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The Trump administration is reportedly considering a processing site to hold newly arrested detainees in the Twin Cities suburb.
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The charges against the 63-year-old man come amid ICE’s ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Archbishop: ICE agents don’t plan to raid churches over holidays
Archbishop Bernard Hebda’s statement comes after Gov. Tim Walz warned of a possible surge of ICE agents in Minnesota in the next two weeks.
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Walz says immigration enforcement targeting people of color, including citizens
For weeks ICE has stepped up enforcement in the Twin Cities as part of “Operation Metro Surge.”
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Minnesota state park lake still mostly empty after draining in August
A valve malfunction caused Lake Alice at William O’Brien State Park to empty into the St. Croix River. The Minnesota DNR is still planning repairs.
December 24, 2025
The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis for allegedly withholding public information
The news organization says the Minneapolis Police Department has failed to release information about crimes.
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Walz expects influx of ICE agents in Minnesota around holidays
The governor held a news conference with community and faith leaders in north Minneapolis, calling on residents to help observe immigration enforcement activity in the coming days.
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For sale in St. Paul: Oldest remaining Norwegian Lutheran church in the U.S.
The Old Muskego Church is on the St. Paul campus of Luther Seminary, which is up for sale.
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Teen arrested after fatal shooting in north Minneapolis
Police said they are investigating the suspect’s possible connections with other violent crimes in the city this year.
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What’s open, closed on Christmas Day in the Twin Cities area
Most grocery, liquor and other stores will be closed, parking meters are free, and buses will run on limited schedules, if at all.
December 23, 2025
Despite community outrage, Brooklyn Center council fires city manager
Residents packed the council chambers, chanted and held up signs in support of City Manager Reggie Edwards.
December 23, 2025
Jurors convict man of triple murder at Minneapolis homeless encampment
The murders came in the midst of a relentless string of violence at homeless encampments in the city.
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