Iowa caucuses begin; MSP airport stops record number of guns

Gov. Tim Walz was in Iowa over the weekend ahead of the state’s caucuses to counter Republican messaging.

And 2023 was a record year for travelers showing up at airports with firearms. At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, officers stopped 53 firearms from entering the airport or being carried on planes.

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