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Just before the incident, Omar called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. “ICE cannot be reformed,” she said.
Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Just before the incident, Omar called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. “ICE cannot be reformed,” she said.
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Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
Sister of Alex Pretti says he was kind, generous and lit up every room
The younger sister of Alex Pretti issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis. Family members say he was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
The man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis. Family members say he was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
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The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
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Rep. Pete Stauber, who sponsored the resolution to overturn the ban, argued that the Biden administration’s ban was a “dangerous, purely political decision that disregarded the science and disregarded the facts.”
Opponents argued the pollution risk isn't worth the possible economic benefits.
Opponents argued the pollution risk isn't worth the possible economic benefits.
U.S. House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote could pave the way for Twin Metals Minnesota to re-apply ...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Rep. Pete Stauber, who sponsored the resolution to overturn the ban, argued that the Biden administration’s ban was a “dangerous, purely political decision that disregarded the science and disregarded the facts.”
Opponents argued the pollution risk isn't worth the possible economic benefits.
Opponents argued the pollution risk isn't worth the possible economic benefits.
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Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
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Breaking: A federal judge did not immediately grant a temporary halt to ICE's operation in Minnesota in a status conference this morning, but will hold a hearing on the issue either late next week or early the following week. via MPR News reporter Peter Cox
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Breaking: A federal judge did not immediately grant a temporary halt to ICE's operation in Minnesota in a status conference this morning, but will hold a hearing on the issue either late next week or early the following week. via MPR News reporter Peter Cox
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For decades, executives at big companies in Minnesota have been part of the state’s civic backbone — serving on nonprofit boards, weighing in on workforce issues, joining task forces focused on solving major social issues. Which is why the quiet right now is so striking.
Minnesota’s corporate silence on ICE surge
Major companies in Minnesota have been largely mum on the immigration enforcement operation in the state.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
For decades, executives at big companies in Minnesota have been part of the state’s civic backbone — serving on nonprofit boards, weighing in on workforce issues, joining task forces focused on solving major social issues. Which is why the quiet right now is so striking.
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Thousands of people gathered in frigid temperatures on Saturday afternoon to protest ICE and the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “At the end of the day, this is just who we are as a state and a people. This is Minnesota,” said Lizzie Dawodu of Minneapolis.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Thousands of people gathered in frigid temperatures on Saturday afternoon to protest ICE and the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “At the end of the day, this is just who we are as a state and a people. This is Minnesota,” said Lizzie Dawodu of Minneapolis.
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📸 Ben Hovland | MPR News
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One member of Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's campaign staff pointed out that in order to look up a detainee in ICE custody, you have to select a country of birth from a dropdown list. They said that is not a viable tool for locating four Native American men.
Twin Cities Native American community members share resources, support amid ICE operations
Incidents involving ICE agents and Native American community members have prompted tribal leaders and Native advocacy groups to mobilize resources and provide guidance to tribal citizens and families.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
One member of Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's campaign staff pointed out that in order to look up a detainee in ICE custody, you have to select a country of birth from a dropdown list. They said that is not a viable tool for locating four Native American men.
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NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
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Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting
Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 miles of the U.S. border. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdic...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
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Worth noting that Minnesota Public Radio is NOT doing that. They're interviewing people on the ground, chasing down witnesses and facts, and treating ICE statements with the appropriate amount of skepticism.
Sigh. The NPR national news brief at the top of the hour mentioned the shooting and simply cited the DHS statement.
I truly don't think mainstream journalists in the U.S are prepared to cover state violence
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Worth noting that Minnesota Public Radio is NOT doing that. They're interviewing people on the ground, chasing down witnesses and facts, and treating ICE statements with the appropriate amount of skepticism.
“Get the fuck out of Minneapolis” - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tells ICE at a press conference.
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Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob F...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“Get the fuck out of Minneapolis” - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tells ICE at a press conference.
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I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day.
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
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We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
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Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
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January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day.
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
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Former Vice President and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale grew up in Elmore, just north of the Iowa border. Now, a few people want to put this tiny town on the map by listing Mondale's childhood home on the National Register of Historic Places.
