Kimberly Adams

What's been happening in Minnesota in the wake of last week's ice shooting in Minneapolis, continued ice raids in the area, protests in response to it and more.

I know a lot of us have been watching these videos and paying attention to what's going on.

So we wanted to get some on the ground perspective.

And thankfully, we have a wonderful local reporter here with us who has been covering this.

This story, joining me to talk about this is Dana Ferguson.

She's a political correspondent for NPR News, and the whole team at NPR News has been doing just an incredible job covering what's been going on in Minnesota.

And I'm not just saying that because we have the same parent company.

It's because you guys have been really doing amazing work under incredibly difficult circumstances.

Dana, welcome to the show, but how are you holding up?

It has been.

But hopefully, you know, it is so important, especially in times like this, to take a minute to rest, to decompress.

Hopefully we can do that here.

What did you bring to drink?

Well, you know, that's really fun, though, because taking care of yourself is so important, especially in such high stress situations.

You're working long hours.

I'm sure your immunity is taking a hit.

So good on you for drinking water.

And I know that economics on tap is supposed to be a happy hour, but like, let's be real.

We can't be upbeat all the time.

What's been going down in Minnesota has been just awful.