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James Moo, 26, was hit on Dec. 22. He died the next day.
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December 31, 2025
Alleging ‘political violence,’ Hennepin County prosecutors charge man with assaulting ICE protester
Zak X delivered “multiple uppercut punches to the victim in a blindside attack,” the criminal complaint read.
December 31, 2025
Propane tanks and gasoline complicate fire at house under construction in Minneapolis
Crews have been battling a fire at a construction site for more than three hours Tuesday night.
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What’s open and closed on New Year’s Day 2026
Grocery stores, Target and Walmart, shopping malls and liquor stores will be open, as will some museums. Transit services will run on limited schedules.
December 30, 2025
Immigration enforcement expands beyond Twin Cities
For weeks ICE has stepped up enforcement in Minnesota as part of “Operation Metro Surge.”
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Inside the organized resistance to ICE in Minnesota
As the federal government broadened immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, a network of neighborhood activists ramped up pushback by keeping tabs on ICE agents and lending aid to families in hiding.
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Sometimes data, charts and maps tell stories more effectively than words or photography.
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St. Paul’s largest homeless camp has grown, but problems have been relatively few
Unlike Minneapolis, St. Paul provides dumpsters and toilets, and city officials say that helps.
December 30, 2025
Man charged in fatal Farmington shooting of partner on Christmas Eve
Tatianna M. Ehnes-Giles, 26, was found dead at her home.
December 30, 2025
Travel remains difficult in Twin Cities, southern Minnesota as snowstorm winds down
Minneapolis and St. Paul have declared snow emergencies. It’s still slow-going on Twin Cities roads.
December 29, 2025
Prosecutors pin two Mpls. crimes days apart on same teen: Metro Transit bus shooting, man’s killing
Three people were wounded when the Metro Transit bus was shot up, the charges say.
December 29, 2025
