Minnesota Now: May 19, 2026

An ICE agent is facing state charges for allegedly shooting and wounding a man in north Minneapolis in January. It's the second time a federal agent has been charged in relation to this winter's ICE surge. We'll have details, plus legal analysis on the case. The state legislative session is over. Among the proposals that did not pass was relief money for businesses struggling from impacts of the federal surge. College students have finished another school year transformed by AI. We'll talk to a professor who's been writing his way through the changes. We'll go to Rochester, where the city's pre-professional women's soccer team is getting ready for their first game against Eagan-based Minnesota Aurora.Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Um Dia” by D. Santos and our Song of the Day was “Valkyrie Drive” by Cardboard Fishtank.