After last summer’s deadly attacks on two politicians and last weekend’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, lawmakers in Minnesota are considering a new safety measure that would establish a unit within the State Patrol’s Capitol Security division charged with providing security to any constitutional officer, legislator or Supreme Court justice facing a credible threat, the Star Tribune reported Monday. Threats of political violence against lawmakers in Minnesota increased from 18 in 2024 to 93 in 2025, a 416% increase, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, KARE 11 reported.
“Political violence is unacceptable and it must be rejected, but we must also adjust to this new reality,” Sen. John Hoffman said during a Senate committee hearing April 21. Hoffman, who is sponsoring the bill, told the committee he continues to receive threatening texts and emails even after he was shot nine times during an assassination attempt last June, KARE 11 reported.
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Rebecca Good, the widow of Renee Good, filed a motion asking a court to order the federal government to return the Honda Pilot driven by her spouse when she was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross in January, the Star Tribune reported Monday. In the motion, attorneys describe the vehicle, which federal officials refused to return or allow Minnesota investigators to examine, as critical evidence for potential civil claims as well as the state of Minnesota’s investigation, FOX 9 reported.
“The government has had ample opportunity to obtain whatever evidence it desires from the vehicle. It has by all accounts declined that opportunity,” the motion said. “Becca and the State of Minnesota have not had any opportunity to examine the vehicle to ensure that there is a complete and accurate public accounting of Renee’s killing.”
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Officials with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said they have recovered more than $1 million owed to construction workers after a wage theft investigation into two Twin Cities companies, KSTP reported Monday.
A group of Northside neighbors is organizing in search of ways to address hazardous pollution coming from Owen’s Corning shingle factory, one of Minneapolis’ largest sources of smog, sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, Sahan Journal reported Monday.
Delta Air Lines flight 2309 heading from Minneapolis to Orlando made an emergency landing in Milwaukee after reports of a “smoky odor” throughout the cabin, TMJ4 News reported Sunday. The plane landed safely with 128 passengers and crew onboard. No injuries were reported.
More than 100 people, including elected officials, faith leaders and activists gathered in the Minnesota’s Capitol rotunda on Monday in support of Minnesota’s third annual Somali Day, WCCO reported. “We worked hard, built businesses, raised families and became an integral part of the fabric of this state,” community activist Malika Dahir said during the rally.
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