Things to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: ConFluence celebrates BIPOC futurisms and fantasy; Twin Cities Film Fest screens 100+ films; Northeast Sculpture Gallery shows prints by Carlos Barberena.| Sahan Journal
Things to do in the Twin Cities: a new MIA exhibit, a dance show at Southern Theater, Rondo Days, and the Dances at the Lake Festival.| Sahan Journal
The Palestine Festival of Literature will come to Minneapolis for the first time on Dec. 9. The event will feature Palestinian writers Mosab Abu Toha, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and Sarah Aziza.| Sahan Journal
DFL state Senator Omar Fateh reported that someone wrote a threatening message on his campaign office for Minneapolis mayor.| Sahan Journal
A fire at the Mercy Islamic Center in Minneapolis destroyed three garages. Police said it does not appear suspicious.| Sahan Journal
A man with a history of trespassing at a Minneapolis mosque has been charged with assault after a hit-and-run in the mosque’s parking lot.| Sahan Journal
Muslim community leaders are calling for police to investigate a fire that broke out Monday at Alhikma Islamic Center. It’s the second fire at a Twin Cities mosque this month.| Sahan Journal
Twin Cities Muslim leaders want better security at mosques after four were vandalized in four weeks. Three mosques were set on fire.| Sahan Journal
The Homeland Security secretary announced a press conference at Fort Snelling following an immigration crackdown targeting the Twin Cities in September. The post Hundreds rally against Kristi Noem’s visit amid fears of increased ICE presence in Minnesota appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
Noem’s trip came after a “targeted surge” in enforcement that targeted scores of locations across the metro in September. The post Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem assails lack of ICE cooperation during Twin Cities visit appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
Also this weekend: artsy rugs at the Weisman and a book reading by Kao Kalia Yang in St. Paul. The post ‘Matrilineal Memory’: Hopi artist reckons with grief in solo show in Minneapolis appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
President Donald Trump announced last month that the fee for international worker visas would increase from $2,000-$5,000 to $100,000 each. The post Trump’s increased fee for H1-B visas hits Minnesota schools, retail and healthcare industries appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
A 3-3 split between liberals and conservatives at the state’s largest school district has led to gridlock over issues including the budget and state social studies standards. The post After battles over equity, Anoka-Hennepin school board race could tip balance of power appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
Since 2011, the Hindu Society of Minnesota has hosted the daylong event, which draws as many as 1,000 people each year. The post Hundreds gather to celebrate culture and community at Diwali event in Woodbury appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
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The city aimed to allocate $10 million from utility fees for climate spending in 2023, but fell short. Now, the council is considering raising fees to help home and property owners pay for improvements that will lower greenhouse gas emissions. The post Minneapolis City Council considers raising power bill fees to fund eco-friendly improvements appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
The Minneapolis Federation of Educators announced Friday that it would hold a strike authorization vote later this month unless the union and district reach an agreement on Oct. 21.| Sahan Journal
Immigration detainers on Minnesota inmates who are undocumented or who aren't U.S. citizens prevent them from accessing prison programming.| Sahan Journal
Costly legal requirements and international political conflicts are among roadblocks encountered by detainees seeking release or deportation.| Sahan Journal
A jury convicted five defendants and acquitted two others in the Feeding Our Future fraud trial Friday. The jury was six women and six men.| Sahan Journal
Abdimajid Nur was convicted in the first Feeding Our Future case last month. He faces an additional five to six years in the bribery case.| Sahan Journal
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announced charges related to the attempt to bribe a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial.| Sahan Journal
A third defendant pleaded guilty to bribing a juror in last year’s Feeding Our Future trial.| Sahan Journal
