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Minnesota civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, center left, and Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on Islamic-American Relations, speak at a news conference in Minneapolis on Friday, March 6, 2026, on the ouster of Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Kristi Noem’s firing is little comfort to Minneapolis residents struggling to recover from crackdown

March 6, 2026 at 7:23 p.m.

Even though President Donald Trump’s administration scaled back the crackdown earlier, and the president fired Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Thursday, many are still feeling the ripple effects.

This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)

Minneapolis mourns ICU nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent as a warmhearted neighbor and caregiver

January 25, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

As Minneapolis mourned the intensive care nurse killed by Border Patrol officers in a hail of gunfire, those who knew Alex Pretti came forward Sunday to dispute the narrative of...

A person holds up their hands as law enforcement deploys a thick screen of teargas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground in immigration crackdown after shooting

January 25, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities.

Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in a Minneapolis suburb. (Ali Daniels via AP)

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as ‘bait’ in Minnesota immigration arrest

January 22, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Federal agents have detained a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota, taking them to a detention facility in Texas.

People march and gather near the post office during a protest, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says

January 18, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea.

A building sits damaged in Enderlin, N.D. on June 25, 2025, from the high winds of the EF5 tornado on June 20. (North Dakota Governor's Office via AP)

EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years

October 6, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first on...

Law enforcement investigate a vehicle after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

Authorities say suspect in California fertility clinic bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings

May 18, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind “anti-pro-life” writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an...

A screenshot of an online fundraiser on the Christian fundraising platform, GiveSendGo, is seen on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)

A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised backlash — but also thousands of dollars

May 8, 2025 at 6:55 p.m.

A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views.

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