Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown. On Sunday, members of Minnesota's Somali community ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered two victory speeches on election night earlier this month: One to a mostly white crowd, and another to a mostly East African audience, where he briefly spoke in ...

Last week, my colleague Ryan Thorpe and I broke a story about widespread fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota. Members of the state’s Somali community allegedly participated in complex schemes ...

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara apologized to the Somali community for a comment he made connecting "East African kids" to crime. "The Somali community here in Minneapolis has been welcoming and ...

Abdi Samatar left Somalia and arrived in the United States 34 years ago with nothing. Now he’s a professor at the University of Minnesota, where he has watched with dismay as headlines pile up about ...

Trump claimed that "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER! President DJT." Minnesota has a ...

President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” ...

She 'could not be sponsored in Canada by her husband, because polygamous marriages are not legally recognized under Canadian law,' says a recent Federal Court decision You can save this article by ...

President Donald Trump announced the immediate termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. Trump cited gang activity and fraud as reasons for ending the deportation ...

From the Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis to the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, there is concern among the Somali community. “So, this has been very scary, lot of people are very fearful ...

About 700 Somali immigrants are currently allowed to live and work in the United States under a program for people fleeing countries in turmoil. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs President Trump intends to ...

Somali pirate activity in early November 2025 represents the most serious cluster of incidents in the Western Indian Ocean since the mid-2024 downturn. The attacks do not signal a broader resurgence ...