Brian Arola

Operation Metro Surge is fanning out far beyond the boundaries of the Twin Cities metro that the Trump administration says it’s targeting. Most eyes, understandably, have been on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s activities in Minneapolis since an age... See more

A $193 million influx doesn’t seem miniscule – until it’s stacked against losses measured in billions. The former figure is the amount of federal funding Minnesota will receive in year one of the Trump administration’s Rural Health Transformation Program.... See more

MANKATO, Minn. — By the end of a vigil Wednesday night in Mankato, attendees found out the name of the woman whose death brought them there. Cole Koets, a student organizer at Minnesota State University, picked up a megaphone to inform the crowd. “Her nam... See more

Yes. A Minnesota governor can make a temporary appointment to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy, according to state statute, and the law doesn’t prohibit self selection. State law also doesn’t bar a governor from being appointed by a successor, as happened in 19... See more

ST. CLAIR, Minn. — A “DEAD END” sign is the only marker on the road leading to McPherson Union Cemetery. The modest graveyard in rural St. Clair, about 10 miles southeast of Mankato, rests on a sloped field descending toward an opening in a wiry fence. Ca... See more