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Debate over the fatal incident quickly spurred divisions nationally about who was at fault. Closer to home, it became a key proving ground for Democrats running for U.S. Senate.
Minneapolis ICE shooting becomes a flashpoint in Senate race as Democrats tangle over immigration
Debate over the fatal incident quickly spurred divisions nationally about who was at fault. Closer to home, it became a key proving ground for Democrats running for U.S. Senate.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Debate over the fatal incident quickly spurred divisions nationally about who was at fault. Closer to home, it became a key proving ground for Democrats running for U.S. Senate.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city, the district said.
Moriarty asks public to send her office possible ICE shooting evidence; says ICE agent does not have complete immunity
Here’s the latest Friday around the killing of Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city, the district said.
Court records identify the ICE officer who shot Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross, a longtime deportation officer and firearms instructor. The FBI is investigating the shooting after video raised questions about whether it was self-defense. Here's what we know so far.
ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement
The agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Court documents obt...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Court records identify the ICE officer who shot Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross, a longtime deportation officer and firearms instructor. The FBI is investigating the shooting after video raised questions about whether it was self-defense. Here's what we know so far.
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
A flicker of unity in the investigation of an ICE agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis all but disappeared Thursday as federal authorities froze out state investigators.
Rifts widen as Minnesota, feds face off over ICE shooting
Federal authorities froze out state investigators. Gov. Tim Walz questioned whether the FBI could be fair on its own. Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t let Walz and “a bunch of radicals” pursue...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A flicker of unity in the investigation of an ICE agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis all but disappeared Thursday as federal authorities froze out state investigators.
Late Thursday evening Fridley Public Schools and Columbia Heights Public Schools decided to cancel classes or shift to flex learning for Friday. Fridley school leaders said the closure was a result of “fear and disruption due to ICE activity.”
Schools close, fears rise among Minnesota families, students amid ICE operations
Twin Cities area schools are struggling with the heightened presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the Twin Cities and the killing of a woman by an ICE agent. Several canceled cl...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Late Thursday evening Fridley Public Schools and Columbia Heights Public Schools decided to cancel classes or shift to flex learning for Friday. Fridley school leaders said the closure was a result of “fear and disruption due to ICE activity.”
Restricting the state’s access to evidence and files “hinders but doesn’t make impossible” the state or Hennepin County’s prosecution of the federal agent who killed Good, said Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and former solicitor general for Illinois.
Legal experts say FBI control of ICE shooting investigation may hinder state case
The FBI’s takeover of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s killing has cut off state access to evidence, raising accountability concerns.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Restricting the state’s access to evidence and files “hinders but doesn’t make impossible” the state or Hennepin County’s prosecution of the federal agent who killed Good, said Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and former solicitor general for Illinois.
Was there body cam footage? Who is investigating? What can I do? We answer your questions about the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
A Minneapolis woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent, what happens now? Your questions answered
On Wednesday morning Renee Good was shot and killed in south Minneapolis. Here are the answers we found to questions about body camera footage, the protections of legal observers and more.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Was there body cam footage? Who is investigating? What can I do? We answer your questions about the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
This week on Art Hounds, our contributors spotlight a new fiber art installation at Mia, a short film incorporating dance and sculpture in Rochester and surreality on stage in Minneapolis.
Art Hounds: Fiber art at MIA, a multimedia premiere in Rochester and surreal sisterhood onstage
Art Hounds recommend an immersive fiber arts exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, a multimedia film premiere in Rochester and a surreal new play at Mixed Blood Theatre.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
This week on Art Hounds, our contributors spotlight a new fiber art installation at Mia, a short film incorporating dance and sculpture in Rochester and surreality on stage in Minneapolis.
Renee Good is at least the fifth death to result in an aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Other cases include a person fatally shot by ICE outside Chicago and two people who died after being struck by vehicles while fleeing authorities.
Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown
A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Renee Good is at least the fifth death to result in an aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Other cases include a person fatally shot by ICE outside Chicago and two people who died after being struck by vehicles while fleeing authorities.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it’s no longer part of the investigation into the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent.
FBI takes over investigation into fatal shooting of Renee Good
State investigators say they are off the case, and the FBI is now solely in charge.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it’s no longer part of the investigation into the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it was told the FBI is now in sole control of the investigation around the killing of a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday by an ICE agent. The BCA has been denied access to evidence.
