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stevegrove.bsky.social @stevegrove.bsky.social · Jun 24
Today's the day! "How I Found Myself in the Midwest" is on the shelves. 📙❤️

Check your local bookstore, or order here: simonandschuster.com/books/How-I-...

The world needs some hope right now, and this book has lots in it. I hope you like it!
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Powerful reporting from JP Lawrence, James Walsh, Susan Du, and Elizabeth Flores in today's @startribune.com

www.startribune.com/minnesota-re...
Minnesota refugees and immigrants are hiding in ‘a prison of fear’
Across Minnesota, thousands of immigrants and refugees are staying home from work, church and school to avoid ICE agents.
www.startribune.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Today's front page in a rapidly-developing crisis; for the latest go to our @StarTribune live blog, outside the paywall:

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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www.startribune.com/sheriffs-in-...
Sheriffs in two biggest metro counties mum on whether they’ll agree to ICE deal to end surge
Border czar Tom Homan wants more access to county jails to make it easier for ICE to detain immigrants being held there.
www.startribune.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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Today's @startribune.com front page.

Follow every development in Minnesota, outside our paywall, here: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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We're glad to welcome Gov. Tim Pawlenty as a new opinion contributor to the @startribune.com - here's his first column: www.startribune.com/former-mn-go...
Tim Pawlenty: The crisis will subside in Minnesota, but trust will need to be rebuilt
We’ll all be part of that task. Here’s where efforts should focus, the former Minnesota governor writes.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Good reporting by @mprnews.org on how the ICE raids are impacting my hometown of Northfield:

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
As immigration crackdown spreads beyond Minneapolis, the small town of Northfield resists
Much of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is concentrated in Minneapolis and surrounding cities. But federal agents are making arrests across Minnesota and community members are banding...
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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What's it like to live in Minnesota right now?

14 Minnesota @StarTribune reporters fanned out across the state to paint a picture of life in the shadow of ICE.

www.startribune.com/whats-it-lik...
What’s it like to live in Minnesota right now? Life in the shadow of ICE.
We asked people how their lives have changed, or not changed.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Here's some behind-the-scenes on the work our @startribune.com newsroom is doing, from the @apnews.com

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
In Minneapolis, all-encompassing immigration story tests a newsroom in midst of digital transition
“If you hadn’t invested in the newsroom, you wouldn’t be able to react in that way,” said Steve Grove, publisher and chief executive.
www.politico.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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The front page of today's Minnesota @startribune.com

FREE coverage of breaking news in this crisis, on our live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

The truth matters. Scroll there, not here.
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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www.startribune.com/rt-rybak-wit...
R.T. Rybak: With a jackboot on our necks, the North Star state rises
President Donald Trump wanted to make an example of Minnesota, and the joke’s on him because we have become the example to the world about how to stand up to his bullying.
www.startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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One of Minnesota's most gifted writers and citizens (and the
@startribune.com Artist of the Year in 2024), @kaokaliayang.bsky.social shares a poignant and powerful piece today in our pages.

www.startribune.com/opinion-what...
Opinion | What I told my children to do if I’m taken by ICE
Writer Kao Kalia Yang shares her fears as a naturalized U.S. citizen.
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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10 @startribune reporters spoke w/ 30 detainees and reviewed 200 court records to outline the conditions at the Whipple Federal Building, the hub of Operation Metro Surge.

www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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If there was ever time for a rallying cry for local news — this is it.

Today I published a short column in The Minnesota @startribune.com to lift up the unique role of local news in a crisis, and how the Strib is doing our best to serve our community.

www.startribune.com/grove-a-rall...
Grove: A rallying cry for local news
With the world’s eyes trained on our state, people are looking at local news to understand the crisis that’s unfolded here.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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In January, 42% of our new subscribers were from outside Minnesota. We've gotten donations from 45 states & counting.

To all who are rallying for local news, THANK YOU. More on how you can support great local journalism from the Minnesota @startribune.com:

www.startribune.com/essential-re...
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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'"If you can’t identify the source or authenticity of an image or video, don’t share it, the News Literacy Project advises.'

www.startribune.com/ai-image-of-...
AI image of Alex Pretti’s killing is the latest altered photo amid ICE surge in Minneapolis
Look closely, slow down, think critically before believing what you see on the internet, experts caution.
www.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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A reminder to all our new (& long-time) @startribune.com subscribers, we've lifted the limit on gift articles - you can share as many as you want with the world, for free.

Here's how: bit.ly/3Z9jypJ
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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From the Minnesota @startribune.com Editorial Board:

www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...
Editorial | Who shot Alex Pretti? Federal officials won’t say.
"Not even the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension knows the names of the federal immigration agents who wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and fired 10 times at him on Jan. 24," the Star Tribune...
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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From a conservative @startribune.com columnist Andy Brehm

"Kristi Noem should resign."

www.startribune.com/dhs-secretar...
Brehm: Kristi Noem should resign
"Defaming Pretti as a potential cop killer posthumously without an iota of support was a special kind of low," Andy Brehm writes.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Powerful and stunning frame-by-frame analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti, by the @startribune.com newsroom:

www.startribune.com/a-chaotic-co...
A chaotic confrontation, a gun and 10 shots: A frame-by-frame analysis of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Minnesota Star Tribune analyzed how another encounter with federal agents turned deadly.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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www.startribune.com/backlash-fro...
Backlash from Minnesota immigration actions sets back federal fraud cases
A mass resignation by federal prosecutors who quit over the investigation of Renee Good’s killing is now leaving the fraud investigation short-staffed.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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A reminder that for weeks the @StarTribune live blog on all that's happening in Minnesota has been FREE for all.

Scroll there, not here.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Rep. Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at town hall
A preliminary report to Congress by federal investigators into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti said two agents fired, and it made no mention of Pretti holding his own weapon.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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"One of the first things border czar Tom Homan should do to begin to restore trust in the federal government is open the parts of the building where people are being kept."

www.startribune.com/ramstad-open...
Ramstad: Open the Whipple Federal Building now
One of the first things Tom Homan should do is reveal the place and conditions in which Minnesotans have been detained.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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"The smartphone camera is a potent weapon because it offers the promise of future accountability. Even if the person filming is killed, the camera can preserve evidence of a crime that could be prosecuted in the future."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | The Best Weapon You Have in the Fight Against ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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"Believe your eyes" - great piece from @cwarzel.bsky.social @theatlantic.com on people risking their lives to document ICE.

Includes an interview with @startribune.com photographer Richard Tsong-Taatarii.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM