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Tear gas causes health concerns for Twin Cities residents
Federal agents are regularly using chemical irritants like tear gas in attempts to disperse protesters and observers in the Twin Cities. Medical experts say there’s a lot of uncertainty about the health impacts of those chemicals.
Health care community mourns Alex Pretti, the VA nurse killed Saturday by federal agent
Hundreds of Minnesotans are gathering at the site in Minneapolis where 37-year old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal border patrol agent Saturday. Among them are health care workers who are grieving the loss of one of their own, as Pretti worked as an ICU nurse at the VA hospital in Minneapolis.
Federal agents deploy tear gas after protest, vandalism at Minneapolis hotel
Minneapolis police and the state Department of Public Safety say their officers were trying to de-escalate the situation when federal agents arrived without communication and deployed chemical munitions.
Photos: U.S. Pond Hockey Championships in Minneapolis
About 2,000 players representing 250 teams participated in the U.S. Pond Hockey Championship at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis.
Merkel family, Annunciation community honor first birthday without Fletcher
For the first time, third grader Fletcher Merkel’s parents celebrated his birthday without him, after he was killed during the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.
Man shot in leg by ICE in Minneapolis did not attack officer, women say in court documents
Two women who were in the north Minneapolis home where a man was shot and wounded by an ICE agent last week are sharing what they witnessed that night — and it’s different from the initial reports provided by federal authorities. 
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.
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.