AMPERS
Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Aims to address the significant need for coverage of the communities and experiences currently absent from the state’s news ecosystem.
We look at a bill that would penalize certain protests outside private homes, and we hear how cultural differences can make everyday financial tasks more complicated for immigrant communities. [Read Transcript...]
In today's program, we'll hear how Muslim communities across the state are celebrating and finding hope this Ramadan. We'll also look at how ongoing federal immigration operations are affecting renters and landlords, and what local and state leaders are doing in response. [Read Transcript...]
A new prayer camp at Coldwater Spring near Fort Snelling is drawing attention and debate. Then, a personal story looks at the effects of separation over twenty years after a woman lost her mother to deportation. And, we delve into the history of America's immigration and deportation policies and how U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement evolved into the agency we see today. [Read Transcript...]
This week on North Star Stories, we look at how Operation Metro Surge is impacting the state's education system. Then, a northern Minnesota community responds to federal legislation that would shift focus for the mining industry and change EPA regulation of public lands and waterways. [Read Transcript...]
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