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Operation boosts FBI resources in Minnesota for unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

Operation boosts FBI resources in Minnesota for unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

The U.S. Justice Department announced the FBI will send additional personnel to field offices in 10 states, including Minnesota, over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.
by Chandra Colvin

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Voyageurs, Minnesota’s only national park, celebrates 50th anniversary

Voyageurs, Minnesota’s only national park, celebrates 50th anniversary

Voyageurs National Park, one of the nation’s most unique parks that is accessible largely only by water, preserves 220,000 acres of remote lakes, islands and forest along the Canadian border. But its creation was marked by local opposition.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Paul mayor appoints Matt Privratsky to vacant City Council seat

St. Paul mayor appoints Matt Privratsky to vacant City Council seat

Matt Privratsky will serve as the interim council member until August, when the city will hold a special election to fill the seat vacated by the previous Council President Mitra Jalali.
by Regina Medina

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Trump administration: U of M student in ICE custody should remain jailed

Trump administration: U of M student in ICE custody should remain jailed

The Trump administration says a University of Minnesota graduate student from Turkey should remain jailed while the Department of Homeland Security moves forward with removal proceedings. That's according to court documents filed just ahead of a deadline late Friday.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Conservative website‘s bid to access Sen. Mitchell body camera footage revived by appeals court

Conservative website‘s bid to access Sen. Mitchell body camera footage revived by appeals court

Alpha News sought to compel law enforcement to release certain video related to Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s arrest in April 2024. An appeals court ruling has reopened the possibility of body and dash camera footage being released ahead of her trial.
by Clay Masters

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Sen. Champion steps down as ethics committee chair amid conflict-of-interest questions

Sen. Champion steps down as ethics committee chair amid conflict-of-interest questions

Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion will step down as head of the Subcommittee on Ethics as he faces questions about a possible conflict of interest related to his legal work and funding bills he has sponsored. 
by Dana Ferguson

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Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Matt Sepic

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New program will make college classes accessible for students with an intellectual disability

New program will make college classes accessible for students with an intellectual disability

Lake Superior College received the state’s first Inclusive Higher Education Grant to make academic classes and programs more accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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A Capitol jargon cheat sheet as Minnesota lawmakers approach crucial session deadline

A Capitol jargon cheat sheet as Minnesota lawmakers approach crucial session deadline

The 2025 Minnesota legislative session faces a cutoff point this week as lawmakers work toward their final day of May 19. Here are some terms that might help you navigate the Capitol push.
by Clay Masters

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Grief brought her back to western Minnesota. Now she’s helping restore her hometown 

Grief brought her back to western Minnesota. Now she’s helping restore her hometown 

Kris Shelstad left Madison more than 30 years ago for a life in the Army. When tragedy struck, she returned to heal. When she saw Madison needed some restoration, too, she asked people what they wanted and then started building it.
by Dan Gunderson

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