Paul Tosto
@paultosto.bsky.social
Editor at Minnesota Public Radio News. Prior stops in Minnesota, South Carolina, D.C. and Connecticut. Decent work. MPRnews.org
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Paul Tosto
@paultosto.bsky.social
· Nov 19
OK, here we go.
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
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Pity the national reporters who flew in last night and are lined up outside the pickle bar in Nisswa in -9 waiting to talk to day drinkers.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Pity the national reporters who flew in last night and are lined up outside the pickle bar in Nisswa in -9 waiting to talk to day drinkers.
Reposted by Paul Tosto
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis. Family members say he was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
The man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis. Family members say he was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
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Vigils were held across the state to remember Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis. Many also gathered to protest increased federal immigration enforcement happening in Minnesota.
For our latest coverage visit www.mprnews.org/live-updates.
For our latest coverage visit www.mprnews.org/live-updates.
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Vigils were held across the state to remember Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis. Many also gathered to protest increased federal immigration enforcement happening in Minnesota.
For our latest coverage visit www.mprnews.org/live-updates.
For our latest coverage visit www.mprnews.org/live-updates.
Long day for the @mprnews.org team. Very proud of them once again. You can find much of the day's work here:
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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.
www.mprnews.org
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Long day for the @mprnews.org team. Very proud of them once again. You can find much of the day's work here:
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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“There was ample opportunity to be able to safely hand that child off to adults...There was another adult who lived in the home that was there saying, ‘I will take the child. I will take the child.’” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest
People who saw federal agents detain 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in Columbia Heights pushed back against claims by ICE and Vice President JD Vance that the child was abandoned, saying neighbors and s...
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM
“There was ample opportunity to be able to safely hand that child off to adults...There was another adult who lived in the home that was there saying, ‘I will take the child. I will take the child.’” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
This is a lovely read with delightful visuals. Enjoy.
George Morrison’s years in New York shaped his artistic voice and placed him at the center of major 20th-century art movements.
See the abridged and illustrated guide to Morrison’s New York here.
See the abridged and illustrated guide to Morrison’s New York here.
The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York
George Morrison’s years in New York shaped his artistic voice and placed him at the center of major 20th-century art movements. A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art traces that journey f...
www.mprnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This is a lovely read with delightful visuals. Enjoy.
Reposted by Paul Tosto
In a new lawsuit, Mike Lindell’s MyPillow company cites an investigation over his 2020 election claims as causing continued business hardship.
MyPillow cites probe into Mike Lindell’s election denialism in case against slipper supplier
In a new lawsuit, Mike Lindell’s MyPillow company cites an investigation over his 2020 election claims as causing continued business hardship.
www.mprnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In a new lawsuit, Mike Lindell’s MyPillow company cites an investigation over his 2020 election claims as causing continued business hardship.
Here's where to find all of the @mprnews.org work on the immigration enforcement surge: www.mprnews.org/ice-in-minne...
January 23, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Here's where to find all of the @mprnews.org work on the immigration enforcement surge: www.mprnews.org/ice-in-minne...
My @mprnews.org colleagues today produced a ton of great journalism today around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. Here's a link to our daily liveblog. It's an easy way to get a quick look at much of what happened Thursday.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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.
www.mprnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
My @mprnews.org colleagues today produced a ton of great journalism today around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. Here's a link to our daily liveblog. It's an easy way to get a quick look at much of what happened Thursday.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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"Family members and a lawyer say they have been blocked from access to the bedside of Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, while her husband was detained and shipped to Texas within 24 hours." sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
ICE agents detain Mounds View couple en route to ER
An early-morning trip to the ER turned into a nightmare for a Mounds View couple with Liborio Parral Ortiz shipped to Texas and the family blocked from access to the bedside of his wife by ICE agents ...
sahanjournal.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"Family members and a lawyer say they have been blocked from access to the bedside of Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, while her husband was detained and shipped to Texas within 24 hours." sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
Mukhtar worked for years as an @mprnews.org reporter and earned a reputation for journalism excellence.
