Criminal justice advocates say Minnesota officials are moving too slow in implementing the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act to release people from prison earlier.

She has been unable to reach her family in Iran and has been relying on updates from other Iranian Americans in Minnesota who also have family there. But despite their anxiety and worry, Israel’s ...

The mood was high among about 20 girls raring to hit the basketball court at the June 5 launch of an open gym for girls at St. Paul’s North End Community Center. “I am a champion! I am a champion!” ...

Shubhanjana Das is a summer reporting fellow at Sahan Journal. She is a journalist from India with a focus on covering immigration, the environment, education, and social justice. Before joining Sahan ...

In 2023, state lawmakers promised $12.2 million to broker a deal between the city of Minneapolis and the institute that would allow the neighborhood nonprofit to buy the Roof Depot building. Lawmakers ...

He applied for visas for his wife and daughters in 2024 and had been waiting for months for their applications to move forward. But in April, the State Department announced that all new visa issuances ...

This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. A budget bottleneck came unclogged as the Minnesota Legislature bolted through bill after bill to finish a $66 billion ...

Children and teens will have improved access to mental health and substance abuse treatment thanks to a new clinic on St. Paul’s East Side. Wilder East Clinic opened last month at 445 Etna St., just ...

On June 5, 2025, President Trump proclaimed a new travel ban, blocking entry to the United States for people from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Eritrea, Myanmar, Somalia, and Sudan. Individuals ...

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The travel ban, which goes into effect on Monday, June 9, bans citizens of 12 countries, including Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar from entering the U.S. It also restricts entry to ...

Centuries before European-Americans engineered St. Anthony Falls along the Mississippi River to power flour and timber empires, Dakota people came there for ceremonies. The falls, Owámniyomni in ...