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Adult charged in alleged sexual assault of a student at a Mankato school
The child's mother expressed to the officer that she had "real" safety concerns, and that her daughter was "too shook up" to return to school.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/adult-charged-in-alleged-sexual-assault-of-a-student-at-a-mankato-school/
Democrats introduce multiple bills to transfer ownership of state land to tribes
One DFL senator from northwest Minnesota has told GOP colleagues he's a "no" vote on a bill that would transfer the White Earth State Forest to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/democrats-introduce-multiple-bills-to-transfer-ownership-of-state-land-to-tribes/
Detransitioner to Minnesota legislators: ‘We are being silenced’
"I think that there is a shift happening. They can't hold that up forever because it is going to come through that the detransitioners are being ignored," Camille Kiefel said on Liz Collin Reports.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/detransitioner-to-minnesota-legislators-we-are-being-silenced/
Illegal immigrant encounters in February surge to record high for month
There were 189,922 total enforcement encounters in February, a figure that includes people who presented themselves to agents at ports of entry.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/illegal-immigrant-encounters-in-february-surge-to-record-high-for-month/
EXCLUSIVE: Emotional residents describe ‘living hell’ of life next to a Mpls. homeless camp
EXCLUSIVE: Emotional residents describe ‘living hell’ of life next to a Mpls. homeless camp
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St. Paul felon sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegal gun possession
At the time of the shots fired incident in St. Paul, White had been free on bail supplied by the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/st-paul-felon-sentenced-to-70-months-in-federal-prison-for-illegal-gun-possession/
State Patrol use-of-force trainer says Londregan ‘acted in accordance with his training’
Sgt. Jason Halvorson says the author of the criminal complaint against Trooper Ryan Londregan has “lied by omission.”
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/state-patrol-use-of-force-trainer-says-londregan-acted-in-accordance-with-his-training/
New DPS hire once told lawmakers Line 3 approval would be ‘met with violence’
Hired by Gov. Tim Walz's administration earlier this month, Irene Folstrom is the new Tribal Relations Director for one of Minnesota's most important government agencies.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/state-patrol-use-of-force-trainer-says-londregan-acted-in-accordance-with-his-training/
Video shows assault of Savage student; police say they weren’t contacted
The incident was just the latest in a series of violent incidents involving students at metro area schools.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/video-shows-assault-of-savage-student-police-say-they-werent-contacted/
Mankato course teaches that cops are more ‘racist, sexist, homophobic’ than general population
The professor said increased levels of racism, sexism, and homophobia among law enforcement has been "common knowledge in criminal justice for at least 50 years."
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/mankato-course-teaches-that-cops-are-more-racist-sexist-homophobic-than-general-population/