Public records show St. Paul spent $2.5M to recover from a July cyberattack, mostly on outside services and overtime. Officials say a final after‑action report will outline upgrades.

DFL lawmakers in St. Paul rolled out bills this week to ban so‑called 'surveillance pricing' — limiting retailers' use of shoppers' data and biometric tech to set individualized prices.

Veteran Robins Kaplan litigator Ron Schutz stepped away after nearly 38 years to focus on his Republican bid to challenge Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Family members say a Brooklyn Park man was tricked outside his home and deported to Mexico as ICE enforcement continues to roil the Twin Cities.

Sherburne County is weighing a quarter‑cent sales tax and a design RFP to pay for jail upgrades after a 2024 inspection flagged intake, HVAC and space problems.

The Minnesota National Guard says more than 250 personnel are serving in the CENTCOM region as strikes on Iran escalate; CENTCOM has confirmed U.S. casualties. Local units from Duluth, Marshall and Stillwater are among those deployed.

Council President Elliott Payne urged Mayor Jacob Frey to end the city’s Zencity survey contract before a March 1 notice deadline amid privacy and ethics concerns.

A St. Paul federal judge has ordered Minnesota’s U.S. attorney and DHS officials to appear March 3 after dozens of released detainees were returned without IDs, phones or cash. The court consolidated 28 cases and warned of contempt if property isn’t returned.

The Justice Department says Hennepin County revised charging guidance it viewed as unconstitutional; county leaders called the federal probe a political stunt. The closure ends a high‑profile review but not the debate.

Out‑of‑state activists are converging on the Twin Cities for upstander trainings that teach legal‑observer skills, whistle codes and rapid‑response tactics organizers say blunt ICE operations.

During Tuesday's State of the Union, President Trump and Rep. Ilhan Omar collided on-camera as Minnesota ICE raids and two fatal shootings hovered over the chamber. The brief exchange highlights how local tragedies are shaping national political flashpoints.

A Minnesota judge briefly held a DOJ lawyer in civil contempt after an immigrant was released without his ID, a flashpoint in a national clash over court orders.

A coalition of Minnesota clergy sued DHS, saying pastors were repeatedly blocked from ministering to ICE detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.