NEW YORK — More than 60 Minnesota-based business and sports leaders signed an open letter Sunday urging state, local and federal officials to deescalate tensions after two fatal shootings by federal agents during a large immigration enforcement operation that prompted statewide protests. Signatories included executives from Target, Best Buy, 3M,...
Minneapolis officials and federal authorities clashed this week after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Governor Tim Walz urged President Trump on Sunday to withdraw federal immigration personnel; Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded state data access and policy changes as...
MINNEAPOLIS — More than 60 Minnesota-based company CEOs signed an open letter Sunday urging immediate de-escalation after two fatal shootings by federal agents amid an immigration enforcement operation. The letter, posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website, called on state, local and federal officials to work together to find...
Elyria, Ohio — Firefighters responded to multiple residential and vehicle fires this weekend during winter conditions, killing two people in one house fire and a pet in another, displacing several families, and prompting Red Cross assistance. In Erwinville on Saturday, a mother and son died after a house fire; investigators...
Washington, Eleanor Holmes Norton filed Federal Election Commission paperwork Sunday to end her reelection campaign after 18 terms as the District of Columbia's nonvoting delegate. Norton, 88, submitted a termination report that local outlets first attributed to NOTUS; her office has not issued an official statement. Mayor Muriel Bowser praised...
Minneapolis — A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse, on Saturday, prompting protests and questions about federal immigration tactics. Republican lawmakers and governors this week called for inquiries and accountability, with the House Homeland Security chairman requesting testimony from ICE, CBP and USCIS leaders....
PARK CITY, Utah — A man allegedly punched Rep. Maxwell Frost at a Sundance Film Festival party Friday night after unlawfully entering the venue, police and witnesses said. Park City officers said 28-year-old Christian Joel Young hopped a security fence after being denied entry, approached Frost and others, made racially...
Washington — Senate Democrats said Tuesday they will block any spending package that includes Department of Homeland Security funding after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis over the weekend. Leaders including Chuck Schumer and Catherine Cortez Masto said Saturday they will withhold votes unless the DHS...
Minneapolis officials are asking federal courts to halt the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge after two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents, including the Jan. 24 killing of Alexander Pretti. State and city lawyers filed suits arguing the crackdown usurps local authority and restricts investigations. A federal judge will hear...
Minneapolis — Federal agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, during a Department of Homeland Security enforcement operation on January 24, 2026. Officials from DHS and Customs and Border Protection described the incident as defensive, saying agents fired after a subject resisted disarmament. Minneapolis Police...
