Minnesota

Trump does not think Iran was behind cyberattack against over 30 Minnesota water systems

The attack took place on Sunday and Monday, according to Minnesota IT Services, leading to a response from government and municipality agencies, but no instructions from affected cities.

Granite Falls, Minnesota - Water Tower.
Vance Boelter appears in court during his sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to the 2025 killings of Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, in a courtroom sketch, July 23, 2026.

Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman

US Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks during a press conference alongside lawmakers and university union members following pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, Capitol Hill, Washington.

Cori Bush vows to deliver 'knockout' punch to AIPAC in upcoming congressional primary rematch

Members of the US National Guard walk up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial on July 9, 2026.

Minnesota governor mobilizes National Guard to battle wildfires in northern part of state


'Six million wasn't enough' written on Minneapolis shooter's gun

Local police are currently investigating the connection between Westman and a YouTube channel containing videos of weapons and a manifesto.

A YouTube channel linked to the shooter showed weapons with antisemitic writing on them.

Democratic Party of Minnesota revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate for state's largest city

The endorsement's revocation was due to "substantial failures" in the Minneapolis convention's voting process.

Omar Fateh won the endorsement of the local Democratic Party in the Minneapolis mayoral race in 2025.

Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh is latest democratic socialist, Israel critic to win Democrat endorsement

“Today, we witnessed a rejection of politics as usual,” Fateh said in his victory speech on Saturday.

Omar Fateh won the endorsement of the local Democratic Party in the Minneapolis mayoral race in 2025.

Two US lawmakers shot by man impersonating a police officer

Both members of the the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party were shot in their separate homes.

Police guard the fenced-in home of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter in Champlin, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021.

Julie Rothschild Levi: Becoming an accidental influencer in Israel

“I learned Hebrew. I became a Zionist. Israel got into my blood, and I knew Israel was going to be in my life somehow,” she says. 

 JULIE ROTHSCHILD LEVI, aka ‘Julie Shtick.’

At least one killed in fatal plane crash in Minnesota

Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway stated at a Saturday news conference that while it is unclear how many people were onboard the plane, there were no survivors.

 Firefighters work near a building engulfed in fire following a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media video and released March 30, 2025.

Minnesota man arrested for trying to provide ISIS with 'material support'

Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, from Minneapolis, was accused of joining ISIS by travelling to Somalia from his home state on two separate occasions.

ISIS fighters.

Minneapolis City Council urges amnesty for pro-Palestinian protesters at U. of Minnesota

The resolution goes to the full council on Thursday and, if passed, then to Mayor Jacob Frey, who released a statement Tuesday night saying he’ll veto the resolution.

 Smith Hall at the University of Minnesota, facing west.

11 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at U of Minnesota for occupying and damaging building

The protest is the latest bout of campus activism to result in arrests during a new wave of anti-Israel activity this fall.

 PROTESTERS MARCH out of Kings College Circle after leaving an anti-Israel student encampment at the University of Toronto, following an Ontario judge order for the protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in July.

Minneapolis police arrest man for ‘terroristic threats’ made to synagogue on Rosh Hashanah

Jaden LeBlanc’s arrest occurred a day after a member of Temple Israel’s security team reported spotting a man with a gun outside the Reform synagogue during holiday services.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, center, speaks at a press conference alongside Temple Israel senior rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, left, and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, right, Oct. 5, 2024.