Kate Martin
@katereports.bsky.social
Correspondent at APM Reports with Sold a Story. Alum: NBC News, Carolina Public Press, The News Tribune, Skagit Valley Herald. FOIA and transparency enthusiast, data digger. notiFOIA founder. Pulling back the curtain on ██████████. [email protected]
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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
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My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
One of the more outdated assumptions in the public records process is that requests originate from a fully stocked 1998 office with a working fax machine.
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
One of the more outdated assumptions in the public records process is that requests originate from a fully stocked 1998 office with a working fax machine.
Trying to learn new things in gimp. It's been many years since I used photo processing software. I do have a question.
WHY is every tutorial a video now? I want to read the instructions not wait for someone to tell me what to do. It's such a time suck.
WHY is every tutorial a video now? I want to read the instructions not wait for someone to tell me what to do. It's such a time suck.
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Trying to learn new things in gimp. It's been many years since I used photo processing software. I do have a question.
WHY is every tutorial a video now? I want to read the instructions not wait for someone to tell me what to do. It's such a time suck.
WHY is every tutorial a video now? I want to read the instructions not wait for someone to tell me what to do. It's such a time suck.
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"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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My @mprnews.org colleague & I rode along with observers after the Twin Cities surge at the start of December, well before most national publications came to town. It was really necessary to get at what ICE is really doing on the ground & how people are opposing it.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
My @mprnews.org colleague & I rode along with observers after the Twin Cities surge at the start of December, well before most national publications came to town. It was really necessary to get at what ICE is really doing on the ground & how people are opposing it.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Attorney Eric Lee, who heard the protest from the center over the weekend, and Sam Doiron, an attorney with the Texas-based group RAICES, about conditions inside the detention center.
Inside the Dilley detention facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo-Ramos is being held
Protests took place this weekend at the detention center in Dilley, Texas, where a 5-year-old Columbia Heights boy and his father are being held. The two were detained by ICE in Minnesota last Friday.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:11 AM
MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Attorney Eric Lee, who heard the protest from the center over the weekend, and Sam Doiron, an attorney with the Texas-based group RAICES, about conditions inside the detention center.
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I'm at the hearing in St. Paul where Minnesota is asking a federal judge to preserve evidence in Saturday's killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The judge issued a temporary restraining order, but feds are arguing it should be denied because they already plan on preserving the evidence. (1)
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I'm at the hearing in St. Paul where Minnesota is asking a federal judge to preserve evidence in Saturday's killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The judge issued a temporary restraining order, but feds are arguing it should be denied because they already plan on preserving the evidence. (1)
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The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Man shot and killed by ICE agents in Mpls this morning.
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Man shot and killed by ICE agents in Mpls this morning.
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
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Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Agents didn’t give her CPR and turned away the help of a man who said he was a doctor.
ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn’t use it on Renee Macklin Good
Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Age...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Agents didn’t give her CPR and turned away the help of a man who said he was a doctor.
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In Monday’s filing in response to Menendez’s ruling, the DOJ said it’s appealing the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. It provided no other details. For now, the judge’s order remains in effect.
The latest: DOJ appealing judge’s order limiting federal agents’ actions against protesters
The U.S. Department of Justice filed notice Monday that it’s appealing a judge’s order setting limits on federal agents’ actions against protesters in Minnesota, amid increased immigration enforcement...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In Monday’s filing in response to Menendez’s ruling, the DOJ said it’s appealing the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. It provided no other details. For now, the judge’s order remains in effect.
Doing a search for news clips from the 1960s, and this came up. I can just tell this lady was fed up with someone, who presumably was in the dog house
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Doing a search for news clips from the 1960s, and this came up. I can just tell this lady was fed up with someone, who presumably was in the dog house
For ongoing coverage of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, follow @mprnews.org
Read Renee Good's statement, and ongoing coverage of the aftermath, here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Read Renee Good's statement, and ongoing coverage of the aftermath, here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Watch live: Ellison, Moriarty speak on ICE shooting
Here’s the latest Friday around the killing of Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
For ongoing coverage of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, follow @mprnews.org
Read Renee Good's statement, and ongoing coverage of the aftermath, here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Read Renee Good's statement, and ongoing coverage of the aftermath, here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Read a statement from Renee Good's wife at MPR News: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife: ‘We need to show them a better way’
Here’s the latest Friday around the killing of Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Read a statement from Renee Good's wife at MPR News: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
For updates on the ICE shooting in south Minneapolis, we're posting updates here www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob F...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
For updates on the ICE shooting in south Minneapolis, we're posting updates here www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
What steps should you take to request government data? Come hear from myself and @fishnette.bsky.social ! In about an hour
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December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What steps should you take to request government data? Come hear from myself and @fishnette.bsky.social ! In about an hour
My husband now makes me hot cocoa with egg nog. It's glorious and I already mourn what we are about to lose.
I'm just gonna say it. We need to tap the strategic egg nog reserve. We deserve this.
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My husband now makes me hot cocoa with egg nog. It's glorious and I already mourn what we are about to lose.
I need a to-do list for my to-do list
December 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I need a to-do list for my to-do list
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
A former colleague asked me "Is there a way to use a D&D campaign to teach public records access?"
My answer: "Your party must study the dark arts of bureaucromancy to unearth why a storied adventuring party died. Someone wrote a report. You just have to find it"
What other ideas do you all have?
My answer: "Your party must study the dark arts of bureaucromancy to unearth why a storied adventuring party died. Someone wrote a report. You just have to find it"
What other ideas do you all have?
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A former colleague asked me "Is there a way to use a D&D campaign to teach public records access?"
My answer: "Your party must study the dark arts of bureaucromancy to unearth why a storied adventuring party died. Someone wrote a report. You just have to find it"
What other ideas do you all have?
My answer: "Your party must study the dark arts of bureaucromancy to unearth why a storied adventuring party died. Someone wrote a report. You just have to find it"
What other ideas do you all have?
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Thinking about young professionals today likely heading into their first major market correction.
This is the 2008/9 Great Recession bottom and the total US market ever since.
When the AI bubble pops the market will tumble but selling locks in a loss.
This is the 2008/9 Great Recession bottom and the total US market ever since.
When the AI bubble pops the market will tumble but selling locks in a loss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Thinking about young professionals today likely heading into their first major market correction.
This is the 2008/9 Great Recession bottom and the total US market ever since.
When the AI bubble pops the market will tumble but selling locks in a loss.
This is the 2008/9 Great Recession bottom and the total US market ever since.
When the AI bubble pops the market will tumble but selling locks in a loss.
Good morning! Enjoy this rainbow in my backyard
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Good morning! Enjoy this rainbow in my backyard
OK this is a cool story but did the reporter get to hold the diamond? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
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November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
OK this is a cool story but did the reporter get to hold the diamond? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...