State leaders outlined some of the potential impacts of the federal budget shutdown Thursday. Gov. Tim Walz and other state budget officials said thousands of federal employees are at risk of being furloughed and funding for nutrition programs and clean energy projects are in limbo.

MPR News politics correspondent Dana Ferguson joined MPR News host Nina Moini with details.

The U.S. government is shut down after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike a deal to keep government programs and services running. We talk to Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith about why she voted against the bill and what's next.

An annual report is out sharing how many people died in Minnesota from intimate partner abuse. We talk to Violence Free Minnesota about efforts to make that number zero.

A new series from MinnPost is looking at how Minnesota is a leader in school-based mental health care.

There is a chance of 90 degree temperatures this week. Chief meteorologist Paul Huttner shares a detailed forecast.

Plus, we talk to a member of the Minneapolis rock band Gully Boys about their debut album.

One of Minneapolis' most recognizable rock bands this decade will release their long-awaited debut album on Friday. Gully Boys have been playing grunge-infused pop songs on local and national stages for more than nine years.

The upcoming self-titled album contains songs their superfans know and love, plus many new releases. Gully Boys guitarist Mariah Mercedes joins MPR News host Nina Moini to share some of those songs and talk about the band.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, MPR News’ sister station The Current will play the full album with commentary from the band.

On Wednesday morning, a statewide coalition working to stop domestic violence released its annual homicide report. It names 24 people who were killed last year due to intimate partner abuse in Minnesota, plus three others whose deaths are listed as suspicious.

For more about what these cases reveal about intimate partner violence, MPR News host Nina Moini talks with Nikki Engel, interim co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota. The group has published a version of this report every year since 1989.

If you or someone you know is in a dangerous situation with a partner, there is a 24-hour statewide domestic and sexual violence hotline. You can call Minnesota Day One at (866) 223-1111 or text (612) 399-9995.

Minnesota is recognized as one of the leading states for school-based mental health care. A three-part series from MinnPost explores how that came to be and where gaps in care still exist.

Andy Steiner is mental health and addiction columnist for MinnPost. She joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the series, which she wrote as part of a fellowship with the Solutions Journalism Network.

Minnesota is facing a heat wave that harkens back to the dog days of summer, not the start of October. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins Minnesota Now to explain.

The U.S. government has shut down after the Senate failed to pass a stopgap spending bill. That means some U.S. government services are coming to a temporary halt and many federal workers are furloughed or working without pay through the shutdown.

Republicans and Democrats could not come to an agreement on the spending bill before the deadline, which was at midnight.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith from Minnesota is one of many Senate Democrats who voted against the Republican-backed spending bill. MPR News host Nina Moini talks with her about that decision and what’s ahead.

The United States Department of Justice is suing Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul over what it calls sanctuary policies, limits on local officials collaborating with ICE. A law professor joins us to talk about the case.

A Native American community leader is calling for discussions about encampments and drug overdoses to include the people who've been hit hardest by these issues. We talk to him.

Plus, neurodiversity is a concept that embraces differences in how peoples brains work. We learn how companies can include employees with ADHD, autism and other conditions.

And we talk about the beloved Red Wing Environmental Learning Center, which turns 55 years old this weekend.

The Minnesota Music Minute was “Halfway up the Lawn” by runo plum. The Song of the Day was “She’s Everything” by JT & the Gunslingers.

On Wednesday, representatives from several large Minnesota companies will gather in Minneapolis to learn about neurodivergence, an umbrella term for a variety of ways someone’s brain may work differently from what’s considered typical. Neurodivergence includes conditions such as ADHD, autism and dyslexia.

The disability advocacy group PACER Center is hosting Wednesday’s workshop, which is led by Wells Fargo and the University of Connecticut. The idea is to design hiring and workplace practices to include neurodivergent employees. PACER Center executive director Tonia Teasley joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the workshop.

In Minnesota, Native Americans experience homelessness at a much higher rate than other racial or ethnic groups. Many Native people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Minneapolis live in encampments, which have been criticized as areas ripe with violence and drug use.

What to do with encampments — and whether to close them — has become a divisive issue in Minneapolis. The issue has risen to the forefront again following a shooting earlier this month at a homeless encampment in south Minneapolis that left one dead and six others injured.

Joe Hobot is the CEO and president of the American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center in south Minneapolis and has a doctorate in education from Hamline University. He joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share his perspective.