Minnesota Now: Sept. 8, 2026

The man who allegedly killed two people and injured several others in Minneapolis had a permit to carry a gun and had been accused of violence in the past. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty about what legal steps could prevent other shootings.

Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador expires Wednesday. A legal expert joined the show to talk about what this means for Salvadoran immigrants who have lived in Minnesota for decades under that program.

A documentary about Operation Metro Surge premiered at the Venice Film Festival this weekend. Two of the people who made it joined the program from Italy.

We met the mother-daughter duo behind a new art exhibition at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Back at School” by The Bazillions, and our Song of the Day was “Teacher Teacher” by 38 Special.