Ari Bergeron

3 days ago | audacy.com | Lindsey Peterson |Susie Jones |Ari Bergeron

Federal law enforcement agents with help from Hennepin County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant Tuesday at a south Minneapolis restaurant in the area of East Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue. A crowd formed around the scene, going so far as to try and block federal agents from leaving the area according to reports from eyewitnesses, with some convinced it was an immigration enforcement operation. There were angry shouts and a demonstration.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron |Lindsey Peterson

It could be a smoky weekend in Minnesota. Wildfires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada have created air quality alerts throughout the state. Meteorologist Melissa Dye with National Weather Service provides an update on the area most affected. "Taking a look a satellite, smoke is blanketing pretty much the entire state into the eastern Dakotas," says Dye. "As far as where air quality seems to be the worst, it looks like that's more confined to northern Minnesota at the moment.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

The theft of copper wire from street lights continues to be an ongoing problem, but the City of Minneapolis is doubling down to help combat it. There are over 22,000 street lights in the city. Copper wire theft from hundreds of lamp posts has resulted in a backlog of 450 lights being out. "That's about 2% of the total, and that's 2% too many," says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. $500,000 was cut last year for light replacement, but that has been added back in - and doubled.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron |Lindsey Peterson

Metro Transit is announcing that the Green Line is much safer than it was a year ago. Metro Transit's collaboration with other agencies on their "Safe and Strong University Avenue" initiative is working, according to Metro Transit Police. "More than 40% of riders now perceive the system as safer than six months ago," says Interim MTPD Chief Joe Dotseth.

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

The Trump Administration's proposed "Big Beautiful Bill" could have a profound impact in Minnesota and the state's MNSure program. Over 140,000 Minnesotan's get their insurance through MNSure. House Republicans passed the massive tax breaks and spending program cuts in an all-night session with a narrow, one-vote margin. If the bill were to pass through the Senate, it would have devastating consequences says MnSure's Chief Executive Officer Libby Caulum.