Border Patrol agents were seeking a man with a criminal record when an agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the Border Patrol commander said Sunday. But the Minnesota Department of Corrections says state court records show only misdemeanor-level traffic … Continued
Chief executives of Target, Best Buy, General Mills, Cargill and roughly four dozen other large Minnesota companies issued a public letter Sunday calling for an “immediate de-escalation of tensions” in the state. The letter marks the first time the most … Continued
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order brought by Attorney General Keith Ellison against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, preventing them from altering or destroying evidence related to the fatal shooting Saturday of Alex … Continued
AIRPORTS James Lawrence The Metropolitan Airports Commission announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed James Lawrence as chair of the MAC board, which oversees Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six general aviation airports in the Twin Cities, effective Wednesday. … Continued
The responsibility of federal courts in upholding constitutional rights The framers of the Constitution designed the federal judiciary as an essential check on the other branches of government. Today, it stands as the only effective check. The framers recognized that … Continued
WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, a sign that the accounting of events by … Continued