Minnesota lawmakers may create a new unit within the State Patrol to protect constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices and legislators after last summer’s deadly attack on two lawmakers.

If you can prove you have a direct Canadian ancestor, you can get Canadian citizenship.

Elk River has joined several other Minnesota towns in flying the old state flag, including: Champlin, Zumbrota, North Branch, Detroit Lakes, Pine Island, Crosslake, Babbitt and Wadena.

Tyler Kistner, a three-time Republican candidate and Marine veteran, announced he is dropping out of the Second Congressional District race less than a year after launching his campaign, citing work-related conflicts, including a recent activation to deploy to the Middle East.

Now that most of the roughly 4,000 federal agents have receded from Minnesota, volunteers who’ve spun a grassroots web of crisis-response networks are entering the next stage of loving their neighbors.

Therese Haugen has threatened to sue both the tribe and state. “I knew I was in the reservation, but I always honestly thought this was like my private land,” she said, adding that she pays property taxes to Cass County and had no previous interactions with the tribe about her land.

The Ramsey County Attorney and sheriff announced Monday that they are investigating federal agents for possible criminal charges, including kidnapping, after they pulled a St. Paul man out of his home in January into below-zero windchill wearing nothing but boxers and Crocs.

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A 2024 city auditor’s report on “sexual encounter establishments, swingers’ clubs, and sex clubs” found 6 US cities — including Duluth — allow bathhouses w/o a special permit or regulation beyond general business requirements related to amenities like food, pools and alcohol. None reported issues

Children’s Minnesota resumed gender health care services it had suspended in late February in response to efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut off federal funding.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with your people up there,” Trump told the governor, noting there had been less resistance to immigration enforcement in other Democratic cities. “You didn’t kill people there,” Walz responded.

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The vast majority of those arrested between December and March 10 were from Latin America, including half from Ecuador or Mexico. Only 112 were Somali nationals, despite President Donald Trump repeatedly disparaging the Somali community.

“For some people it may not be a big deal, it’s a body,” Tonicia said. “He’s dead. Why does it matter? ... To me it meant everything. It meant everything to my children.”

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Action 4 Liberty, a conservative political action committee led by former Republican state Rep. Erik Mortensen, posted an image on X depicting a statue of Hortman reaching for a wallet in someone’s back pocket. “Leaked image of what the artist has in mind,” the post read.

“They made a big show of pointing a camera way out their window so that I could see them taking pictures of my house,” state Rep. Brad Tabke said.

For the first time in its history, the Minnesota Senate will allow senators and staff to bring their children on the floor following calls from women on both sides of the aisle to make the chamber more welcoming to parents.

“There are certain moments where you’re in the right place at the right time and something deeply meaningful occurs that is bigger than the band. It all has to do with the events of the day, the moment you’re in,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said.

One of the National Transportation Safety Board's air traffic control specialists was caught in a three-hour line for security at a Houston airport.

Breaking news: The Supreme Court appeared likely to embrace a conservative challenge to tallying mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a move that could upend election procedures as voters prepare to cast ballots in the midterms.

Ashley Kittelson and Jennifer Marsaw both turned to the courts for help and were swiftly granted orders for protection from the men they were involved with. It wasn’t enough.

“Instinctively, Victor protected a classmate with his own body, directly saving their life during the attack,” according to a news release from the Medal of Honor Society. “His courage and selflessness became a powerful symbol of hope and humanity for a community in crisis.”

Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a Minnesota woman accused of taking part in a January protest at a St. Paul church, after her attorney said she was misidentified and never attended the demonstration.

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed to 13 of the nation’s airports to help staff TSA checkpoints, President Donald Trump said they should not wear masks while helping with operations.

This is an especially effective scam because so many people have racked up traffic violations in Hennepin County. On Thursday, several people showed up at the courthouse for the fake hearing.

Tafoya recommended “keeping a stiff upper lip. Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks so that gas goes a little further until this thing is over and these gas prices come back down again. Let’s just try to be patriots about this.”

The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum announced that Twin Cities residents have earned the Profile in Courage Award for risking their lives to protect neighbors and peacefully defending human rights during the immigration surge.

Roughly 30% of the long-term care workforce is made up of immigrants, said Nicole Mattson, with the association Care Providers of Minnesota. People who provide such services must go through background checks and be authorized to work in the United States.

That catalog of claims reveals that many of the statements were wrong, misleading or unsupported by evidence, with the Trump administration trying to shape public perception of an immigration crackdown that had become increasingly unpopular.

Is this St. Paul's biggest eyesore? It's coming down, finally.

Parents received conflicting accounts from their children who were on the bus. Some of their children described it as playful roughhousing, while others said it was more troubling. A group of 10th-graders has been expelled.

This bride gets it. “This is the biggest moment in my life, but it’s not the biggest moment in everyone’s life,” she said. “I didn’t want it to be a burden that everyone felt like they had to do and then get there and be so stressed that they can’t enjoy it.”

The operations his team conducted spurred lawsuits and allegations of racial profiling. Bovino’s role running operations came to an end after the shooting of Alex Pretti.

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Nicknamed the “rocket docket” by attorneys and court observers, the only public notice of these hearings is a sheet of paper pinned to a board each day in the lobby of immigration court in the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. The dockets are often incomplete or inaccurate.

Tomorrow is the first National Loon Day! Thanks to a Minnesotan, of course. It's also the 65th anniversary of the loon becoming Minnesota's state bird.

“What do you want me to do? The system sucks. This job sucks,” Le said, according to a court transcript. In the aftermath of her remarks, Le was removed from her post in Minnesota.

I could never do something like because I prefer my vacation itineraries to be planned down to the minute but kudos to folks who accomplish these feats, like my colleague 👏

The year-long national boycott of Minneapolis-based retailer Target ended after executives reached an agreement with the organizers.

At least a dozen Minnesota businesses have filed for refunds since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Trump's tariffs are illegal. Thousands of businesses nationwide have filed in trade court for relief.

Each person plucked from their day-to-day existence left a whole life behind. There are shoes by the front door and an empty bed. There’s a car in the driveway and a job undone. There are pets that need feeding, bills that keep arriving and leases with months left to pay.

Bill Underhill abruptly walked out of an apartment party near the old McDonald’s in Dinkytown on the evening of March 10, 1969. That was the last time anyone ever saw him.

“(Loons are) uniquely Minnesotan — and they protect their own,” the creator of the Rebel Loon said. “You gotta respect that.” Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong sported a Rebel Loon sticker on his guitar during his Super Bowl performance. People are getting tattoos of it. It even got its own beer.

After learning that a homeowner wanted to rent out his detached ADU home to a family exiting homelessness, a neighborhood dispute and a legal fight ensued. Now the city of Blaine might prohibit him — and anyone else — from building backyard dwellings altogether.

The average price for a gallon of gas in Minnesota was $3.25 this morning. That’s 42 cents higher than a week ago and 61 cents higher than one month ago. “Gasoline prices in many states could climb another 20 to 50 cents per gallon this week.”

Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down, denouncing the incident as an act of “attempted murder” on law enforcement. Her agency published mugshots of all three men arrested in connection with the alleged assault, casting them as “violent criminals.” None of it was true.

Not basic economy being compared to a bad boyfriend. “We’re going to treat you really badly, so give us more money and we promise we will treat you better,” said Leff, channeling the carriers.

A now-defunct Minnesota company that abandoned 1.4 million chickens in 2024 — leaving many to starve — must pay $13,575 for mistreating animals, a Wisconsin judge ruled.