In Elmore, an effort to keep the Mondale legacy alive
Former Vice President and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale grew up in Elmore, just north of the Iowa border. Now, a few people want to put this tiny town on the map by listing Mondale's childhood home on the ...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Former Vice President and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale grew up in Elmore, just north of the Iowa border. Now, a few people want to put this tiny town on the map by listing Mondale's childhood home on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz abruptly reversed course Monday and ended his campaign for a third term, a humbling political crash from his meteoric rise to the national Democratic presidential ticket in 2024.
Gov. Tim Walz abandons reelection campaign amid unrelenting fraud attention, Trump clashes
Gov. Tim Walz was three months into a reelection campaign that has been plagued by criticism over his handling of fraud and political opposition stirred up by President Donald Trump.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz abruptly reversed course Monday and ended his campaign for a third term, a humbling political crash from his meteoric rise to the national Democratic presidential ticket in 2024.
The one-time college radio Music Director in me got to shine on-air today. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1... @mprnews.org @thecurrent.org
The songs that stuck in 2025, and why radio still matters in an age of algorithms
MPR News All Things Considered host Clay Masters talked with The Current’s Midday host Zach McCormick.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The one-time college radio Music Director in me got to shine on-air today. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1... @mprnews.org @thecurrent.org
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Breaking News: Renee Hardman, a Democrat, won a special election for the Iowa Senate, blocking Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority.
Iowa Democrat Wins State Senate Seat, Fending Off G.O.P. Supermajority
By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Breaking News: Renee Hardman, a Democrat, won a special election for the Iowa Senate, blocking Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority.
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Each year, the MPR newsroom shares staff picks of the best books we read in 2025. From a familiar Minnesota romance author to Dust Bowl-era historical fiction with a dash of magical realism, here’s the books we couldn’t put down.
The 43 best books MPR News staff read in 2025
Each year, the MPR newsroom shares staff picks of the best books we read in 2025. From a familiar Minnesota romance author to Dust Bowl-era historical fiction with a dash of magical realism, here’s th...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Each year, the MPR newsroom shares staff picks of the best books we read in 2025. From a familiar Minnesota romance author to Dust Bowl-era historical fiction with a dash of magical realism, here’s the books we couldn’t put down.
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Breaking News: Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Ben Sasse, Former Nebraska Senator, Shares Terminal Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, wrote on social media that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Breaking News: Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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A pair of Duluth music scene mainstays will perform new songs Thursday night to a sold-out crowd at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Alan Sparhawk of slowcore band Low and the progressive bluegrass group Trampled by Turtles put out a self-titled record together this summer.
Duluth musical mainstays Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles team up to perform new songs in St. Paul
Thursday night’s sold-out show at the Fitzgerald Theater is the only date the musicians have scheduled in Minnesota. They’re performing songs from their self-titled album released over the summer.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A pair of Duluth music scene mainstays will perform new songs Thursday night to a sold-out crowd at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Alan Sparhawk of slowcore band Low and the progressive bluegrass group Trampled by Turtles put out a self-titled record together this summer.
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Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn. for a local market.
‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area far...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn. for a local market.
Shelton tells me next year will be more than just rebuilding for the Twins. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1... @mprnews.org
'It feels like home': Twins welcome back Derek Shelton, now as team manager
The Minnesota Twins unveiled their new manager Derek Shelton at a press conference Tuesday. Shelton most recently was manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates and said being back with the Twins “feels like ...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Shelton tells me next year will be more than just rebuilding for the Twins. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1... @mprnews.org
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All kinds of voter resources for #election2025 when you're heading to the polls in Minnesota.
Here's a thread for you!
Here's a thread for you!
Minnesota Election Day 2025: What’s on the ballot and how to vote
Voting in Minnesota’s 2025 elections? Here’s what you need to know: polling hours, how to register, key mayoral races, school board contests, special Senate elections and ballot measures like Duluth’s...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
All kinds of voter resources for #election2025 when you're heading to the polls in Minnesota.
Here's a thread for you!
Here's a thread for you!