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Trump moves on budget, policy cast shadow over Minnesota Legislature
The policies and priorities of President Donald Trump can be seen in St. Paul as lawmakers consider the spilldown effects. Meanwhile, protests of Trump across the country are planned with one happening in Minnesota on President’s Day.
Gas station TVs throughout the Midwest will show missing Bemidji teen’s poster in attempt to generate leads
Jeremy Jourdain was last seen at a family member’s Bemidji home on Halloween in 2016. He was 17 at the time. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children partnered with gas station video company GSTV for a new campaign. 
In rural Minnesota, a longtime township clerk puts his faith in neighbors
Loren Ingebretsen has been a politician for 45 years at the most grassroots level of American politics, the township board. It’s vital work across Minnesota that rarely gets noticed. 
A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives
Hundreds of people wearing red or black shirts and holding large posterboard signs reflecting messages of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives movement filled the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gym on Friday. Events marking the Feb. 14 day of remembrance took place around the state.
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blob: A Love Story’ by Maggie Su
Theresa Phung of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown recommends “Blob: A Love Story” by Maggie Su.
Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue recovered in pieces in St. Paul; suspect charged
St. Paul police on Friday announced the arrest of a man in connection with the theft of a statue of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The man is accused of cutting the statue into pieces, and trying to sell it to a metal recycler.
‘Just shoot,’ said Winston Smith before fatal exchange of gunfire with cops
Winston B. Smith, who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in Minneapolis more than three years ago, raised a handgun in the direction of officers and said “just shoot” before apparently exchanging gunfire with them, according to video of the incident made public on Friday.
Ellison tells Minnesota schools to follow law if immigration authorities show up
Responding to the Trump administration’s decision to allow immigration enforcement in schools, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday advised district leaders to ensure that they and any federal officials who arrive at schools follow legal protocols. 
Around 14 percent of Minnesotans have filed their 2024 taxes so far
Two months out from the tax filing deadline, the Minnesota Department of Revenue is already beginning to see a stream of return filings. The state is encouraging people to file electronically and pick the direct deposit option if they’re looking to get their returns quickly.
University of St. Thomas scrambling after Dept. of Ed cuts millions in funding
The $6.3 million grant was targeted under President Donald Trump’s effort to cut programs the government considers “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI.