Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

The Vikings made four moves for their coaching staff on Saturday, hiring former Dolphins OC Frank Smith as assistant head coach while promoting Keith Carter to the OL coach job. On defense, they hired Ryan Nielsen as their DL coach and brought in Gerald Alexander to replace Daronte Jones.

Derek Falvey sent a text to Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah this morning that he was leaving the Twins, and got a supportive text back. Now they’re both out. More on the Twins’ decision to part with Falvey: www.startribune.com/minnesota-tw...

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Little insight offered from co-owner Mark Wilf on firing GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, but he did reference 8 (+comp) draft picks. We know KAM didn't draft well. Wilf: "Excited here about the possibilities with the draft capital we now have... We need young players that we can build on for the future."

BREAKING: The Vikings fired General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday, Jan. 30, a few weeks after he wrapped up his fourth season with the team.

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.

Whatever we’re doing, it’s not enough.

Fuck all the way off, and then fuck off a little further, just keep going and fucking off until you're completely out of fucking off space and then fuck off just a tiny bit further.

Scoggins: I was wrong about Sam Darnold

More Wembanyama: “Every day, I mean, I read the news, and sometimes I'm asking very deep questions about my life. But, you know, I'm conscious also that saying everything that's on my mind would have a cost that's too great for me right now.”

Asked about Minneapolis, Victor Wembanyama says, “PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and be politically correct.” Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”

At least five teams in this cycle wanted to talk to Jones, who led Vikings DBs for five seasons. Now he returns home to Maryland as the Vikings lose one of their top defensive coaches.

Ex Vikings in the Super Bowl Seahawks Sam Darnold, Cam Akers, Shaq Griffin, Chazz Surratt (IR) Coaches: Leslie Frazier, Klint Kubiak, Andrew Janocko, Rick Dennison, Karl Scott Patriots Diggs, Bradbury, Dobbs, Vederian Lowe, Khyiris Tonga, Jaquelin Roy (IR) Coaches: Todd Downing, Mike Smith

Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Holds up well

One little note of clarification for today & the future ... I'm told only the league can make the decision to postpone a game, not the team hosting it. I know some people want to know under these circumstances if the Wolves consider postponing games. Only the NBA can.

Multiple officials of the US federal government are spending their day rather blatantly obstructing Minnesota law enforcement and covering up a murder.

If you intend to record ICE on your phone, make sure mobile data upload to the cloud is enabled.

A lot of the media has messed up in describing all of these folks who are observing as protesters, they’re neighbors who quickly come out of their homes to document ICE presence knowing that their privilege is the only thing possibly standing in the way of a neighbor being disappeared or brutalized.

BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.

That's on brand

ICE thinks Minnesotans will eventually give up, it’s like they’re unfamiliar with Vikings fandom

Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’ “In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer” With @carzharts.bsky.social. Stay updated: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

U.S. Bank Stadium sees a January win, how about that.

Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.

Meanwhile on LinkedIn... Kellen Mond wrote about his Vikings tenure and the soap opera breakup between Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer Mond's post: www.linkedin.com/posts/kellen... Zimmer's 2024 interview w/ Star Tribune on all this: www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...

Pettine, ex-MIN assistant HC, asked thoughts on Brian Flores: "Not many that I would prefer to share. I mean we didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things. That’s why I spent this past year on offense. I was there 23-24 on defense. I’ll take the high road on that one.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4It...

Below is our story about the skyrocketing number of kids detained by ICE. We cover the facility where Liam is now being held-- parents said food had worms and mold, and kids were so distressed they hit themselves in the face and wet themselves. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...

A 5-year-old preschool student was taken with his father by federal immigration agents shortly after arriving home from school, Columbia Heights school leaders said Jan. 21.

Check out some Timberwolves updates from @randball.bsky.social in here

An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Steelers announce this hour: "We have completed an in-person interview with Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores for our head coach position." Mike McCarthy reportedly up next tomorrow. Pittsburgh also held virtual interviews last week with seven other candidates.

Vikings receiver Jordan Addison will not face charges after arrest in Florida

A misdemeanor trespassing charge against Vikings WR Jordan Addison has been dropped, per court records.

This story on Justin Jefferson's rise in the fashion world made a delayed print run as our Sports cover on Sunday, so using it as an excuse to share again. Read here & interact with this fun design online if you haven't already (gift link): www.startribune.com/justin-jeffe...

What are your Vikings offseason questions, comments, concerns? Send them this way and we'll discuss on an Access Vikings podcast this week @emleiker.bsky.social

Friday afternoon, ABC News ran an interview with one of Mischief Toy Store's owners about the store's practice of giving away free whistles. Hours later, ICE agents showed up at their door. Here's my story (gift link):

Lot of possibilities out there.. Raheem Morris, Jonathan Gannon, Jim Leonhard, Christian Parker among the intriguing names

The Giants have also requested to interview Jones, per ESPN, for their coordinator opening under new coach John Harbaugh.

KTEP in El Paso reported that there are growing concerns about the conditions at the facility where the man died. The ACLU has urged the federal government to shut it down.

The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday. The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Very Vikings-like

We ❤️ our neighbors Ice out Banners seen in Minneapolis on January 15, 2026

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness." www.fox9.com/news/childre...

NEW ep. of Access Vikings where @bengoessling.bsky.social, @andrewkrammer.bsky.social and I are joined by Cody Alexander of @matchquarters.bsky.social to chat about Brian Flores, his scheme and what the Vikings defense could look like if he moves on. Listen wherever or watch: youtu.be/c6vYVOslxTM