My family’s immigration story — and yours
Feb 19, 2025 · On Thursday, February 20, join Sahan Journal and MPR News for a free community conversation, live at the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul. Come hear …
More Minnesota companies walk back DEI policies
Feb 13, 2025 · Target has been considered for years a national corporate leader in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices — a position bolstered after its support of Black-owned …
Attorney says Aimee Bock lives with parents, can’t find work
Oct 16, 2024 · Bock is indicted in federal court for allegedly facilitating the theft of millions of dollars in federal food-aid money. The hearing, which lasted a few minutes, was routine: Bock …
Feeding Our Future suspect allegedly threatened to kill witness
Jan 16, 2025 · Thursday’s development follows rare allegations from last year that three defendants and two accomplices tried to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash as deliberations …
Financial considerations for multigenerational households
Feb 10, 2025 · Research indicates there can be financial benefits to multigenerational living, and when executed intentionally, having multiple family members under the same roof can …
Deportation threat chills businesses on Lake Street in Mpls.
Feb 12, 2025 · Latino and Somali business owners along Lake Street in Minneapolis say customers are afraid to shop and employees are afraid to come to work, following Trump’s …
Witnesses were unaware Feeding Our Future used their business, …
Feb 26, 2025 · Two witnesses in Aimee Bock’s trial say Feeding Our Future used their names and business without permission in the fraud scheme.
First defendant sentenced in Feeding Our Future gets 12 years in …
Oct 15, 2024 · Mohamed, the co-owner of Empire Cuisine & Market, received the prison term along with three years of supervised release for his crimes. The Shakopee restaurant was at …
Minnesota should eliminate cash bail, report for Legislature says
Feb 14, 2025 · Minnesota’s pretrial system relies heavily on monetary bail and disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous people and low-income residents, a new study finds.
Feeding Our Future trial: Somali restaurant pulled in $12M
Feb 12, 2025 · Prosecutors showed photos of Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis, which claimed to serve 3,500 meals a day, with only a handful of customers. Co-owner Salim Said is on trial in …