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JD Vance says White House plans to ‘go after’ Ilhan Omar for alleged immigration fraud

Left: Rep. Ilhan Omar/Shutterstock; Right: Vice President JD Vance (Benny Johnson/YouTube) (Daily Caller News Foundation) — Vice President J.D. Vance ...

Alpha News cartoon: SNAP happy

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President Trump rips Minnesota leaders: ‘We’ll take it back from Somalia’

President Trump speaks to farmers on the South Lawn of the White House Friday. (Jenna Gloeb/Alpha News) As President Donald ...

Lawmakers advance bipartisan bill to protect children from addictive social media features

Left: Closeup of a smartphone with social media apps/Shutterstock; Right: Rep. Peggy Scott/Minnesota House Lawmakers in the Minnesota House of ...

White House anti-fraud task force highlights Minnesota in first meeting

Vice President JD Vance held the first meeting of the White House Fraud Task Force on Friday. (White House/YouTube) (The ...

DHS shutdown to continue after House rejects Senate deal

The U.S. Capitol building stands in Washington, D.C. (Caroline Boda/The Center Square) (The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S ...

Minnesota GOP Rep. Elliott Engen arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

Elliott Engen/Ramsey County Jail Republican Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen was arrested overnight on suspicion of drunk driving, White Bear Lake ...

Thirty complaints have been filed against MPD Chief Brian O’Hara—and mostly ignored by the media

Dr. Travis Yates, an expert in police training and leadership and a retired police major, joined Liz Collin on her ...

International Olympic Committee bans biological males from competing in women’s sports

A large set of Olympic rings shines in bright sunlight against the blue sky in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 ...

Democrats block legislation that would keep SNAP benefits from being used on candy, soda

Left: A sign advertising that a store accepts SNAP/Shutterstock; Right: Rep. Bjorn Olson/Minnesota House Democrats in the Minnesota House of ...

St. Paul district praises board member facing felony charges in church invasion for her ‘leadership’

Saint Paul Public Schools/Facebook In a twist during Women’s History Month, St. Paul Board of Education Director Chauntyll Allen — ...

Blaine High School English course book list full of inappropriate titles, parent says

Background: Shutterstock; Center: Excerpt from Last Night at the Telegraph Club A book list for a ninth-grade Honors English class ...

DHS pushes back on Minnesota lawsuit over Metro Surge shootings

Protesters and police outside of the Whipple Federal Building in February. The building serves as a local headquarters for ICE ...

Twin Cities man sentenced to federal prison for identity theft and using stolen credit card data

Ezekiel Octavius Brown/Sherburne County Jail A Twin Cities man has been sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for using ...

Initial report: White Bear Lake fire that killed a mother and three children not set intentionally

Jessi Pierce along with her husband and three children/Photo via GoFundMe Initial findings in a White Bear Lake house fire ...

Election judge pleads guilty to allowing unregistered voters to cast ballots

Timothy Michael Scouton/Hubbard County Sheriffs Office A head election judge in Badoura Township, Minn., has pleaded guilty to a felony ...

Zumbrota passes resolution to fly old Minnesota state flag on city-owned property

Historic Minnesota state flag/Shutterstock Last week, members of the Zumbrota City Council voted 3-2 to fly the old Minnesota state ...

New lawsuit calls 2024 omnibus bill a ‘catastrophic violation’ of the state constitution

UMLC senior appellate counsel Nicholas Nelson discusses the lawsuit at a press conference Tuesday at the Minnesota Capitol. (Alpha News) ...

Democrat bill would outlaw conscientious objections to MMR vaccine mandate

Left: Sen. Liz Boldon discusses her bill before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee; Right: Jessica Yudchitz testifies against ...

Mayor Frey suggests Trump ‘hire out more TSA agents’ despite DHS funding shutdown

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appears on MS Now. (MS NOW/YouTube) Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey offered what some critics are calling ...

Biden admin let college student’s alleged illegal alien killer into country, DHS says

Left: Sheridan Gorman/Instagram; Right: Jose Medina-Medina/DHS (Daily Caller News Foundation) — The illegal immigrant who killed Sheridan Gorman was released ...

Prominent state Democrats fail to win endorsements at local conventions

Sen. Ron Latz, left, and former State Rep. Ryan Winkler. (Minnesota Legislature) Two prominent Minnesota Democrats failed to win the ...

Six shot including one dead, dozens of vehicles stolen in Minneapolis weekend crime

A stolen vehicle that crashed at 2500 Jefferson St NE Sunday morning in Minneapolis. (Crime Watch Minneapolis) At least six ...

