The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is charging two people with unlawful voting and identity theft during the Minnesota primary election in August. Conservative influencers James O'Keefe and Cam Higby posted videos on social media, saying they planned to go to…
Around noon on Oct. 19, Milton Saltos Velasquez was told he was being released from immigration detention per a judge’s order. He said he didn’t manage to get a foot outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building before he was immediately…
October 27, 2026 / 8:01 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Minnesota lawmakers with broad bipartisan support this year approved a new watchdog agency tasked with fighting fraud that's plagued social services programs in the state for years. The Office of Inspector General is set to…
October 27, 2026 / 7:36 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The people who were busted after breaking into Minneapolis' Basilica of St. Mary on Saturday were likely "urban exploring." A city leader worries that urban exploration is a troubling trend that's getting worse. Days after…
The parents of Alex Pretti, who U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers shot and killed in Minneapolis nine months ago amid Operation Metro Surge, called for the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday to resume sharing evidence in the investigation into his…
An unlicensed motorist who fatally hit a pedestrian on the side of a Maplewood road and left the scene has been spared a prison sentence. Adrianee Laruth Powell-Onwuji, 40, of St. Paul, was sentenced to 364 days in jail Monday in connection…
Michael and Susan Pretti held their first news conference Tuesday in Minneapolis, saying the Justice Department hasn’t shared evidence or acknowledged a letter they sent in July. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was killed Jan. 24 during Operation Metro Surge. Alex…
A group of 174 bipartisan former judges has signed a letter defending seven Minnesota District judges who are the subject of a judicial misconduct complaint filed by the Department of Justice. The Minnesota judges gave interviews to the New York Times…
Michael and Susan Pretti previously sat down for an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America in August, saying they had not been kept informed about a federal investigation into the shooting. The parents of Alex Pretti are set to speak…
October 27, 2026 / 8:47 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota The parents of Alex Pretti, who Border Patrol officers shot and killed in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, are set to speak publicly on Tuesday morning. Michael and Susan Pretti will hold their first press…
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