Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media eliminated 30 positions Friday following federal and state budget cuts.

American Public Media Group, the nonprofit parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, announced the impending staff reductions in late July. The St. Paul-based media company said in a statement at the time that it planned to lay off 5% to 8% of its staff “in the coming weeks” and reduce employee benefits as it faces a more than $6 million budget deficit due to federal and state budget cuts.

“Due to reductions in funding from both federal sources and the State of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media is facing a budget shortfall of more than $6 million this fiscal year,” said Roycie Eppler, chief people and culture officer with American Public Media Group, in a statement Friday. “While MPR|APM remains financially strong, these cuts required us to make the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by 30 positions — about 6% of staff.”

APMG has a workforce of approximately 500.

Republican majorities in the House and the Senate in July rescinded $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2026 and 2027. Those cuts effectively fully defunded the organization that directs federal dollars to National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting System and some 1,500 local public radio and TV stations around the country, including Minnesota Public Radio.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced in August that it would shut down following the federal cuts.

“We are deeply grateful for the contributions of our departing colleagues and are providing severance and career transition support,” Eppler said. “For nearly 60 years, MPR|APM has delivered trusted news, conversation and music, and we remain committed to serving our audiences and leading public media into the future.”

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MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) — A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway, officials said.

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Monrovia police received a call Thursday about the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A responding officer saw ICE agents approaching the store and conducting enforcement activity there, City Manager Dylan Feik said in a statement.

Monrovia is about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

One man fled on foot and headed toward the nearby freeway, where he was struck by a vehicle, Feik said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, the statement said.

“We extend our condolences for the individual and his family,” Feik said.

The California Highway Patrol said the man was running across the lanes of eastbound Interstate 210 when he was struck by an SUV traveling about 50 or 60 miles (80 or 97 kilometers) per hour.

The man’s name was not immediately released pending the notification of family. The CHP said the crash is under investigation.

Feik said he did not have information about the immigration operation or whether anyone was arrested.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security wrote in an email that the agency was not notified of the incident until hours after operations in the area had concluded. “This individual was not being pursued by any DHS law enforcement,” said the spokesperson, who was not named.

The spokesperson did not respond to questions about the operation.

The report is the second of a person being killed in Southern California while fleeing federal immigration enforcement authorities. Last month, a farmworker fell from a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid at a cannabis facility northwest of Los Angeles and died from his injuries.

A vigil was planned for Friday by immigrant advocates, who denounced the widespread raids since President Donald Trump took office this year.

Trump has stepped up enforcement in a crackdown on immigration with raids and a surge in immigration detention. Arrests have been reported at Home Depot stores, car washes, garment factories and other sites across Southern California, stoking widespread fear in immigrant communities.

Last month, a federal court in Southern California temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out indiscriminate sweeps. A hearing on the issue is set for September.

George Lane, a Home Depot spokesperson, said in an email that the company isn’t notified when immigration operations will take place and is not involved in them. Lane deferred questions to ICE.

Twin Cities drivers will see lane and ramp closures on Interstate 35W from Bloomington to Burnsville next week.

Both directions of I-35W between Interstate 494 and the Interstate 35/Interstate 35E/I-35W split will close for two nights starting Monday.

The lanes will close at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and reopen at 5 a.m. the following mornings, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Northbound, southbound detours

During the closures, traffic traveling northbound can detour on northbound I-35E to northbound U.S. 77 to westbound I-494 to northbound I-35W.

Motorists traveling southbound on I-35W can use eastbound I-494 to southbound U.S. 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35 as a detour.

Ramp closures

The ramp from eastbound U.S. 13 to southbound I-35W and the ramp from southbound I-35W to westbound U.S. 13 will close 5 a.m. Tuesday through September.

Traffic for the eastbound U.S. 13 ramp will detour on westbound U.S. 13 to southbound County Road 5 to eastbound County Road 42 to southbound I-35E.

Traffic for the westbound U.S. 13 ramp will detour on southbound I-35W to westbound Burnsville Parkway to northbound County Road 5 to westbound U.S. 13.

The ramp from southbound I-35W to County Road 42 will close 5 a.m. Tuesday, through October. Traffic for the County Road 42 ramp will have two detour options:

• Southbound I-35W to westbound Burnsville Parkway to southbound County Road 5 to County Road 42.

• Southbound I-35 to westbound County Road 46 to northbound Buck Hill Road to westbound Southcross Drive to northbound County Road 5 to County Road 42.

I-35W in Lakeville

Meanwhile, beginning shortly after midnight on Friday, Aug. 22, crews will shut down northbound I-35 between 210th Street and 185th Street in Lakeville to install a digital traffic sign, according to state transportation officials.

The stretch of freeway is slated to be closed from 12:01 a.m. to 3 a.m. that day. Detour signs will direct motorists via Kenrick Avenue.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, the same portion of roadway will be reduced to one lane.

Crews will close and detour northbound Interstate 35 between 210th Street and 185th Street in Lakeville from 12:01 to 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Motorists will be detoured using Kenrick Avenue.

Before the closure, beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, crews will reduce northbound I-35 to one lane in the same area to prepare for the work.

For more information about the project, visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/i35wburnsville.

For real-time Minnesota travel and traffic information, go to 511mn.org.

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The history of the St. Croix River will be the featured topic during next week’s St. Croix River Historic Cruise, a fundraiser for the Washington County Historical Society.

The cruise, which will be 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, will be narrated by Stillwater Gazette columnist Angie Hong.

Hong will discuss historic points along the river, which “has been used as a main thoroughfare for centuries,” said Brent Peterson, the society’s executive director.

The fundraiser includes the river cruise, appetizers and a full cash bar. Tickets, which are $60 per person, must be purchased in advance.

Boarding begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Stillwater River Boats dock, located at 525 S. Main St., Stillwater. The boat leaves the dock at 6 p.m. and returns at 8 p.m.

For more information, call the Washington County Historical Society at 651-439-2298 or visit www.wchsmn.org.

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