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Video shows Minnesota dad and boy were flown on Delta to ICE detention in Texas
Airport security video shows another way federal agents are taking immigrants to detention centers - in some cases they're using commercial flights, with escorts dressed like any other passenger....
Mar 27, 2026
Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees
A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are tran...
Mar 27, 2026
Legendary Viking ship replica that sailed to Norway receives new rigging
Who do you call when your replica Viking longship needs an inspection? That's the question the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead pondered when crewmembers who sailed the Hjemkomst Viking Ship to Norway nea...
Mar 27, 2026
Two-day play festival brings 'Native Joy' to stage
A two-day celebration of contemporary Indigenous storytelling and performance will take place in Minneapolis on Friday and Saturday night. The Native Joy Play Festival will feature four short plays ce...
Mar 27, 2026
Minnesota Gophers face UCLA in Sweet 16
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team will face UCLA in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 on Friday.Minnesota, a No. 4 seed, will take on the No. 1 seed Bruins at the Golden 1 Center in Sac...
Mar 27, 2026
Buzzy 'No Kings' rally signs designed to sting, delight
Inside Wandering Leaf Brewing Company, Bob and Sue Katula are hunched over a table clutching black and yellow markers.They've already mapped out designs on a white posterboard and have some of the ske...
Mar 27, 2026
Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents
President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach ...
Mar 26, 2026
Police search for car in student’s fatal crash
Minneapolis police are asking the public for help in locating the vehicle suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a University of St. Thomas senior last weekend.Seham Hassen, 22, was struck and k...
Mar 26, 2026
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on women'...
Mar 26, 2026
Senators debate ‘last and final’ funding offer
With pressure mounting, senators moved quickly Thursday to debate a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and put the livelihoods of Transportation Security Admini...
Mar 26, 2026