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#TheBondBetween is helping pets left behind after their pet parents were kidnapped by #ICE |

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ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know

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Streamed live on Feb 3, 2026 Facial recognition. Social media monitoring. Digital tracking. Federal agents now have a growing arsenal of tools and they’re using them.

Tuesday at 8 p.m., MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests dig into how these technologies actually work, what’s legal, what’s not and why it matters for everyone’s privacy.

Join us live here or on the radio. Find the latest reporting here: https://www.mprnews.org/live-updates

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Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know

MPR News
61.7K subscribers 2,484 views
Streamed live on Feb 3, 2026 Facial recognition. Social media monitoring. Digital tracking. Federal agents now have a growing arsenal of tools and they’re using them.

Tuesday at 8 p.m., MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests dig into how these technologies actually work, what’s legal, what’s not and why it matters for everyone’s privacy.

Join us live here or on the radio. Find the latest reporting here: https://www.mprnews.org/live-updates

Transcript – Editor’s Note: Available online at YouTube.

Follow along using the transcript. MPR News 61.7K subscribers Videos About @mprnews

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE is watching. Here’s what you need to know – YouTube

#Minnesota cop intervened with #ICE, gets citizen observer released after they illegally and unconstitutionally arrest her, search car, and rough her up.

Her husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.

The agents took the woman to the St. Peter police station, where she says Chief Grochow approached her, spoke with her, had her get into his squad car, and took her home.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/30/st-peter-police-chief-intervenes-prevents-federal-agents-from-arresting-resident

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New Dyani White Hawk show at the Walker is a 'love letter' to community
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/18/new-dyani-white-hawk-show-at-the-walker-is-a-love-letter-to-community/?ref=ActivityPub

The "Dyani White Hawk: Love Language" exhibition, which is up at the Walker through Feb. 15, is a big and bright kaleidoscopic show, an expansive mid-career survey spanning 10,000 square feet of the Walker and the last 15 years of the Minnesota artis
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Former Minnesota Teacher of the Year sentenced
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/17/abdul-wright-sentenced-to-14-years-for-sexually-abusing-student/?ref=ActivityPub

Former Minnesota Teacher of the Year Abdul Wright was sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old student while teaching at a Minneapolis charter school.
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MN Shortlist, Oct. 17-23: ConFluence, Horrorthon, more
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/17/mn-shortlist-october-17-23/?ref=ActivityPub

This week includes Horrorthon at Pop's Art Theater, Miki Berenyi Trio and The Midwest Queer Trans Zine Fest and Conference.
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MN Shortlist, Oct. 17-23: ConFluence, Horrorthon, more
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MN Shortlist, Oct. 17-23: ConFluence, Horrorthon, more
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MN Shortlist, Oct. 17-23: ConFluence, Horrorthon, more
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This week includes Horrorthon at Pop's Art Theater, Miki Berenyi Trio and The Midwest Queer Trans Zine Fest and Conference.

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Minneapolis mayoral candidates push for limits on ICE
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/16/three-mpls-mayor-candidates-support-a-stronger-policy-separating-police-ice-enforcement/?ref=ActivityPub

Three challengers for the Minneapolis mayor's seat say they support a ban on Minneapolis police sharing information with federal immigration agencies or providing crowd control for agencies like ICE.

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Minneapolis won't pay legal costs in chokehold suit
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/16/alexander-vladimir-brown-excessive-force-suit-legal-costs-denied/?ref=ActivityPub

Minneapolis won't cover legal costs for a former police officer accused of excessive force after the state Court of Appeals upheld the city's decision not to indemnify him.

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Hospitality sector seeing lower profits, survey says
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/15/minnesotas-hotels-entertainment-restaurants-seeing-lower-profits-new-survey-suggests/?ref=ActivityPub

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released the results of a new survey of Minnesota's Tourism and Hospitality sector. The results show profits were down for more than half of the businesses surveyed.

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Dispute over green burials near Duluth heads to court
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/15/green-cemetery-dispute-heads-to-court-amid-growing-interest-in-natural-burials/?ref=ActivityPub

Neighbors to the 20-acre rural site have raised concerns about water quality and animals digging up the bodies. The proposed developers say opposition is based on fears that are unfounded and say they haven't been treated fairly.

