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Stories from March 28, 2025

Red Lake Nation leader condemns Trump orders during State of the Band Address 

Red Lake Nation leader condemns Trump orders during State of the Band Address 

During the Red Lake Nation State of the Band Address Friday, chair Darrell Seki Jr., condemned President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders, saying they have created a crisis throughout Indian Country.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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University of Minnesota says ICE detained a graduate student

University of Minnesota says ICE detained a graduate student

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Thursday detained a University of Minnesota graduate student at an off-campus residence. The international graduate student was enrolled at the school’s Twin Cities campus.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota DFL to elect new chairperson; former Hennepin County Board candidate announces U.S. Senate run

The Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party will elect a new chairperson tomorrow, and businesswoman and former Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti announced today that she is running for U.S. Senate.
by Elena See

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The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will elect a new chair on Saturday

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will elect a new chair on Saturday

Two Democrats are vying to lead the state’s DFL Party. Members of the DFL will vote Saturday for a replacement to longtime party chair Ken Martin who left earlier this year to head up the Democratic National Committee.
by Clay Masters

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Minnesota loses $27.5 million in behavioral health funds as part of Trump administration cuts

Minnesota loses $27.5 million in behavioral health funds as part of Trump administration cuts

Overnight this week, the Minnesota Department of Human Services lost hundreds of contracts, amounting to $27.5 million, after massive federal cuts from the Trump administration.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Record-breaking Friday; wintry mess on Saturday

Record-breaking Friday; wintry mess on Saturday

Record-breaking warmth is possible on Friday, with temperatures soaring into the 70s and 80s across the metro and southern Minnesota. However, a spring storm system will move in on Saturday, bringing a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, rain, and snow.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with two Minnesota House leaders for a special broadcast of Politics Friday from the UBS Forum in St. Paul. Then, two political analysts talk about the dynamics in St. Paul and Washington.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Trump administration reinstates teacher training grants at UMN, St. Thomas, pending appeal

Trump administration reinstates teacher training grants at UMN, St. Thomas, pending appeal

Following a court order from a federal judge in Maryland, the U.S. Department of Education reinstated teacher training grants this week to the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas.

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Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
by The Associated Press

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March: Wintry to the North, spring-like to the South with dozens of temperature records

March: Wintry to the North, spring-like to the South with dozens of temperature records

Minnesota is set to see a vast temperature spread on the final Friday of March. Highs will be in the 70s-80s to the south and 30s-40s for the northern half of the state, where there too, is a winter weather advisory.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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U.S. sees large rise in border seizures of eggs, while fentanyl rate falls

U.S. sees large rise in border seizures of eggs, while fentanyl rate falls

President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.
by Bill Chappell

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Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about what recent job loss and federal volatility mean for the health care of all Minnesotans.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener

Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener

Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Nolan Arenado also went deep for the Cardinals late in their rain-delayed opener.
by The Associated Press

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Wild beat NHL-best Capitals 4-2 behind Matt Boldy’s go-ahead goal in 2nd period

Wild beat NHL-best Capitals 4-2 behind Matt Boldy’s go-ahead goal in 2nd period

Matt Boldy had the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and Jon Merrill also scored for the Wild.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Department of Health likely to lay off up to 200 people due to federal funding cuts

The Minnesota Department of Health says it likely will lay off 150 to 200 people, because of funding cuts at the federal level. A Twin Cities nonprofit investigated alongside Feeding Our Future is fighting to resume taking part in a taxpayer-funded food program.
by Phil Picardi

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Amid Feeding Our Future convictions, another nonprofit seeks reinstatement to food program

Amid Feeding Our Future convictions, another nonprofit seeks reinstatement to food program

Of the 70 people charged in the Feeding Our Future case, none worked directly for Partners in Quality Care, which is also known as Partners in Nutrition. But federal investigators say in court filings that PIQC operated in a similarly fraudulent way.
by Matt Sepic

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DFLers at Minnesota Capitol rip Musk’s ideas while the GOP wants a closer look

DFLers at Minnesota Capitol rip Musk’s ideas while the GOP wants a closer look

Billionaire and top Trump adviser Elon Musk is reshaping the federal government. In Minnesota, Democrats are increasingly turning Musk mentions into a punching bag. And Republicans say his work could be replicated in St. Paul.
by Dana Ferguson

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Two Ojibwe artists practice culture and tradition with birchbark 

Two Ojibwe artists practice culture and tradition with birchbark 

Working with birchbark has been a long tradition for tribes in the Midwest, however, there are concerns that it has become a rarity. For two Ojibwe artists, they share the significance of what birchbark means to them and their art.   
by Chandra Colvin

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Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.
by Brian Mann

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GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
by Deirdre Walsh, Claudia Grisales and Barbara Sprunt

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