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Judge declines to halt Trump's Minnesota immigration agent surge January 31, 2026
The lawsuit seeks to block or rein in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security operation that sent thousands of immigration agents to Minneapolis-St. Paul, sparking weeks of protests and leading to the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.
Letter: To our North Dakota representatives and the U.S. Congress January 31, 2026
Vern Whitten of Fargo writes that it's time to set the ship on the right course.
Bursack: Parents’ neighborhood changing as old friends move away January 31, 2026
"Celebrate your parents’ good health. Respect their autonomy as adults, and their wish to make their own decisions. By making ongoing, curious conversations part of normal life, you’ll be planting the seeds that can help them contemplate options," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.
Timberwolves players wear ‘Stand with Minnesota’ warm-up shirts, release statement January 31, 2026
The gestures are a response to a weekslong federal immigration crackdown that has left two Minneapolis residents dead
Fraud followed by ICE has upheaved election-year politics in Minnesota January 31, 2026
Republicans appeared poised for a political resurgence, then January happened.
Shaw: Our leaders have no sense of reality or compassion January 31, 2026
Shaw writes, "If Hoeven, Fedorchak and Johnson had any integrity, they would be criticizing Trump and Noem, but without spines, they are incapable of that."