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Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in federal court in Minnesota on Friday, along with four other defendants indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor.
by The Associated Press

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‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged

‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged

As federal immigration agents descended on Columbia Heights families, the school superintendent expected to stay silent. Then federal agents came for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and silence was no longer an option.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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A shared pulse: Minnesota musicians unite West African and Irish traditions

A shared pulse: Minnesota musicians unite West African and Irish traditions

A Minnesota band brings together West African drumming and Celtic melody on its debut album “Badenya,” finding a shared rhythmic language that bridges musical traditions from Guinea to Ireland.
by Jacob Aloi

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Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Indigenous communities and allies will gather on Feb. 14 to bring awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence. Marches in Bemidji, Duluth and Minneapolis will be held on Saturday. 
by Chandra Colvin

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Minnesota sues after CDC cuts millions of dollars in public health grants

Minnesota sues after CDC cuts millions of dollars in public health grants

A judge issued the temporary restraining order Thursday after Attorney General Keith Ellison and other attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the federal Office of Management and Budget.
by Erica Zurek

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ICE reportedly on the way out, but some are still wary

ICE reportedly on the way out, but some are still wary

After the announcement Thursday of the end of the surge of federal law enforcement agents in Minnesota, advocates and lawyers say communities remain on edge.
by Sarah Thamer

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Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned U.S. fight against climate change

Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned U.S. fight against climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. This decision rescinds a 2009 declaration that carbon dioxide and other gases endanger public health.
by The Associated Press

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Justin Vernon reveals 2026 Eaux Claires Festival lineup at Wisconsin bar

Justin Vernon reveals 2026 Eaux Claires Festival lineup at Wisconsin bar

The Eaux Claires Festival makes its return on July 24-25 at Carson Park, a baseball stadium in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Before the lineup was officially announced to the public, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon invited the local community to find out who’s playing the fest, one by one, with tokens resembling instant-win lottery tickets, commonly known in the Midwest as pull tabs.

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Walz backs $10M aid package for Minnesota small businesses hurt by ICE surge

Walz backs $10M aid package for Minnesota small businesses hurt by ICE surge

Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday he was “cautiously optimistic” all the federal immigration agents who came during the surge will be gone by midweek next week. He said the surge left Minnesota with “generational trauma” and “economic ruin in some cases.”
by MPR News Staff

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