Opinion: “If he can do this in Minnesota, nothing else will stop him," said Mukhtar Ibrahim. "This is, I think, ground zero. If Minnesota falls, the country will fall.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Mukhtar worked for years as an @mprnews.org reporter and earned a reputation for journalism excellence.
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Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
www.mprnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
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Publicly available videos and documents raise questions about whether ICE did enough to try to save Renee Macklin Good's life.
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...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Publicly available videos and documents raise questions about whether ICE did enough to try to save Renee Macklin Good's life.
Reposted by Paul Tosto
MPR News and APM Reports built a second-by-second timeline from the moment Macklin Good was shot until she was transported to HCMC, more than 20 minutes later.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
MPR News and APM Reports built a second-by-second timeline from the moment Macklin Good was shot until she was transported to HCMC, more than 20 minutes later.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
My @mprnews.org colleagues are delivering exceptional journalism online, on the air and on social media around the immigration enforcement surge. Here's where you can find it all: www.mprnews.org/ice-in-minne...
Immigration enforcement in Minnesota
MPR News is tracking federal immigration actions across Minnesota — from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and policy changes to community impact and your rights.
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
My @mprnews.org colleagues are delivering exceptional journalism online, on the air and on social media around the immigration enforcement surge. Here's where you can find it all: www.mprnews.org/ice-in-minne...
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This is what I keep telling people who aren't from the Twin Cities. Much of the roots of the organized opposition they see now came out of the many days following George Floyd's murder where residents built connections with one another and patrolled their own streets because the MPD were AWOL.
I appreciate my neighbors so much. Physically too out of sorts for the community meeting today, but several are going and will report back to the group chat we formed 5 1/2 years ago to rotate shifts sitting outside with fire extinguishers.
Weird time to be alive, really.
Weird time to be alive, really.
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This is what I keep telling people who aren't from the Twin Cities. Much of the roots of the organized opposition they see now came out of the many days following George Floyd's murder where residents built connections with one another and patrolled their own streets because the MPD were AWOL.
Reposted by Paul Tosto
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Another journalist assaulted by ICE in Minnesota.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Another journalist assaulted by ICE in Minnesota.
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As the ICE surge continues in Minnesota, many patients are delaying care regardless of their citizenship status. “They are afraid to come into the hospital,” Dr. Janna Gewirtz O’Brien, president-elect of the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Health needs, insurance woes compound fears for Minnesota families amid ICE operations
Health care providers say the Twin Cities immigration enforcement surge is leading people to cancel doctor’s appointments and delay treatments even if they’re U.S. citizens or have other legal status ...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
As the ICE surge continues in Minnesota, many patients are delaying care regardless of their citizenship status. “They are afraid to come into the hospital,” Dr. Janna Gewirtz O’Brien, president-elect of the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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As absenteeism rises in Minnesota with the surge of ICE agents, some parents are helping patrol neighborhoods and get kids safely to school. And for those who are too afraid to leave, they deliver groceries, help with laundry and check in on their well-being.
Meet the Minneapolis parents patrolling their schools amid ICE operations
As federal agents continue their surge in Minnesota, Twin Cities parents are organizing to support their immigrant neighbors. MPR News spoke to a parent group that’s driving neighbor kids to school, d...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
As absenteeism rises in Minnesota with the surge of ICE agents, some parents are helping patrol neighborhoods and get kids safely to school. And for those who are too afraid to leave, they deliver groceries, help with laundry and check in on their well-being.
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"Viral video shared online showed him unconscious which led many to conclude he was killed, but his sister Consuelo Henriquez confirmed to MPR News that he is alive and being held in a detention center in El Paso, Texas."
Via @samstroozas.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via @samstroozas.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained by agents at St. Paul Speedway gas station confirmed alive
Here’s the latest Wednesday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and the protests against the killing of 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis last week by a U.S. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"Viral video shared online showed him unconscious which led many to conclude he was killed, but his sister Consuelo Henriquez confirmed to MPR News that he is alive and being held in a detention center in El Paso, Texas."
Via @samstroozas.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via @samstroozas.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...