Minnesota Now

Wednesday morning, a committee on Capitol area security met for the first time since the shootings of two state lawmakers. MPR News politics reporter Clay Masters was at the meeting and joined the show to share what he learned about proposed safety improvements.

As more immigrants in Minnesota are getting arrested to be deported, what happens to their cases after they're sent out of the country? An immigration lawyer joined us to explain.

Can you believe the Minnesota State Fair starts Thursday? And the weather is looking good! We got a full forecast with MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner.

And four women are believed to be the first publicly documented all-women crew to portage a route from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay, Canada.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was "Never Right" by Faith Boblett and our Song of the Day was "Living the Meme" by Lost Island Society.

President Trump’s campaign to deport thousands of immigrants has had significant impacts for the Southeast Asian community in Minnesota.

At a news conference last weekend by MN8, an advocacy group helping Southeast Asian immigrant communities, co-founder and executive director Montha Chum told reporters that five Hmong Minnesotans in federal detention were transferred to Louisiana and are currently awaiting deportation to Laos. Sahan Journal reports that, as of early June, at least 15 Hmong Minnesotans with criminal convictions were arrested to be deported.

Ana Pottratz Acosta, a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and the Binger Center for New Americans — and a former immigration attorney — joined MPR News host Nina Moini to discuss the issue and explain what happens to immigrants’ cases after they’re sent out of the country.

Four women have returned to the United States after an 80-day, 1,380-mile canoe journey from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay in Canada. The group, who call themselves the “Hudson Bay Girls,” believes they are the first publicly documented all-women crew to complete the historic route.

But the trip was about more than just paddling. The crew aimed to raise awareness about environmental stewardship and encourage more women to reclaim space in paddle sports.

Two members of the team, Abby Cichocki and Helena Karlstrom, joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share their experience.

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the forecast for opening weekend of the Minnesota State Fair, how recent rainfall in fire zones could impact air quality in the state and how cricket chirps can help us understand the weather.

A committee on Capitol area security met for the first time Wednesday morning since two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes in June.

Security around the Capitol has come under intense scrutiny since the shootings and after a man gained entry to the Capitol after hours by placing a wooden wedge in an external door. Members discussed proposals to add metal detectors, ban firearms and take other safety measures.

MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters was at the meeting this morning and joined the show to share more about the role of the Advisory Committee on Capitol Security.

The state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit Tuesday against TikTok. It argues the social media company designed its app to be addictive to young people and then failed to protect them from harm. An expert on technology and the law joins us to explain.

A housing complex for homeless and low-income veterans is opening in a Minneapolis suburb.

Across the border in North Dakota, companies pump oil on private land and send the owners a check. We find out why those checks are coming in smaller amounts.

Plus, we take a look inside a state agency that is hurrying to set up a new paid family and medical leave program by the new year.

And we meet a comedian from northern Minnesota who's out with her first special.

The Minnesota Music Minute was “don’t be unlucky” by Orlando & The Rumors. The Song of the Day was “We Can Be” by TAE & the Neighborly.

The state of Minnesota is suing TikTok, claiming the social media giant is dangerous and harmful for children. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison held a press conference Tuesday morning to lay out the state's case.

“This isn't about free speech,” said Ellison. “It's actually about deception, manipulation, misrepresentation. This is about a company knowing the dangerous effects of its product, but making and taking no steps to mitigate those harms or inform users of the risks.”

Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota, joined Minnesota Now to talk about the lawsuit and its implications.

A comedian raised in the northern Minnesota town of Northome released her first comedy special on Tuesday called, “Bougie on a Budget.”

The show is full of stories from Denise Winkelman’s life, including her upbringing, her time in the pro wrestling scene of Cincinnati, Ohio and her life today as a trans woman in Los Angeles.

Winkelman joined Minnesota Now to talk about the special and growing up in Minnesota.

More than 300,000 North Dakotans own land and minerals used for oil production. That means they receive royalties from the oil that companies pump from their land.

Many families have been receiving those royalties for generations since the oil boom started in the region in the early 1950s. But new reporting finds that those royalties have shifted drastically over the last decade. While oil companies are pumping just as much oil as ever, landowners are seeing smaller and smaller paychecks.

ProPublica and North Dakota Monitor journalist Jacob Orledge investigated why and recently published a series of articles on his findings. He joined Minnesota Now to share more.

Fourteen homeless veterans in Minnesota will soon have a roof over their heads in the city of Robbinsdale, a suburb just outside the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans converted the nearly 125-year-old Robin Hotel into 14 units for low-income and homeless veterans

A ribbon-cutting was held last week and in about two weeks, people will start moving in. Sara Riegle, the chief housing officer for The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans spoke to MPR News host Nina Moini about the project.