Federal prosecutors in the Feeding Our Future bribery case filed a new court document with text messages from suspects haggling over the bribe and expressing excitement.| Sahan Journal
Ladan Ali is expected to plead guilty Thursday to delivering a $120,000 cash bribe to a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial.| Sahan Journal
Testimony began Thursday in the trial of Derrick Thompson, who is charged with killing five Somali American women in a 2023 car crash.| Sahan Journal
Derrick Thompson’s trial begins this week in the 2023 car crash that killed five Somali American women in St. Paul. Thompson is charged with murder and criminal vehicular homicide.| Sahan Journal
Witnesses testified in the Derrick Thompson trial that the crash scene where he killed five Somali American women in 2023 was “chaotic” and “horrific.”| Sahan Journal
A former Harvest Best student has won a $150,000 settlement over his claim that the Minneapolis charter school failed to properly vet Aaron Hjermstad, a gym teacher convicted of sexually abusing multiple students.| Sahan Journal
Former Minnesota Teacher of the Year Abdul Wright sentenced Friday to 14 years for sexually abusing a student at Harvest Best.| Sahan Journal
As a Republican proposal moves forward for sweeping cuts to Medicaid, doctors in Minnesota say it would harm “the backbone of our health care system.”| Sahan Journal
Democrats are pushing back over a Republican budget blueprint that could cut $880 billion from Medicaid, which provides health care to 1 in 5 Minnesotans.| Sahan Journal
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are clashing over enrollment numbers for undocumented Minnesotans in MinnesotaCare.| Sahan Journal
Minnesota lawmakers are finalizing differences in two bills that would allow undocumented Minnesotans to access MinnesotaCare state health insurance.| Sahan Journal
Smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia is leading to poor air quality across the United States and could last into the weekend.| Sahan Journal
Community leaders and health organizations are expanding outreach, education and mobile clinics to help diabetes patients navigate a complex health care system.| Sahan Journal
Large hospitals like HCMC and community clinics like the People’s Center in Cedar-Riverside say their low-income clients will see a big impact from tighter Medicaid eligibility requirements, leading many to delay care.| Sahan Journal
Asthmatic people in Minnesota should take steps to protect themselves from wildfire smoke and heat waves. People of color are much more likely to be vulnerable.| Sahan Journal
Minnesota’s poor air quality is expected to improve Friday and over the weekend. But state officials fear another wave of smoky air soon.| Sahan Journal
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wants to build the Third Precinct police station at 2600 Minnehaha Av. and asked the City Council to fund it.| Sahan Journal
Minnesota state Senator Omar Fateh announced Monday that he will run for Minneapolis mayor in 2025 against Jacob Frey.| Sahan Journal
After two years of war, many in the Twin Cities Palestinian and Jewish communities are watching to see if a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. will hold.| Sahan Journal
Meet some of the candidates running for the Minneapolis City Council. All 13 wards are up for election. Three council members aren’t running for reelection.| Sahan Journal
Sahan Journal is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for immigrants and communities of color in Minnesota.| Sahan Journal
The state DFL is revoking the Minneapolis DFL’s endorsement of Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral election.| Sahan Journal
Leaders of Alhikmah Islamic Center in south Minneapolis are urging police to investigate whether a break-in Tuesday is related to a fire last week, and whether the incidents are hate crimes.| Sahan Journal
As fall COVID season arrives in Minnesota, here are answers to your questions, from whether you need the updated vaccine to where to find free shots.| Sahan Journal
Sahan Journal asked the candidates for Minneapolis mayor and St. Paul mayor where they stand on key issues in their city. Take the quiz to find your best match in this election.| Sahan Journal
Mi’aawaa Bakery and Coffee Cart, Kisma Cafe, and ChaiGirls are some of the women-led mobile bakery and beverage carts popping up in the Twin Cities area.| Sahan Journal
Since 1935, Social Security has helped older Americans live and retire with dignity, supported people with disabilities, and provided vital income to families after the loss of a loved one. It’s a promise earned through a lifetime of hard work—and it has stood the test of time, weathering economic downturns, political shifts, and demographic change.| Sahan Journal
