Episodes

  • How will this end? Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago

    How will this end? Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago
    Feb 9 2026
    Before Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, there was Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reporter Greg Pratt describes how it started, the similarities between Minneapolis and Chicago, and finally, how it ended.
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    19 mins
  • Tackled, shackled and then what?

    Tackled, shackled and then what?
    Feb 6 2026
    We find out what is happening inside the ICE detainment facility in Minneapolis and what people have to do to be set free.
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    25 mins
  • Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?

    Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?
    Jan 29 2026
    Reporters in Minneapolis fact check federal officials' claims that violence across the metro is caused by state and local officials who have declared Minnesota a sanctuary state and won’t open its jails to ICE. What does the law say?
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    20 mins
  • The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good

    The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good
    Jan 29 2026
    In three stories that happened over three months, reporters in Minneapolis track the escalation of the ICE and Border Patrol surge from November 2025 to January 2026, when ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good.
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    36 mins
  • The Minnesota gun law that’s working

    The Minnesota gun law that’s working
    Jan 29 2026
    Amid the ongoing debate over gun control laws, our investigative reporter digs into the stories of "what could have been" if the state's red flag gun law wasn't in place.
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    18 mins
  • The man leading Annunciation School after a mass shooting

    The man leading Annunciation School after a mass shooting
    Jan 29 2026
    At the first all-school assembly after a mass shooting in August 2025, our reporter sees firsthand how Principal Matt DeBoer is creating a space for hundreds of children to move forward with humor, compassion and stuffies.
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    21 mins
  • The religious background of alleged assassin Vance Boelter

    The religious background of alleged assassin Vance Boelter
    Jan 29 2026
    After a statewide manhunt in June 2025 Vance Boelter was arrested for the murder of state rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of state rep. John Hoffman and his wife. Could Boelter’s religious beliefs have something to do with it? Two investigative reporters uncover his past to find out.
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    26 mins
  • Introducing Essential Minnesota

    Introducing Essential Minnesota
    Jan 29 2026
    Host Melissa Townsend introduces this new, smart and funny weekly news show from the Minnesota Star Tribune where local journalist dig deep into the stories that matter to the midwest U.S. and beyond.
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    1 min