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As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

Two weeks after a federal ice agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis, we take the pulse of how folks in outstate Minnesota are feeling about the immigration enforcement actions and the protests against them. For many, they see the issues not as black and white or red and blue, but as shades of gray and nuanced.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and David Schaper

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Trump administration scales back threats to cut off funding to Minnesota ag programs

Trump administration scales back threats to cut off funding to Minnesota ag programs

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had previously announced that nearly $130 million in federal funds for Minnesota would be paused, citing alleged fraud in the state. Now, the USDA is allowing some of that funding to go through.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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Bovino defends immigration surge tactics, deflects questions of abuse

Bovino defends immigration surge tactics, deflects questions of abuse

This story includes live updates from Jan. 20, 2026: U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino blamed “anarchists” along with Walz and Frey during a press conference on Tuesday for the violence that’s gripped the state for the past six weeks.
by MPR News Staff

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Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants. That's after a group of anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted Sunday service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

U.S. citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

Federal immigration agents detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions. 
by The Associated Press

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Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis celebrates MLK Day

Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis celebrates MLK Day

Art and music filled the halls of Powderhorn Park Recreation Center in Minneapolis Monday for the neighborhood's 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Blizzard conditions cause highway closures in Red River Valley

Blizzard conditions cause highway closures in Red River Valley

State transportation officials in Minnesota and North Dakota closed highways in the Red River Valley on Sunday, as fresh snow and gusty winds combined to create blizzard conditions across the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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