Essential Minnesota
Every Friday some of the best reporters in Minnesota dig into one important local story. Host Melissa Townsend brings her distinct curiosity and humor to these weekly deep-dive conversations with journalists from the Minnesota Star Tribune where they break down the facts, the players and the impact. No spin, pretense or A.I. – just great local stories that matter to Minnesota and beyond. It’s what we do best. Available Fridays at 4:30 A.M. Central.

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The Sextortion "Pandemic" That’s Hitting Minnesota

The Sextortion "Pandemic" That’s Hitting Minnesota

It starts as an online flirtation, escalates in intensity and ends in tragedy. The story of one family's experience and the local investigator determined to bring them justice.

6 Maalis 24min

How a “meltdown” is impacting Minnesota

How a “meltdown” is impacting Minnesota

Half of the lawyers at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota have left in the past year. We find out why and what that means for people involved in immigration, fraud and violent crime cases – inclu...

27 Helmi 26min

Three shootings, two deaths, zero cooperation

Three shootings, two deaths, zero cooperation

As Operation Metro Surge ends in Minnesota, massive legal questions remain. Our reporters explain how state leaders are faced with finding a way around the federal government to hold the immigration a...

20 Helmi 24min

Minnesotans in Hiding

Minnesotans in Hiding

Even with the announcement that Operation Metro Surge is coming to an end, many Minnesotans are still in hiding.  Our reporters visit with one family who has been wondering when it will be safe to com...

12 Helmi 20min

Comparing Notes: Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago

Comparing Notes: Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago

Before Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, there was Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reporter Greg Pratt describes how it started, the similarities between Minneapolis and Chicago...

9 Helmi 19min

Tackled, shackled and then what?

Tackled, shackled and then what?

We find out what is happening inside the ICE detainment facility in Minneapolis and what people have to do to be set free.

6 Helmi 24min

Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?

Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?

Reporters in Minneapolis fact check federal officials' claims that violence across the metro is caused by state and local officials who have declared Minnesota a sanctuary state and won’t open its jai...

29 Tammi 20min

The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good

The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good

In three stories that happened over three months, reporters in Minneapolis track the escalation of the ICE and Border Patrol surge from November 2025 to January 2026, when ICE agent Jonathan Ross fata...

29 Tammi 35min

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