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Minnesota celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/13/indigenous-peoples-day-in-minnesota/?ref=ActivityPub

The second Monday of October is recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day in Minnesota. The day celebrates Indigenous culture, traditions and communities.

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She captures history in Minnesota's disappearing towns
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/13/minnesota-womans-quest-preserve-the-stories-of-disappearing-towns/?ref=ActivityPub

Have you ever been to Basswood, Oylen or Luce, Minnesota? Photographer Laura Grisamore has been to them all. She has pictures, stories and a burning desire to preserve memories of towns in their twilight.

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Big crowd expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial event
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/12/edmund-fitzgerald-memorial-draws-large-crowd-50-years-after-ships-sinking/?ref=ActivityPub

Two thousand people are expected at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior on Nov. 10.

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Activists, artists work to restore vandalized George Floyd mural
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/10/activists-artists-work-to-restore-vandalized-george-floyd-mural/?ref=ActivityPub

George Floyd's face was painted over in an iconic mural at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, according to a video posted to social media Friday morning by Marcia Howard.

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North Shore wildfire prompts closure of part of the Superior Hiking Trail
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/10/crosby-fire-in-northern-minnesota-closes-part-of-superior-hiking-trail/?ref=ActivityPub

The Crosby Fire, burning in George H. Crosby Manitou State Park, has prompted the closure of a section of the Superior Hiking Trail along the North Shore. The fire is 210 acres in size and officials said it's 35 percent contained.

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Man enrolled as student investigated for sexual assault
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/09/man-enrolled-as-white-bear-lake-student-investigated-possible-sexual-assault/?ref=ActivityPub

Charges have not yet been filed against the 22-year-old man who enrolled at White Bear Lake Area High School as police say they're investigating the complicated case.

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Trump: Israel, Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

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State trooper admits to sexually assaulting baby
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/08/state-trooper-pleads-guilty-sexually-assaulting-baby/?ref=ActivityPub

A Minnesota state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of producing and distributing child sex abuse images. In April, FBI agents identified Jeremy Francis Plonski as the person seen in videos sexually assaulting a baby.

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Blue Earth River water still unhealthy from dam failure
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/07/blue-earth-river-rapidan-dam-failure/?ref=ActivityPub

Minnesota's rivers and lakes are slowly getting healthier, according to the latest water quality report by the state's Pollution Control Agency, but the pollution still threatens many of the state's waterways. And the Blue Earth River is one that is hurting and is in need of intensive care.

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Norwegian Crown Prince in Minnesota to highlight ties
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/07/norwegian-crown-prince-haakon-visits-minnesota/?ref=ActivityPub

Minnesota is getting a brush with royalty this week as the crown prince of Norway visits the state to mark 200 years since the first organized Norwegian emigration to the U.S.

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Minn. Farm Bureau president on soybean bailout, tariffs
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/06/minnesota-farm-bureau-president-speaks-on-soybean-bailout-trump-tariffs-and-shutdown/?ref=ActivityPub

Soybeans make up for a quarter of Minnesota's exports, which equates to about $2 billion in annual sales - and China has yet to buy a single bean. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing joined Morning Edition Monday to talk about trade, tariffs and ripple effects of the government shutdown.

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In small-town Minnesota, 2 women keep a newspaper alive
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/06/in-smalltown-minnesota-2-women-keep-a-newspaper-alive/?ref=ActivityPub

Small-town newspapers are disappearing across the country. In Warren, Minn., though, the new owner is bullish on the future of a 144-year old paper.

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NYC works to stop deadly 'subway surfing' trend
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/05/subway-surfing-deadly-trend/?ref=ActivityPub

New York City is trying to deter dangerous "subway surfing" through education programs, but some transportation advocates and lawmakers say it's not enough.

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Trump plans aid package for U.S. soybean farmers
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/05/trump-plans-aid-package-for-us-soybean-farmers-while-seeking-trade-deal-with-china/?ref=ActivityPub

President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American beans in response to his trade war even as the president says he is still seeking a soybean deal with Beijing.

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