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Judge grants order barring feds from altering or destroying evidence in Pretti shooting

Judge grants order barring feds from altering or destroying evidence in Pretti shooting

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
by Andrew Krueger

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Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota

Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Vigils across Minnesota remember Alex Pretti

Vigils across Minnesota remember Alex Pretti

People gathered across the state Saturday night to mourn Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal agent earlier in the day in Minneapolis. Many also protested increased federal immigration enforcement happening in the state.
by MPR News Staff

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Alex Pretti remembered as kind, competent and quiet

Alex Pretti remembered as kind, competent and quiet

Alex Pretti, 37, a U.S. citizen who worked for the Veterans Administration, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents Saturday. People who knew him were stunned.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesotans react to second fatal shooting by a federal agent

Minnesotans react to second fatal shooting by a federal agent

MPR News hosts Catharine Richert and Clay Masters talk about the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal agent tied to what the Trump administration says is federal immigration enforcement.   
by Catharine Richert, Clay Masters and Cari Dwyer

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Injury questions linger for many top men's hockey teams at the Milan Olympics

Injury questions linger for many top men's hockey teams at the Milan Olympics

With less than three weeks to go before the start of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics in Milan, several of the top contenders have significant injury questions.

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Church protesters freed as White House circulates fake arrest image

Church protesters freed as White House circulates fake arrest image

Activists Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen and William Kelly were released after ICE-related arrests in St. Paul, as the White House posted a doctored arrest photo.
by Matt Sepic

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Bugs, blowdowns last year heighten Minnesota wildfire worries

Bugs, blowdowns last year heighten Minnesota wildfire worries

A wind storm in June damaged more than 11,000 forested acres, mostly in Beltrami County. In a new report, the DNR says the blowdown raises fire risk in that area for the next three to five years.
by Noah Bloch

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