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Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting

January 25, 2026

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37…

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

January 25, 2026

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A makeshift memorial is placed where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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, with both claiming the moral high…

Coalition Working To Gather Signatures For Free School Lunches In North Dakota

North Dakota House passes free lunch bill, will next be debated on by senate

January 22, 2026

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BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota House passed a bill on Thursday, Jan. 22, that would provide free school lunches to all students in the state. HB 1624 would provide free school lunches to every student in the state, regardless of income status. The bill, sponsored by 12 republicans and Representative Liz Conmy as the lone Democrat, will also allocate…

MN U.S. Sen. Klobuchar takes first steps to launch run for governor

January 22, 2026

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ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar has taken the first formal steps to launch a campaign for governor of Minnesota. Sources told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that Klobuchar has filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. The step is seen as a preliminary one necessary in case she chooses to run. The 65-year-old Democrat is…

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

January 22, 2026

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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) – A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks. Federal agents took Liam Conejo Ramos from a…

Gov. Armstrong appoints Fargo consultant to State Board of Higher Education

January 22, 2026

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong announced his pick to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Higher Education. The vacancy was created after Levi Bachmeier resigned from the Board of Higher Education in November to serve as superintendent of public instruction. In a release on Thursday, Armstrong named Michelle Kommer of Fargo to the position, effective…

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area

January 21, 2026

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists’ warnings that it could devastate a premier destination for campers, kayakers and canoeists. The resolution now goes to the Senate, and approval there would send it…

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

January 21, 2026

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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…

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

January 21, 2026

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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…

Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers’ tactics in Minnesota

January 21, 2026

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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…