Jennifer Brooks
Reporter
Minnesota Life Jennifer Brooks is a reporter on the Minnesota Life team.
Latest from Jennifer Brooks
What’s it like to live in Minnesota right now? Life in the shadow of ICE.
We asked people how their lives have changed, or not changed.
February 3, 2026
Stepping up for ICE detainees who need winter coats
When people walk out of the Whipple Federal Building without coats or a way home, volunteers step up.
February 2, 2026
Winter sowing gives Minnesotans a seed of hope for spring
Native plants were made for weather like this. Master naturalists are here to teach us how to sow seeds in subzero temperatures.
January 24, 2026
Minnesotans and ICE alike brace for subzero cold snap
Cold as ICE: There is such a thing as bad weather, and Minnesota has the forecast to prove it.
January 21, 2026
Brooks: For Minneapolis, ICE killing evokes familiar fear, pain
It feels like 2020 again as vigils for Renee Good, and street protests unfold against backdrop of tension.
January 7, 2026
Brooks: Trump lands a knockout punch on Walz
Under attack from the administration, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops his bid for a third term.
January 6, 2026
Brooks: Fraud allegations are latest work of right-wing influencers descending on Minnesota in search of scandal
Feds deploy to Minnesota in response to Nick Shirley’s YouTube video alleging day care fraud.
January 1, 2026
Brooks: Minnesota’s year in review — what does not break us makes us stronger
We look back at the sorrow and joy of the year that was.
December 26, 2025
Brooks: Trump’s current tirade targeting Somali Minnesotans should come as no surprise
Calling your own citizens “garbage” says more about you than it does them.
December 3, 2025
Brooks: Gov. Tim Walz knows how bullies operate
Minnesota’s governor responds to the president who called him the r-word.
November 28, 2025
Brooks: Minnesota’s Thanksgiving turkey gets a turn in the spotlight — but no pardon
Because, as every Minnesota governor will tell you, turkeys are delicious.
November 25, 2025
Brooks: It’s Give to the Max Day in Minnesota, with kittens and causes and caring
Nonprofits are relying on the most generous day of the year to close the gap.
November 20, 2025
