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One day of the ICE operation in Minneapolis — and the activists fighting it
by Robert Klemko, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Anna Liss-Roy, Daniel Wu, Joshua Lott, Erin Patrick O'Connor, Justine McDaniel on January 20, 2026 at 6:07 pm
The saturation of federal immigration enforcement has reoriented public life in the Twin Cities, especially for non-White residents.
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Flamingo fans fight to unseat the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
by Lori Rozsa on January 20, 2026 at 11:00 am
Flamingo fans in Florida hope new science and more sightings will help them win over the scrub jay lobby and dethrone the mockingbird.
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Indiana judge and his wife injured in shooting at their home, police say
by Andrew Jeong on January 20, 2026 at 6:39 am
Lafayette police said Judge Steven P. Meyer of Tippecanoe County Superior Court and his wife, Kimberly, are in stable condition. The shooter remains at large.
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Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church is latest flash point over Trump’s crackdown
by Kim Bellware, Aaron Gregg on January 20, 2026 at 1:54 am
The Justice Department said it would investigate the incident, which has sparked debate over First Amendment rights and the meaning of “sanctuary.”
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She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur
by Praveena Somasundaram on January 19, 2026 at 11:41 pm
Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger’s car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest.
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FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
by Perry Stein on January 19, 2026 at 10:54 pm
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
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Civil rights leaders see another turning point one year into Trump’s term
by Emmanuel Felton on January 19, 2026 at 11:00 am
Nearly 60 years after King’s death, civil rights leaders say Trump is forcing the movement to reinvent itself again as protections are recast as discrimination.