State agents ousted from ICE shooting probe, feds take control
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it was told the FBI is now in sole control of the investigation around the killing of a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday by an ICE agent.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it was told the FBI is now in sole control of the investigation around the killing of a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday by an ICE agent. The BCA has been denied access to evidence.
Protests are planned throughout Thursday around the Twin Cities in response to an ICE agent killing a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday. Thursday morning, people marched to the Whipple Federal Building, which is being used as a base for immigration enforcement agents.
Protests continue after Renee Good shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
Protests continue Thursday after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday. People are marching Thursday morning to the Whipple Federal Building, which is being us...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Protests are planned throughout Thursday around the Twin Cities in response to an ICE agent killing a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday. Thursday morning, people marched to the Whipple Federal Building, which is being used as a base for immigration enforcement agents.
Minnesota finds itself again at the center of tense tragedy, struggling for answers with a national and global audience looking on after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday.
Questions, agony follow after ICE agent kills a woman in Minneapolis
On Wednesday, Minnesota found itself again at the center of tense tragedy, struggling for answers with a national and global audience looking on.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Minnesota finds itself again at the center of tense tragedy, struggling for answers with a national and global audience looking on after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday.
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for the remainder of the week “due to safety concerns,” following the killing of a woman Wednesday by an ICE agent. The district said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for the remainder of the week “due to safety concerns,” following the killing of a woman Wednesday by an ICE agent. The district said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
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.
Hundreds gathered Wednesday night at the site where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Mourners shared stories and remembrances while urging unity in opposition to ICE's presence in Minneapolis.
Hundreds gather to mourn Renee Good, Minneapolis woman shot and killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Hundreds gathered Wednesday night at the site where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Mourners shared stories and remembrances while urging unity in opposition to ICE's presence in Minneapolis.
Minnesota speed skaters Giorgia Birkeland of White Bear Lake and Greta Myers of Lino Lakes earned spots on Team USA with their performance at the Olympic Team Trials that wrapped up Monday in Milwaukee.
Two Minnesota speed skaters qualify for Winter Olympics
Speed skaters Giorgia Birkeland of White Bear Lake and Greta Myers of Lino Lakes earned spots on Team USA with their performance at the Olympic Team Trials that wrapped up Monday in Milwaukee.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Minnesota speed skaters Giorgia Birkeland of White Bear Lake and Greta Myers of Lino Lakes earned spots on Team USA with their performance at the Olympic Team Trials that wrapped up Monday in Milwaukee.
A fraud researcher told MPR News that fraud and pandemics go hand in hand, and that very few - if any - governments got out of the COVID-19 crisis unscathed.
'You'll never eliminate fraud totally': Expert says Minnesota isn't an outlier in pandemic fraud
Despite fresh — and so far unfounded — allegations of fraud in Minnesota, the scandal that has dogged Gov. Tim Walz for years and ultimately led him to end his bid for reelection this week got its sta...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
A fraud researcher told MPR News that fraud and pandemics go hand in hand, and that very few - if any - governments got out of the COVID-19 crisis unscathed.
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Live updates: Frey, Walz dispute that ICE killed woman in self-defense
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Frey called ICE’s version of what happened “garbage...
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At a press conference early Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed ICE's account that an agent fatally shot a woman in self-defense, calling it a "garbage narrative."
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
Live updates: Frey, Walz dispute that ICE killed woman in self-defense
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Frey called ICE’s version of what happened “garbage...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
At a press conference early Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed ICE's account that an agent fatally shot a woman in self-defense, calling it a "garbage narrative."
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
Federal authorities say an ICE agent, “fearing for his his life” killed a protester during a confrontation Wednesday in south Minneapolis. A presence of federal law enforcement has sparked protesting near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life’, kills protester in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Federal authorities say an ICE agent, “fearing for his his life” killed a protester during a confrontation Wednesday in south Minneapolis. A presence of federal law enforcement has sparked protesting near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targeting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targ...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targeting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
Move over oat milk, the latest federal data show sales of milk beverages turned around in 2024. It’s the result of a resurgence in sales of whole milk which has benefited from the diet craze around protein driven largely by health and fitness influencers.
Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline
Industry experts say interest in protein consumption among consumers is likely driving growth in whole milk sales. But the trend may be a blip in the ongoing decline in U.S. milk consumption.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Move over oat milk, the latest federal data show sales of milk beverages turned around in 2024. It’s the result of a resurgence in sales of whole milk which has benefited from the diet craze around protein driven largely by health and fitness influencers.