The Trump Administration’s investigation into Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to revoke her citizenship, according to a Wall Street Journal report. An immigration attorney shared more about denaturalization efforts in the Trump administration.

U.S. Senate candidates Michele Tafoya and Peggy Flanagan are set to debate Friday on MPR News. We got analysis on this closely watched race.

As Minnesota’s climate continues to change, University of Minnesota researchers are looking at ways to help forests adapt.

Plus, remember when we used walk through video stores, browsing for movies to watch? Well, that experience is coming back to Minneapolis through Saturn Video, which opens this weekend.

The Minnesota Music Minute was “Rooming House” by Charlie Parr. The Song of the Day was “The Chemic Drop” by GREYCOATS.

In early January, at the peak of what the Trump administration called Operation Metro Surge, two Target employees in Richfield were pinned to the ground and aggressively detained by federal agents.

They are U.S. citizens and were eventually released, but suffered injuries during the arrest.

They are among the more than 500 U.S. citizens who were detained and held during the current administration as it carried out its immigration enforcement agenda. Fifteen percent of those people are Minnesotans.

That’s according to a new investigation by ProPublica. For more on what was uncovered, Minnesota Now host Nina Moini spoke to one of the reporters of the story, Liliana Michelena.

Federal agents searched Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home in D.C. today. It remains unclear what the Department of Homeland Security is investigating. It comes as racist rhetoric against Somali Minnesotans has ramped up in the lead up to the midterms.

It may have felt like summer this weekend but we're in the thick of fall — which means the start of cold and flu season. An expert will join us to talk about vaccines as some public health experts say they're seeing rates of respiratory illness pick up earlier than usual.

Plus, it's Indigenous Peoples Day. We'll take a look a why terms like "Indian" and "Indian Country" are still used.

And our sports contributors will be here to give us the latest on the still undefeated Vikings.

The Minnesota Music Minute was “Star” by Chute and the Song of the Day was “This is for Real” by Motion City Soundtrack.

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere in the headlines: from debates over data centers to concerns about the power of AI, elected officials and everyday people are figuring out the role of this technology in our lives.

In greater Minnesota, two professors have recently pushed to add new master's degree programs on AI at their universities. They say it's needed to meet the challenges and opportunities of our time.

MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Minnesota State University Mankato professor Rajeev Bukralia, who helped launch the school’s master's in AI program last year. Moini also spoke with Minnesota State University Moorhead professor Andrew Chen, who is helping the school launch its master's in AI program in fall 2027.

Voters this November will decide on a constitutional amendment that could change how much money public and charter schools get from a state trust. A breakdown of the Permanent School Fund and what's on the ballot.

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is facing sexual harassment allegations from the police chief. We'll hear from one city council member on why she's calling for the release of the full report from a city investigation into the allegations.

Plus, you may have heard about forever chemicals and just how hard they can be to remove. Researchers in St. Cloud may have found a way to actually destroy PFAS.

Also, the Minnesota Vikings are off to a hot start for the season, while the Minnesota Lynx went cold for their playoff opener.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Stranger Blues” by Lamont Cranston Band and our Song of the Day was “Blue Sky” by Push and Turn.

A group of Twin Cities elected and law enforcement officials are calling for a regional task force to address recent shootings that they say involved Somali youth, and Somali leaders are pushing back on hateful comments that followed those events.

A national exhibit debuting in St. Paul this month confronts the Catholic Church's role in slavery in the U.S. We'll talk with a descendant of one of the more than 300 people enslaved by the Jesuits, who's now helping share the story.

We'll hear the story of a family navigating more than 10 months of separation due to ICE detention.

A well-known Twin Cities chef competed on the Food Network show, “Bobby's Triple Threat.” MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Yia Vang before his episode airs Tuesday evening.