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Minnesota News, North Dakota News, South Dakota News

ICE officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The…

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Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Governor Armstrong pushes rural healthcare bill in State of the State Address

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Governor Armstrong speaks at the State of the State Address.BISMARCK, N.D. — The special session of North Dakota’s Legislature is underway and Gov. Kelly Armstrong opened it with a State of the State address. He urged legislators to pass a bill that would allocate federal funds for rural hospitals in North Dakota. The bill would appropriate $199 million in federal…

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Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

VP Vance to defend I.C.E. efforts during visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday

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MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Minnesota tomorrow. The White House says Vance plans to meet with I.C.E. agents and defend their immigration operations. Vance’s visit comes days after the justice department subpoenaed several Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether state and local leaders have obstructed federal immigration enforcement efforts. Tensions remain…

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Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers’ tactics in Minnesota

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Federal agents stand outside a convenience store on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that restricts immigration officers’ aggressive tactics in Minnesota, while Maine declined a request for more undercover license plates for U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles, citing “abuses of power” during the Trump administration’s…

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Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

From the NFL sidelines to a Minnesota US Senate race: Michele Tafoya’s new play

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FILE – NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is seen before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Minnesota…

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Minnesota News

Charges forwarded for 13-year-old who brought 1,500 fentanyl pills to school

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Fentanyl seized by police at Horizon Middle School, Moorhead, Minn.MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – The teen arrested after police say he brought 1,500 fentanyl pills to Horizon Middle School in Moorhead has been referred to the Clay County Attorney for juvenile charges. Police and the Moorhead Area Public School District say another student told the school resource officer after discovering the 13-year-old…

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Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

DHS Secretary Noem says arrests will be made tonight for protest at St. Paul church

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MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says arrests will be made “in the next several hours” after protesters disrupted a church service on Sunday in St. Paul. Activists accused the pastor of have having ties to I.C.E. Noem told Newsmax on Tuesday night that those activists will be held accountable. She says people will be brought to justice…

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Business, Local News, North Dakota News

Everyone welcome ‘except I.C.E.’ at downtown Fargo coffee shop

TJ Nelson, Juliana Pelaez, KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A downtown Fargo coffee shop has a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: they are not welcome at their business. Atomic Coffee at 222 North Broadway has a sign posted on the door that says “Everyone is welcome here except I.C.E.” The sign goes on to say they have a right to deny I.C.E. access to…

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Local News, Politics / Elections

Vice President Vance and wife to welcome baby #4

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child. The couple says the baby is a boy. In a social media post, the Vances wrote, “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July”. The White House retweeted the announcement,…

Rural hospital on the verge of shutting down could be saved by lawmaker’s bill

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ELGIN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The fate of a rural hospital, over 100 jobs and health care in southwest North Dakota communities might hinge on a bill lawmakers will consider this week. The Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center in Elgin, North Dakota, could be forced to close its doors and the area’s only ambulance service if it doesn’t obtain…

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