Minnesota News

Aggregated Minnesota News Articles

• "Fraud tourists" from Philly plead guilty to defrauding Minnesota programs
  
  Two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to Minneapolis after a friend told them the taxpayer-funded programs there presented "a good opportunity to make money," pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Monday.
  CBS News.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:54:00 -0500.
• Team USA Winter Olympics star launches blistering ICE outburst
  
  Team USA curling star Rich Ruohonen is blasting the Trump administration over its use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in his native Minnesota.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:51:53 GMT.
• Many Residents in Minneapolis, Tempered by ICE Turmoil, Now Feel Empowered
  
  Two months after federal agents began operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, residents say they have found strength in uniting as a community.
  Sabrina Tavernise.  New York Times.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:35:56 +0000.
• Immigration officials grilled over U.S. citizen deaths during oversight hearing
  
  For the first time since the federal operation in Minneapolis led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens, the heads of three immigration agencies testified before the House Homeland Security Committee.
  Andrea Castillo.  Los Angeles Times.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:54:25 GMT.
• 'What's happening in Minnesota is wrong': Attorney turned US curler comments on ICE
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Several American Olympians have been pressed for comment on the political situation back home during their press briefings in Italy. ...
  Juan Cisneros.  The Hill.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:05:55 +0000.
• This new Twin Cities company set a Minnesota IPO record at $1.5B
  
  Dayton, Minn.-based Forgent formed through private-equity acquisitions, makes electrical components for data centers that fuel AI boom.
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:03:00 GMT.
• Two Plead Guilty To Defrauding Minnesota Taxpayers Using Unusual Method
  
  "Minnesota will no longer be a haven for fraud under our watch."
  Jack Cowhick.  Daily Caller.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:15:38 +0000.
• House Democrats on offense: Expand 2026 map with 5 new Republican targets
  
  Democrats expand midterm battleground to 44 House districts targeting Republican seats in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia.
  Fox News.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:57:01 -0500.
• Top Immigration Officials Set to Testify Before House Panel
  
  The hearing comes more than two months after the Trump administration began its aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
  Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold.  New York Times.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:57:26 +0000.
• Hawley targets Minnesota fraud, CCP-linked money at Senate hearing: 'Taxpayers robbed blind'
  
  A Tuesday Senate hearing is set to expose billions in federal assistance fraud linked to transnational groups and event the Chinese Communist Party.
  Fox News.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:25:10 -0500.
• As Minnesota cracks down on fraud, some lawful social service providers struggle to survive
  
  A payment delay, plus the ICE surge and the closure of UCare, are squeezing providers as the state tries to rein in a massive welfare scandal.
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT.
• WATCH: Minnesota police help rescue deer trapped in hammock
  
  Officers in Minnesota helped this deer run free again after its antlers got stuck in someone's hammock.
  ABC News.  Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:53:26 -0500.
• Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
  
  
  Yahoo.  2026-02-08T05:08:11Z.
• Police arrest protesters at Minneapolis federal building on 1-month anniversary of woman's death
  
  Police arrested at least several demonstrators Saturday outside a federal building in Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman's death at the hands of an immigration officer.
  Washington Times.  Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:07:11 -0500.

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