ICE Officers Face Perjury Probe After Minneapolis Charges Collapse
A federal judge in Minneapolis on Friday ordered the dismissal of felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men accused of attacking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, after prosecutors acknowledged that newly discovered evidence undercut key government claims.
Hennepin Co. attorney to demand Alex Pretti killing evidence from feds
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she will be sending a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to demand they turn over evidence in the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti by immigration officers in south Minneapolis.
Man Accused of Trying to Run Down Woman with Child in Car
A 34-year-old man is charged after prosecutors say a domestic assault escalated into an attempt to strike a woman with his vehicle while their young child was inside. The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, near a Speedway gas station along West River Road in Brooklyn Center. Pierre...
Eagan council considering moratorium on data centers, crypto mining operations
EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Eagan City Council is set to vote on a one-year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations in the city this week. The Eagan City Council is set to consider the moratorium during its meeting this Tuesday. If approved, the moratorium would...
Minnesota’s grief is emerging after ‘unnatural’ ICE disaster, local pastor says
The Minneapolis community is experiencing widespread grief and trauma, says Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen, the lead pastor at a local Lutheran church. She tells CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield that the effects of ICE’s presence in the city are “like the aftermath of a tornado.”
Minnesotans launch a rent rescue drive for immigrant families
In Minnesota, a new “rent rescue” push is helping immigrant families keep housing when paychecks suddenly disappear. The effort is mostly grassroots, shared on social media, and focused on getting rent paid fast. It is happening across the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, where bills still hit on the first.
Twin Cities Music Clubs On The Brink As Costs Crush The Scene
Across the Twin Cities, the clubs that helped build the local music scenes are getting squeezed from every direction. Smaller bar tabs, rising operating costs and increasingly tricky ticket math are cutting into both venue survival and what musicians take home. Owners say the kind of small show that once comfortably...
Immigrant rights activists march in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Immigrants' Rights Action Committee held a march through the streets of Minneapolis on Sunday as ICE pledged to wind down its operation in the city.
4 Indicted After Federal Officers Targeted During Protests
Four people have been indicted in federal court after allegedly threatening or injuring federal law enforcement officers following unrest in Minneapolis last month. A federal grand jury returned indictments in four separate cases, including three tied to threats made after authorities say FBI-owned vehicles were...
Family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights.
