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Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

This story includes live updates from Jan. 8, 2026: NPR has confirmed the name of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer who shot a Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross by cross referencing court records.
by MPR News Staff

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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and mother of a 6-year-old. In social media accounts, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom. 
by The Associated Press

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Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The Department of Homeland Security says the woman killed Wednesday was trying to run over officers with a vehicle.
by The Associated Press

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'Partisan fireworks' persist on Capitol Hill as Minnesota fraud hearing convenes

'Partisan fireworks' persist on Capitol Hill as Minnesota fraud hearing convenes

Live from Washington, D.C., KARE-11 investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to set the scene for the Republican-led U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Gracie Stockton

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What Walz's dropout means for Lt. Gov. Flanagan

What Walz's dropout means for Lt. Gov. Flanagan

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan spoke about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ending his reelection campaign and her run for U.S. Senate.
by Emily Reese and Matthew Alvarez

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U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela

U.S. forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic after a two week chase. This is part of the larger U.S. campaign aimed at tankers going to and from Venezuela.
by Bill Chappell and Greg Myre

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Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Watching the Hollywood movie “The Border" as a boy set the course for Bovino's life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts causing turmoil in Chicago and elsewhere, he sees himself as the good guy. Not everyone agrees.

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Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targeting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
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Accusations fly in GOP-led congressional hearing into Minnesota fraud cases

Minnesota’s reckoning with social services program fraud landed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. Republicans accused DFL Gov. Tim Walz of being complicit or unresponsive. Democrats called it a political exercise that ignores President Donald Trump’s pardons of convicted fraudsters.
by Peter Cox

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