A fast-growing fraud industry steals billions of dollars from U.S. consumers every year, with older adults often being hit the hardest. In the first three quarters of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 22,000 fraud reports from Minnesota consumers, with losses totaling nearly $103 million.| Sahan Journal
A fast-growing fraud industry is stealing billions of dollars from U.S. consumers every year. The impact is profound, particularly when victims are older adults who are at a time in their lives when they are least able to recover financially.| Sahan Journal
Minnesotans who have been defrauded now have a stronger path to financial recovery, thanks to a groundbreaking bipartisan law championed by AARP Minnesota. In 2025, the state enacted the Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund, the first of its kind in the nation, with overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle.| Sahan Journal
Things to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: Open Streets Cedar Fest celebrates hip-hop, Afrobeat and more; Nur-D headlines On the One Music Festival; dance groups perform at St. Paul’s India Fest; and the Japanese Obon Festival returns with a lantern ceremony.| Sahan Journal
Protests and calls for peace are growing as Iranian Americans in Minnesota say Israeli attacks and foreign interference can bring only harm to their homeland.| Sahan Journal
Minnesota Representative Kaohly Vang Her announces her run for St. Paul mayor against Melvin Carter.| Sahan Journal
The debate over developing George Floyd Square centers around whether it should be turned into a pedestrian plaza or whether cars should be allowed through.| Sahan Journal
Jacob Frey and Omar Fateh are competing for the Somali vote in the Minneapolis mayoral election.| Sahan Journal
The Watt Munisotaram plans to unveil its $1 million gate in August, at a ceremony including 100 monks from all over the world.| Sahan Journal
For sisters Leila and Noelle Awadallah, their Body Watani dance project has become a way to reclaim a Palestinian identity and to process the ongoing devastation of their ancestral homeland.| Sahan Journal
Criminal justice advocates say Minnesota officials are moving too slow in implementing the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act to release people from prison earlier.| Sahan Journal
Former Empire Cuisine owner Abdiaziz Farah, who faces decades in prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to bribe a juror.| Sahan Journal
Two siblings of the five women killed in a crash in Minneapolis in 2023 testified at Derrick Thompson’s murder trial about the “nightmare” day they found out their sisters were killed.| Sahan Journal
Police video played in court Monday showed Derrick Thompson complaining about missing his Friday night after he allegedly killed 5 Somali American women in a car crash.| Sahan Journal
A 12-year-old boy reported Excell Academy basketball coach Aaron Hjermstad for sexual abuse in 2015, but he kept teaching and abusing kids.| Sahan Journal
Upcoming events include a mall at the Capri Theatre on Saturday and an East African Business Resource Fair at the Brian Coyle Center on Monday.| Sahan Journal
Things to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: Pillsbury House and Theatre opens new community arts campus; young Black artists featured in a St. Paul exhibit; West African drumming and dance in Minneapolis; and Nature Fest returns with Latin art and outdoor activities.| Sahan Journal
Derrick Thompson was sentenced Thursday to 58 years in prison for killing five Somali American women in a 2023 car crash in Minneapolis.| Sahan Journal
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” could cost residents, health care providers and the state millions of dollars annually, state officials say.| Sahan Journal
Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota lawmakers are ending undocumented immigrant adults’ access to state health insurance, MinnesotaCare, after this year.| Sahan Journal
Minnesota experts say Canadian wildfires will lead to more poor air quality days across Minnesota this summer, and into the future as temperatures and drought increase.| Sahan Journal
“We Are Still Queer,” a show featuring 11 artists at the Minneapolis American Indian Center aims to open conversations in the Native community.| Sahan Journal
Jacob Frey is challenging the DFL endorsement of Omar Fateh in the election for Minneapolis mayor.| Sahan Journal
Join Sahan Journal to discuss the recent cuts to health care coverage for immigrants in Minnesota.| Sahan Journal
Six candidates running for Minneapolis mayor, including Jacob Frey, share their views on immigration, homelessness and policing.| Sahan Journal
