Far-right instigator arrested for probable cause riot in Minneapolis, police say
Far-right influencer and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was arrested Saturday, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Far-right influencer and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was arrested Saturday, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
New details following nearly a dozen arrests after an out-of-town agitator and protesters clashed in Minneapolis Saturday. It happened outside City Hall during a planned event that attracted counterprotesters. Frankie McLister heard from city leaders about the incident.
Advocates are speaking against a sweeping undercover federal surveillance operation that court documents say targeted progressive groups and unions protesting the Minneapolis immigration crackdown.
Authorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.
In a marquee WNBA showdown in Minneapolis, politics took center stage.
A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday ordered the federal government to hand over transcripts given to the grand jury before it charged more than 30 people for their alleged role in an anti-ICE protest inside the Cities Church in St. Paul.
Video shows a driver hitting a Minnesota woman who was protesting outside an ICE facility in New Jersey. That woman is on the road to recovery. Frankie McLister just spoke with her about what happened and who was behind the wheel.
The federal government accused 15 people of working together to block and try to hurt ICE agents. The charges lay out some violent rhetoric. But Ubah Ali found some community groups think the government is trying to shift the story.
The feds arrested two more anti-ICE protesters today. Both were in front of a judge in St. Paul Federal court this afternoon. Esme Murphy has the latest developments.
Federal marshals sprayed chemicals at protesters outside the federal courthouse in St. Paul on Tuesday. Inside the courthouse, a group faced a judge for allegations that their actions against ICE during Operation Metro Surge rose to the level of being a crime.
A Wisconsin beagle research facility that's drawn animal welfare protests is closing and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group.
The St. Paul city attorney on Tuesday announced that the demonstrators who disrupted a service at Cities Church in January — where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader also serves as a pastor — will not face state charges.
Church leaders and activists are reacting to the decision not to file state charges against protesters who stormed a service in St. Paul. Ubah Ali has more on the complicated decision in a story already garnering national attention.
Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas have enacted laws making it a crime to interfere with religious services, a wave of legislation sparked by a protest inside a Minnesota church.
A protest led by DFL members of the Minnesota House over a stalled gun reform bill entered the 24-hour mark on Friday night as the session goes down to the wire. The state representatives are holding the floor at the Minnesota State Capitol in hopes of getting a vote on the legislation. Republicans in the chamber say it's already had its chance. Ubah Ali spoke with a political science professor about how this compares to previous demonstrations over similar proposals.
A round-the-clock protest entered its 22nd hour at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Friday evening. With just two days left in the session, DFL lawmakers are holding a sit-in in the Minnesota House. They want Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth to allow a vote on gun control in the wake of the deadly Annunciation shooting. WCCO’ Esme Murphy shares where the debate stands as of Friday evening.
May Day rallies took place in the Twin Cities and across the country on Friday. Activists at the demonstrations called for peace and better working conditions. WCCO's Reg Chapman reports from a march on Lake Street in Minneapolis that aimed to draw attention to the plight of the immigrant community working in the area.
Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy reached a deal to buy 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms, the site of recent protests and police response.
Several dozen people gathered at Lake Como in St. Paul, Minnesota, Sunday, hoping to have their voices heard as they protested the lifting of the mining ban near one of the state's last true wilderness escapes.
Several dozen people gathered at St. Paul's Lake Como Sunday, hoping to have their voices heard as they protested the lifting of the mining ban near one of Minnesota's last true wilderness escapes.
A judge dismissed charges against a woman whom police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say officers arrested for "disrupting" Easter Sunday services at Cities Church, the site where an anti-immigration enforcement protest in January led to federal prosecutors charging dozens of demonstrators and some journalists.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say officers arrested a woman who was "disrupting" Easter Sunday services at Cities Church, the site where an anti-immigration enforcement protest in January led to federal prosecutors charging dozens of demonstrators and some journalists.
A 36-year-old "No Kings" counterprotester has been accused of filming a demonstrator's child before punching the child's father in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Saturday, according to court records.
Organizers of the rally believe it is the largest in the state's history, estimating over 200,000 attendees. However, the Minnesota State Patrol puts the estimate closer to over 100,000.
With protests across the country today against the Trump Administration, the "No Kings" rally in St. Paul served as the flagship demonstration. Organizers claim 200,000 flooded into St. Paul, making it the largest single-day nonviolent protest in modern U.S. history. As our Conor Wight shows us, criticism of ICE operations took center stage at Saturday's rally.
