Author: KVRR Staff

ICE agents to check documents at MSP Airport, employee says

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will spend three weeks at MSP Airport, checking and verifying documents of both customers and employees, an airport employee said. The employee shared a memo that details the plans, which include patrolling jet bridges. In a statement on Tuesday, a Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman said, in part: “Neither the Metropolitan…

Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

Courtesy: FOX 9, ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis 01/07/26WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of…

Assistant U.S. Attorney Thompson and five others resign from U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX 9) — The face of Minnesota fraud investigations has resigned. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson is among six prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota who quit in the wake of a reported investigation into the widow of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent last week. Thompson was the lead…

Vikings receiver Jordan Addison faces misdemeanor trespassing charge after arrest in Florida

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge following his arrest in Florida. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrest records, Addison was detained in Tampa at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 3:46 a.m. Monday. He was released on $500 cash bond in the afternoon. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin…

In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations

Three cars filled with federal agents stop in front of Elle Neubauer and another observer, surrounding the car and threatening arrest during an early morning patrol observing ICE in South Minneapolis Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake…

Native leaders in North Dakota urge use of tribal IDs, denounce ICE tactics

Joni Little Owl, left, and Preston Freeman demonstrate in front of the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck on Jan. 11, 2026, as part of a wave of protests across the United States decrying violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. North Dakota tribal governments are advising their citizens to carry ID amid reports of ICE detaining Native Americans. (Photo by…

Owners close Mexican restaurants in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes as ICE arrives

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) —  Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes closed Sunday due to concerns of ICE in the area. As reports began surfacing of DHS and ICE agents in Otter Tail County, the owners announced on social media that they would be closed due to a family emergency. A similar message was posted for…

Financial disclosures for North Dakota officials, candidates now available for free online

Deputy Secretary of State Sandy McMerty speaks in opposition to a bill that would require reporting on the true source of funds backing political campaigns in North Dakota on Jan. 23, 2025. McMerty said her office does not endorse the use of dark money but that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North…

Allegiant to acquire Minnesota-based Sun Country in deal worth $1.5 billion

Allegiant (Instagram)(FOX 9) — A major merger to create a leading leisure-focused U.S. airline. Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash and stock transaction valued at around $1.5 billion. The combined company will maintain a significant presence in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where Sun Country is based, while being headquartered in Las Vegas. The combined airline will offer more than 650…