City of Minneapolis won’t comment on employees who ‘despise law enforcement’

Background: Minneapolis City Hall (Hayley Feland/Alpha News); Left and right: Social media screenshots A Minneapolis 911 supervisor has been placed ...

Tom Fitton: ActBlue scandal demands answers

ActBlue website home page/Shutterstock (Daily Caller News Foundation) — Anyone who values fair elections should be alarmed by mounting evidence ...

ICE agents to assist with airport security lines starting Monday, Trump says

A traveler walks through a TSA pre-check security line at Terminal C at Orlando International Airport in June 2025. (Shutterstock) ...

Alpha News cartoon: War on churches

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Young Minnesota candidate warns against the failures of communism—and calls for common sense

Jenny Liang, the GOP-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House 40B, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. (Alpha News) A young Minnesota ...

Five more defendants plead guilty in Feeding Our Future scandal

A screenshot from Feeding Our Future's website Five more defendants in Minnesota’s infamous Feeding Our Future scandal pleaded guilty this ...

GOP bill would prevent future ties in Minnesota House, reduce number of state senators

The outside of the Minnesota House chamber, pictured January 2025. (Hayley Feland/Alpha News) New GOP-sponsored legislation would prevent future ties ...

Klobuchar silent as bipartisan calls grow to repeal upcoming Cesar Chavez Day

Left: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar campaigns in Mankato, Minn., in October 2020/Shutterstock; Right: Cesar Chavez speaks at the 1976 Democratic ...

House Democrats block legislation that would criminalize the disruption of a church service

Left: Rep. Ben Davis discusses his bill during a committee hearing (Minnesota House Info/YouTube); Right: Agitators storm Cities Church on ...

Lakeville couple flooded with state mail on paid leave, unemployment benefits addressed to mystery businesses

Letters from state agencies sent to the Lakeville couple A Lakeville couple says they are receiving a growing stack of ...

Federal official spotlights explosive spending increase in Minnesota program at congressional hearing

Kimberly Brandt, CMS deputy administrator and chief operating officer, testifies at Tuesday's hearing. (House Committee on Energy and Commerce/YouTube) Minnesota’s ...

Trump admin drops hammer on blue states it says force abortion insurance coverage

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington. (Christopher E. Zimmer/Shutterstock) (Daily Caller News Foundation) — The ...

Democrat bill would require caretakers to affirm ‘gender identity’ of foster children

Authored by DFL Rep. Jessica Hanson, right, HF 3024 would create a "foster youth bill of rights" in Minnesota state ...

Democratic state senator alleges ‘deeply troubling’ fraud in party convention process

Sen. Susan Pha/Minnesota Senate A Minnesota state senator recently took to social media to voice her concerns with her party’s ...

Senators unveil reforms to root out day care fraud: ‘Robbed for far too long’

Sens. Bill Cassidy, left, and Tommy Tuberville/U.S. Senate (The Daily Signal) — Two Republican senators introduced draft legislation to reform ...

Retired Minneapolis cop tells all: Somali fraud, stolen cars, and ‘the last straw’

"Sam," a retired Minneapolis police officer, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. A Minneapolis police officer who worked on the ...

House Dems block bill to require reporting illegal aliens arrested for violent crimes to ICE

Rep. Max Rymer, R-North Branch, discusses his bill on the House floor Monday. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube) Minnesota House Democrats blocked ...

Judge temporarily blocks DHS from ending protected status for Somalis

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times) A federal judge on ...

Minnesota seniors push for happy hour freedom in assisted living facilities

Anita LeBrun, an 88-year-old resident at Amira Choice Champlin, testified in support of the bill during the March 10 committee ...

New lawsuit says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ‘completely failed’ to adequately staff police department

UMLC managing attorney Rachel Paulose, UMLC attorney Brent Robbins, and one of their clients, Ronald Peterson, speak at a press ...

Lawmakers support their access to full Optum report, but not the public

Rep. Krista Knudsen posted this picture of the Optum report on social media. (Krista Knudsen/X) Legislators are one step closer ...

Trump launches anti-fraud task force, Vance to lead

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a press conference, March 9, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) ...

University of Minnesota plan to sell historic golf course angers alumni

Photo: Larry Overskei on the Les Bolstad Golf Course The University of Minnesota’s plan to sell its historic golf course ...

Source: Moriarty’s office declines to charge alleged anti-ICE vandal

Left: Vandalism to Lake Street buildings/Minneapolis Police Department; Right: Francis David Steinhauer/Hennepin County Sheriff's Office The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office ...

