Minnesota’s immigrant rights groups doubt that a leadership change at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will lead to a substantial shift in enforcement tactics.
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Minnesota’s immigrant rights groups doubt that a leadership change at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will lead to a substantial shift in enforcement tactics.
A now-defunct Minnesota company that abandoned 1.4 million chickens in 2024 — leaving many to starve — must pay $13,575 for mistreating animals, a Wisconsin judge ruled after the firm no-showed in court earlier this week.
Team USA has 10 Paralympians with connections to Minnesota, the most of any state, competing in Italy beginning March 7.
J.W. Smith Elementary School is the last public school in downtown Bemidji. The district plans to close it later this year, the second elementary to close in the city in five years.
Minneapolis tops the Midwest and ranks No. 5 among U.S. cities in spending on OnlyFans subscriptions.
During his second contempt hearing this week, Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor acknowledged “mistakes that have been made.”
Federal judges have demanded an explanation for numerous failures by the U.S. government to return property, including IDs and passports, to detainees upon their release.
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The Minneapolis City Council voted to temporarily give renters more time to pay rent and avoid eviction. It's unclear whether Mayor Jacob Frey will support the idea.
Minnesota Democrats rushed to celebrate the news of Kristi Noem's ouster from the Department of Homeland Security while calling for additional reforms and accountability.
The Clean Water Act has allowed states and tribes to derail some high-profile projects. That power will be diminished with the Trump administration's new rule, environmental advocates say.
President Donald Trump says he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
Local leaders say federal immigration enforcement brought unexpected costs and strain to cities and counties amid already tight budgets.
Valleyfair, Minnesota’s largest amusement park, will have a new owner when it opens for the 2026 season in May.
An off-duty Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy met a woman at a bar and raped her at a Wright County home, according to prosecutors.
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Minnesota residents’ collective response to the surge has ricocheted across the internet, captivated the country’s attention and given the state a new identity.
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has suggested police officers could have intervened and even arrested federal agents.
O’Hara argued that was easier said than done. The chief added that his department is investigating two misdemeanor assaults by federal agents.
O’Hara defended his officers, saying they often weren’t on the scene to witness federal agents’ conduct as it was happening because of the city ordinance banning police officers from helping ICE.
Several members of the Minneapolis City Council pressed Police Chief Brian O’Hara on why police didn’t do more about the conduct of federal agents during the ICE surge.
Republicans in Congress grilled Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Ellison about fraud in Minnesota on Wednesday, accusing the two officials of failed leadership.
Democrats decried the Trump administration’s chaotic and at times violent immigration crackdown in the state.
Roadside devices to catch high drivers are imperfect — and presence of cannabis doesn't always mean someone is impaired, contributing columnist Clemon Dabney writes.
Minnesota’s first and oldest state park is improving amenities and water quality at the Mississippi headwaters with redevelopment projects, and officials want public feedback.
A traveling photographer has become a caretaker of Renee Good's memorial. He's collecting, drying out and storing posters from the site.
Annunciation families have trekked repeatedly to the Capitol to lobby for gun restrictions. Their words are falling on deaf ears, columnist Rochelle Olson writes.
A key committee in the Minnesota House blocked a measure that would ban local governments from partnering with ICE.
A divided Minneapolis City Council committee voted to temporarily extend the eviction notice timeline for renters.
The committee includes all council members, but the ordinance will be voted on by the full council again on March 5.
One of four Army Reserve soldiers who were killed amid U.S. attacks on Iran has been identified as a 39-year-old woman from White Bear Lake.
