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- 3 days ago54 min
Minnesota Now: Sept. 17, 2026
The ICE agent who allegedly shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis in January was booked in jail in Minnesota after a legal fight to get him in custody. He made his first appearance in state court Thursday. We got all the latest details on that case.Ahead of November’s midterm elections, leaders that supported Minnesotans during the surge this winter say they’re now building on their goal of protecting democracy.Plus, community leaders are considering options for a long-term memorial to Alex Pretti.We also heard from Minnesota’s champion skier Jessie Diggins about her grueling 100-mile trail run on the North Shore.And this weekend, thousands of inline skaters will be along the North Shore to skate a marathon.The Minnesota Music Minute was “2sday” by Rabeca. The Song of the Day was “Free” by Jillian Rae.
- 3 days ago10 min
Thousands of inline skaters to race and mark 30 years of North Shore marathon
Minnesota is home to many inventions, including the rollerblade! It may come as no surprise in a state with so many skaters, skiers and hockey players. Well, this weekend, thousands of rollerblades will hit Highway 61 for the longest point-to-point inline skating marathon in the world. The race stretches from Two Harbors to Duluth. This Saturday, the NorthShore Inline Marathon will also celebrate 30 years.Joe Haggenmiller helps organize the event and Greg Ash is a longtime board member who has skated every previous marathon. They both joined Minnesota Now to talk more about the event and the milestone.
- 3 days ago9 min
Caretakers of Alex Pretti memorial begin planning for more permanent remembrance site
After federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti in January, people flocked to the site of his death, near Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street in south Minneapolis, to lay flowers, notes and candles. Jadah Green lives nearby and has been taking care of the makeshift memorial since the beginning. Now, she and the neighborhood group called Whittier Alliance are calling on their neighbors to help plan for a more permanent memorial for Alex Pretti. She shared more with Minnesota Now host Nina Moini.
- 3 days ago9 min
MN organization plans to launch 20 'democracy protection centers' ahead of midterms
Early voting for the November midterms begins Friday. And ahead of this year’s elections, a Minnesota organization has been working behind the scenes to build out what they’re calling a “democracy protection initiative.” The effort evolves out of the response to this winter’s surge of federal agents. COPAL, an organization centered on supporting Latino communities across the state, launched the Immigrant Defense Network, or IDN, last year. IDN trained some 30,000 constitutional observers to document and record interactions between ICE and Minnesotans during the surge. Now, they’re leveraging the learnings to train “democracy protectors.”Francisco Segovia, executive director of COPAL, shared more about the initiative on Minnesota Now.
- 3 days ago6 min
ICE agent charged with shooting, wounding man during Operation Metro Surge arrested in Minneapolis
On Thursday, the ICE agent who shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis in January will make his first appearance in state court. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension took Christian Castro into custody Wednesday. He also faces federal charges for allegedly lying about the circumstances that surrounded the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis. Reporter Matt Sepic joined Minnesota Now with the latest.
- 4 days ago55 min
Minnesota Now: Sept. 16, 2026
Minneapolis Public Schools has announced plans for potential school closures. As many as 16 buildings could lose K-12 programming. MPR News education reporter Elizabeth Shockman laid out the district's plan to address budget issues. And we heard from a parent in the district.We checked in with the city of St. Paul on homeless encampment closures, police drones, the budget and other issues in a conversation with City Council President Rebecca Noecker. A new report tracks the paths of high school students after graduation in greater Minnesota. And, is fall weather here to stay? MPR Chief meteorologist Ben Cathey shared the forecast. Plus, we talked to therapist Resmaa Menakem about his new Afrofuturist play, "Mothership," now showing at Penumbra Theatre.The Minnesota Music Minute was “American Midnight” by The Jayhawks and Turn Turn Turn’s “Magnolia Tree” was the Song of the Day.
- 4 days ago9 min
In Resmaa Menakem's new play 'Mothership,' AI stands for 'ancestral intelligence'
In a recent interview with host Sanni Brown for MPR’s Carbon Sound, Minneapolis-based therapist and author Resmaa Menakem shared this advice for creatives: “Do the weird stuff. Play!” he said. “Creation springs from those types of things.”Menakem has a new creation. He teamed up with playwright Kristen Adele Calhoun to write an Afrofuturist play called “Mothership,” about five humans who flee Earth aboard a sentient spaceship. It is showing from Sept. 8 through Oct. 4 as the opening production of Penumbra Theatre’s 50th anniversary season. Menakem joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about his latest work.
- 4 days ago9 min
What 15 years of data show about post-high school pathways for greater Minnesota graduates
Minnesota’s most recent high school graduates have spent this summer and fall beginning their next steps. What follows high school is different for each individual, but a new report identifies some patterns in the education and employment records of hundreds of thousands of people who graduated from 2008 to 2023 in greater Minnesota. Kelly Asche led this work for the Center for Rural Policy and Development. He joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the findings and what lessons they may hold for educators, policymakers and rural communities facing workforce gaps.
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