Daily Breakdown

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

Life moves pretty fast, and if you don’t stop and read the newsletter once in a while, you could miss it.

Read about where the state is at with getting eviction moratoriums amid ICE activity, a column about calling out ignorance and listen to a few members of the newsroom talk about the Olympics (psst, one of them even competed for Team USA in the past).

Stay golden,

Alexis Letang | Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]

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HOME Line legal service building on 34th Avenue South in Bloomington, Minn., Feb. 9, 2026. | Image by Nate Unger, the Minnesota Daily

ICE activity leaves Minnesota tenants and businesses struggling to make rent

by Shay Scanlan | City Reporter | Published Feb. 10, 2026

Intensified activity and detentions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota have brought financial challenges for Minneapolis renters and business owners.

Local officials say businesses are seeing reduced traffic, with some closing their doors. Tenant advocates report households are experiencing a loss of income, as family members are deported or are afraid to leave their homes.

Minneapolis businesses are losing millions of dollars in sales every week, reported The Star Tribune.

 

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News

Fairview deal approved, students confront Cunningham at Board of Regents special meeting

By Nicolas Scibelli | Campus Reporter

The approval comes after months of negotiations between the University and Fairview.

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Opinion

Opinion: We need to start rocking the boat instead of just rowing it

By Callie Burch | Columnist

Show compassion toward your community by calling out ignorance.

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Sports

A historic January adds to Abbey Murphy’s case for the Patty Kazmaier award

By Samantha Roering | Sports Reporter

Abbey Murphy earned another WCHA monthly honor in January, but larger conference and national awards continue to elude her.

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Podcasts

Editorial Cartoon: AI art is on the rampage

by Nhiache Xiong | Cartoonist | Published Dec.r 12, 2025

Generative AI is displacing artists from their careers and being featured everywhere from galleries to everyday use, dismissing human creativity by turning stolen styles into lifeless content for consumption.