Patrick Knight: Minnesota is losing the fundamentals — it’s time to fix them

A view of the Minnesota State Capitol Building, seen from the Cathedral of St. Paul. (Luis Rego/Shutterstock) “Success is won ...

Elk River to consider flying former Minnesota state flag on city property

Fairgoer speaking to Alpha News in front of the old state flag. (Alpha News) The fight over Minnesota’s new state ...

Michigan man sentenced for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in Minnesota

Andrew Shenkosky/Sherburne County Jail A Michigan man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for wire fraud and ...

Alpha News cartoon: Pit stop

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EXCLUSIVE: Mom of woman killed by negligent driver slams Hennepin County prosecutors: ‘Her life had no value in their mind’

Mary Restrepo joined Liz Collin on her podcast. A Minnesota woman was killed by a negligent driver, but instead of ...

Senate Democrats advance wide-reaching gun control legislation that bans AR-15

DFL Sen. Zaynab Mohamed discusses her bill Friday during a committee hearing. (Minnesota Senate Media Services/YouTube) Democrats in the Minnesota ...

Judge in immigration case declines to recuse himself over wife’s lawsuit against Trump crackdown

Left: U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen/Alpha News; Right: Judge Jeffrey Bryan/Minnesota State Law Library A federal judge in Minnesota has declined ...

Democrats pass million ‘rental assistance’ fund that illegal aliens could access

Democrats pass $40 million ‘rental assistance’ fund that illegal aliens could access

Sen. Lindsey Port and Sen. Eric Lucero debate SF 3596 on the Senate floor Wednesday. (Minnesota Senate Media Services/YouTube) Democrats ...

Democrats block DHS reopening as TSA lines grow longer

Travelers in long lines at Denver International Airport going through the TSA security screening areas in July 2019. (Shutterstock) (The ...

Imam to Muslims at Minnesota mosque: ‘We are their replacement’

Imam Abdul Malik delivered the remarks on Jan. 23 at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington. (Dar Al Farooq ...

Klobuchar faces criticism for max donation from Epstein-linked billionaire

Left: Amy Klobuchar speaking at the Democratic National Convention summer session in San Francisco in August 2019/Shutterstock; Right: Reid Hoffman ...

Republican candidates talk fraud, state economy in gubernatorial primary debate

House Speaker Lisa Demuth, former CEO Patrick Knight, and businessman Kendall Qualls participate in a debate Wednesday night in Apple ...

‘Mockery of the First Amendment’: Cities Church attorney slams Catholic university for honoring Don Lemon

Lead pastor Jonathan Parnell called the disruption "shameful" and "unacceptable" during an exchange captured on Lemon's livestream. (Don Lemon/YouTube) (The ...

DOJ: Masses of noncitizens, dead people on voters rolls

Harmeet Dhillon speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Gage ...

SCOOP: Marble-filled mansion once owned by Feeding Our Future fraudster hits the market for .1 million

SCOOP: Marble-filled mansion once owned by Feeding Our Future fraudster hits the market for $2.1 million

Photo: Redfin listing A luxury home in Hennepin County once owned by a defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud ...

Man charged in connection to Saturday’s fatal hit-and-run crash in Eagan

Left: Rolando O Miranda Martinez/Dakota County Sheriff's Office; Right: Leslie Youngberg/Facebook An Eagan resident has been charged in connection to ...

Bill to impose term limits on Minnesota governor receives bipartisan support

GOP Rep. Jimmy Gordon discusses his bill during a March 9 committee hearing. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube) A bipartisan group of ...

Josh Dixon: When Minnesota schools cut parents out, children pay the price

Creative Arts Secondary School in the Saint Paul Public Schools district pictured in January 2025. (Hayley Feland/Alpha News) Minnesota is ...

GOP senator blasts Walz’s new proposal as ‘another attempt to paper over the state’s fraud problem’

Left: Sen. Jordan Rasmusson/Minnesota Senate; Right: Gov. Tim Walz participates in a roundtable discussion in April 2025. (Office of Gov ...

Trump slams Democrats for shutting down DHS amid terrorism threats

President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in January. (Shutterstock) (The Daily Signal) — President Donald Trump slammed congressional ...

Minnesota House advances legislation to ensure HOA residents can fly military flags

A prisoner of war/missing in action flag flying against a blue sky. (Shutterstock) Minnesotans living in homeowners association (HOA) communities ...

George Floyd Square business owner slams Minneapolis hypocrisy: ‘These businesses got absolutely crippled’

Edwin Reed, who had to shut down his business near George Floyd Square, and Michael Healy, his attorney joined Liz ...

