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Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

The Minnesota Interagency Coordination Center reports favorable weather conditions over the weekend have helped in the fight against the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota but that’s forecasted to change. Some are able to return to see the damage left behind by the wildfire.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Homes and cabin owners got a first opportunity Friday to view the devastation in areas torched by this week’s massive wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile, cooler, wet weather continued to help firefighting crews make progress in their efforts to contain the blazes.
by Dan Kraker, David Schaper, Catharine Richert and Melissa Olson

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The odd-looking, prehistoric paddlefish is making a comeback in Minnesota rivers

The odd-looking, prehistoric paddlefish is making a comeback in Minnesota rivers

An odd-looking, prehistoric species of fish appears to be making a comeback in Minnesota. The paddlefish — named for its paddle-shaped snout — is a threatened species here, but now, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeing higher populations of paddlefish.
by Hannah Yang

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Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court

Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court

Following lawsuits, the Department of Homeland Security restored records in the government’s Student Exchange Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, for Rattanand Ratsantiboon and Ziliang Jin.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case

Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case

A Minnesota state trooper charged in early May with producing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child is facing additional counts after a federal grand jury reviewed the case.
by Matt Sepic

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Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody

Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody

“I keep winning in the courts, but I am still detained,” says Doğukan Günaydın, in a newly filed document in his lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, which has appealed a judge’s decision to have him freed on bond.
by Sarah Thamer

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