We thought we were going to lose the team and then a few years later we had a championship parade. That’s how big the Giannis Era was in Milwaukee. That’s how much it meant.

I will always love him

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Everyone’s bringing their toys outside in Minneapolis today — bicycles motorcycles sports cars and art

Minneapolis leaders say Operation Metro Surge did over $700 million in damage, from an estimate of $203 million made in February:

Impacts from Operation Metro Surge, high fuel prices and federal cuts to food assistance are piling on each other right now (gift link):

Biked around the St Croix today

I've seen a lot of local officials not get along over the years here and elsewhere, but never heard of anything like this:

Statement from the Star Tribune Guild in response to management’s plans to lay off 15% of staff, including union members in the newsroom:

The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut its workforce by 15% through buyouts and layoffs, executives said Tuesday evening, just a month after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Annunciation school and church shooting.

The motion passed on a voice vote after Nadeau asked the crowd if they “would like to have a short 30-seconds stand in silence for Derek Chauvin.”

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

inject this straight into my veins please

“The younger ones, it’s a little bit harder to explain and for them to grasp the difficulty of the situation. We feel really bad, really sad.” Via: @startribune.com

For a second time, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed a measure that would temporarily give tenants more time to catch up on rent payments in the wake of Operation Metro Surge:

Housing advocates say rental assistance from the public has dried up as immigrant families still face displacement after Operation Metro Surge. Gift link:

Sahan’s analysis of court records and federal deportation data represents the most thorough accounting yet of the Minnesota children detained during Operation Metro Surge. By @bzosiad.bsky.social and @cynthiatu.bsky.social

my favorite thing about film fests and seeing things before they’re in wide release is you can easily find who was in your screening by looking at the movie’s most recent letterboxd reviews 👀

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge:

Long faces quickly filled the room in the Northeast Recreation Center on Thursday, April 9, when city staff debuted the new designs to artists and property owners in and around Quincy Street:

Fans just trying to stay warm, all the heating lamps are out. Windy, rainy and 38 degrees right now

There’s a power outage at Target Field, about an hour before first pitch of the home opener. Screens are black, no music playing and concessions can’t ring anybody up

There's something for everyone!

Garrett C. Willis, 28, and James R. Willis, 54, both of Ardmore, Okla., were charged Tuesday with two felony counts each of threats of violence:

I cover the St. Paul council and the difference in debates is striking. St. Paul had some tense moments on this, but a lot of public affirmations that CMs who disagreed had the same values. And in the end, two CMs who supported another version of this policy voted with the majority for a 7-0.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday vetoed a plan to give residents more time to pay their rent in the wake of the 12-week federal immigration surge that left many people scrambling to pay their bills:

Gift link: Two recent reports estimate renters owe tens of millions of dollars in additional rent debt after the federal deportation operation drove many families into hiding.

It really stands out to me that after a Trump-appointed judge castigated DHS for "threadbare declarations" that offered no evidence or examples, DHS couldn't think of anything new to say to the press and just recycled a previous statement after this decision.

Defense attorneys and former federal prosecutors say the U.S. Department of Justice’s public rhetoric about “Minnesota rioters” isn’t matching the evidence.

Updates on Operation Metro Surge still constantly streaming into @startribune.com’s live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Sigüenza, who has been outspoken about his arrest by federal agents in January, said deputies behaved similarly Saturday. “They’re wearing masks and sunglasses and tactical gear. This behavior from the sheriff’s department, it was eerily similar to what I’ve seen from ICE agents firsthand.”

We hope to publish these firsthand accounts in the opinion pages of the Minnesota Star Tribune and through social media in the coming days and weeks.

After being sprayed, Ilhan Omar went back to the podium and said, "Here’s the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand: We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us."

Protesters gathered outside the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Maple Grove to make noise Monday night. Organizers believed it is the hotel where order Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is staying. Video: Jeff Wheeler and Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

A federal judge has taken an "extraordinary step" and ordered the head of ICE to appear in court later this week. At issue is alleged violations of court orders related to immigration cases, including not releasing detainees despite a judge's ruling.

“Even the worst-trained police officers in this country aren’t doing stuff like this now... And I don’t say that lightly," said Lauren Bonds, of the National Police Accountability Project.

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...

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.

ICE Agent Accidentally Fires Gun into Eagan [MN] Hotel Room By Elliot Hughes, @elliotshughes.bsky.social Scroll down to read the full story. This is just a portion. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Observers and concerned neighbors are using whistles to bring attention to the scene of ICE raids on the streets of Minneapolis. Here's how the whistle became the symbol of the anti-ICE resistance @startribune.com www.startribune.com/whistle-symb...

Strib ed board: "Battalions of armed federal agents are moving through neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls and parking lots and staging near churches, mosques and schools. Strangers with guns have metastasized in spaces where daily life should be routine and safe. It feels like a military occupation"

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota:

Roughly 80% of immigrant-owned businesses along key corridors in Minneapolis and St. Paul have closed in the past week as employees and customers stay home in fear of ICE agents detaining them.

ICE agents used chemical irritants and left a crash scene after ramming a man’s car and questioning his citizenship. The man and his wife, both US citizens, said the incident started when ICE agents profiled him as Hispanic. @elliotshughes.bsky.social's story: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Kristi Noem made it clear yesterday she believes the ICE agent was not at fault. Why should the public have any confidence that this will be a fair and impartial investigation?

The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday was identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.

Live updates: Minneapolis Public Schools announced that "out of an abundance of caution" the district has canceled classes on Thursday and Friday "due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city."

Chants of “ICE out, fuck ICE” for almost an hour straight, from Portland Ave and then east down Lake Street

Walz said the Trump administration is not sharing any information with the state about this month’s “Operation Metro Surge” but he said he was expecting an increase as early as Christmas Eve: