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More than 3,700 immigrants arrested during Operation Metro Surge, per new data

ICE agents search the passenger of a truck as they arrest both him and the driver during a traffic stop Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 on Bottineau Blvd. in Robbinsdale. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, according to newly-released agency…

Police: Rep. Walter Hudson was armed, intoxicated with Engen during DUI stop

Rep. Walter Hudson listens to testimony at a public safety hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) —When Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired early Friday, one passenger in his care was Rep. Walter Hudson, who was also impaired and in…

Fire damages barn at property near Dent, MN

DENT, Minn. (KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire on a rural property near Dent, Minnesota. Deputies received a report of a barn fire around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 30. The Dent, Vergas and Perham Fire Departments responded to extinguish the fire. First responders say the fire started in the upper hay loft of…

Bond set at $2 million for Cavalier County murder suspect

Russell HiltnerWALES, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man accused of shooting and killing another man in northeastern North Dakota is out of the hospital and in the Grand Forks County Jail. Russell Hiltner is charged with murder, terrorizing and theft of property after the shooting last week in Wales, North Dakota. A bond hearing was held for Hiltner on Monday, March…

Another dangerous house in north Fargo ordered to be torn down by the end of May

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The city is dealing with another dangerous building at 115 6th Avenue North. A house built in 1900 in north Fargo meets 8 of the 10 standards to be considered dangerous including multiple broken and boarded up windows, foundation cracks and large amounts of indoor and outdoor junk. The city was notified of squatters on the…