of the surge of federal agents on students. We'll talk to her on the first day of summer.

We'll learn about something called Sandbox Classroom, where St. Paul high school seniors can learn how to operate heavy equipment.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “I Can’t Fix Your Life” by Mid Dream, and our Song of the Day was “Cover Crop” by Ironstill.

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

The district's new Sandbox Classroom opened in May, giving seniors hands-on experience operating heavy equipment through a partnership with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49. School leaders say it is the first program of its kind in the Twin Cities, creating a direct pathway from high school into construction and operating engineer careers.

Dusty Thune teaches the class for Saint Paul Public Schools and spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini about it.

A situation unfolding at an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey has some drawing parallels to events that unfolded in Minnesota over the winter as federal immigration agents surged into the state.

On May 22, hundreds of immigrants inside the Delaney Hall detention center began what advocates call a hunger and labor strike.

Protesters have gathered outside the facility, and at times turned into clashes with federal agents.

Arya Sundaram has been reporting on the situation at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center for Gothamist, a nonprofit newsroom by WNYC. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk more about it.

A new Minnesota Star Tribune investigation is providing the most in-depth timeline yet of the law enforcement response following the killings of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the shootings that injured State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

The shootings led to a 43-hour statewide manhunt for the suspect, Vance Boelter, who is currently in federal custody awaiting potential trial.

Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Jeff Day wrote the story and joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about it.

For students at Fridley Public Schools, Tuesday is the first day of summer break. It comes after a tumultuous school year for many districts, including Fridley, which had to contend with the disruption of Operation Metro Surge.

Joining Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to reflect on this school year and look at the recovery ahead for students and staff is Fridley Schools Superintendent Brenda Lewis.