Jackson Purfeerst: Minnesota already has politicized health care — and it’s not working

Shutterstock There’s a serious condition spreading across the Land of 10,000 Lakes — and it’s called health care costs. In ...

EXCLUSIVE: Police reports raise questions after city officials, state rep respond to suspected ICE cases at Regions

Dec. 12, 2021: Regions Hospital exterior and logo (Ken Wolter/Shutterstock) St. Paul police reports obtained by Alpha News detail a ...

US Department of Ed announces investigation of New Richmond schools’ bathroom policy

Members of the New Richmond School Board participate in a February meeting. (Photo provided to Alpha News) (The Center Square) ...

Democrats block legislation to clean Medicaid rolls, remove eligibility for noncitizens

Left: Rep. Danny Nadeau presents his bills before a Wednesday House committee hearing (Minnesota House Info/YouTube); Right: Homepage of the ...

Parents’ rights advocates hail SCOTUS ruling against secret gender transitions

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Shutterstock) (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v ...

Alpha News cartoon: Creepy crawler

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Tom Emmer says more blue states are ‘on notice’ in Trump’s war on fraud

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. (U.S. House Republicans) (Daily Caller News Foundation) — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said ...

‘The Wild West’: How the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment could put sanity and public safety at risk

Rebecca Delahunt, director of public policy for Minnesota Family Council, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. The fight for women ...

Feeding Our Future bribery defendant sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

Abdulkarim Farah/Sherburne County Jail Abdulkarim Farah was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison this week for his role ...

Jim Schultz: Minnesota’s business community must understand what’s at stake

View of the Minnesota House chamber pictured in April 2017. (Shutterstock) Minnesota is heading toward a defining election this fall, ...

Fundraiser launched to honor White Bear Lake soldier killed in Operation Epic Fury

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor (GoFundMe/U.S. Army Reserve) A fundraiser has been launched to honor a slain soldier from ...

Minnesota Democrats block GOP-sponsored ‘Fraud Isn’t Free Act’ in committee

Rep. Harry Niska presents his bill during a Tuesday committee hearing. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube) On Tuesday, lawmakers in the House ...

Scott Johnson: US attorney interrogated at contempt hearing over illegal aliens’ missing property

U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen speaks at a Feb. 25 press conference. (Alpha News) (Power Line) — The old proverb about ...

Gov. Walz says he’s not even familiar with Minnesota women killed by illegal immigrants

Gov. Tim Walz testifies before the U.S. House Oversight Committee Wednesday. (GOP Oversight/YouTube) (Daily Caller News Foundation) — Democratic Minnesota ...

Advocate: Parents, politicians must act now to oppose ‘Ethnic Studies,’ restore education in Minnesota

Cristine Trooien, executive director of Minnesota Partnership for Achievement, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. Minnesota once had one of ...

Alpha News cartoon: Chair bound

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Congress grills Walz, Ellison over Minnesota fraud as whistleblower intimidation claims surface

Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison testify before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday. (Oversight GOP/YouTube) Gov. Tim ...

Walz proposes new gun restrictions in wake of Annunciation attack

Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a press conference Feb. 24, 2026. (Office of Gov. Tim Walz/Flickr) (The Center Square) – ...

US CENTCOM: 3 service members killed in action, several others injured as Iran operation continues

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commenced Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, at the direction of the president of the United States ...

Seven sentenced for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into Minnesota

Latre Lamont Anderson, Issac Oneal Maiden, Rozell Antonio Grainger, and Khianna Rose Clark-Strong (Hennepin and Sherburne County jails) Seven defendants ...

Commentary: Real reform requires accountability before expanding state power

Police respond to Annunciation Catholic Church on Aug. 27, 2025. (Alpha News) The pain of the Annunciation shooting is undeniable ...

Woman charged with threatening to harm Speaker Lisa Demuth: ‘I’ll be at the end of that barrel’

House Speaker Lisa Demuth speaks at a press conference in February 2026. (Alpha News) A Hugo woman is facing a ...

Brian Nicholson: Minnesota can’t afford the same old politics

Brian Nicholson speaks at a press conference Tuesday with Kendall Qualls. (Alpha News) Minnesota is at a crossroads. For decades, ...

Wrong-way semi driver based out of Minnesota was ‘unable to speak proficient English,’ now faces charges

A man posted several videos from the incident to X and said he was nearly hit by the driver. (MolonLabeBTC/X) ...

DFL legislative agenda full of ICE-related bills, lawmaker targets immigration agreements

DFL Rep. Athena Hollins discusses her bill during a committee hearing Tuesday. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube) When Minnesota’s 2026 legislative session ...