About a dozen detainees were led out onto the tarmac at MSP airport on Friday and whisked away to Omaha.

The flight comes amid a surge in ICE activity targeting Somalis and Latinos in the Twin Cities.

We talked to a former fraud investigator about the role a conservative activist's unsubstantiated report on fraud played in Trump's threat to revoke asylum protections for Somali refugees in Minnesota.

Treacherous wintry conditions led to a pileup involving up to a dozen semis on westbound I-94 just outside of Moorhead on Tuesday, and forced authorities to close the freeway for several hours.

Get the latest on the winter storm: bit.ly/3KojrTq

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A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch of Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.

Update on the federal operation at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul, including an interview with Erik Alarcon, who says his family members were taken into custody.

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A protester appears to throw an object at an unmarked vehicle leaving the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul, shattering the back window of the SUV.

Protesters confronted agents wearing FBI, DEA and ICE vests outside the facility.

Video by reporter Louis Krauss.

Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.

Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.

St. Paul 🤝 electing women

Women will hold St. Paul mayor’s office and all city council seats for the first time in its history.

Wearing red cloaks inspired by “The Handmaid’s Tale,” protesters at the Minnesota State Capitol drew attention to federal policies affecting abortion rights, transgender rights, immigration and disability rights.

Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.

We're biking across Minneapolis to talk to voters today. Columnist Eric Roper is on a mission to get to all 13 wards before polls close.

Star Tribune columnist Eric Roper is biking to all 13 wards of Minneapolis to talk to voters about today's local elections.

Live coverage: Thousands join anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests across Minnesota bit.ly/3JkaABA

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Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that Minnesota is preparing for President Donald Trump to send the National Guard into the Twin Cities as the White House deploys troops into more Democratic-led cities.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he's "surprised" more people aren't standing up and speaking out right now.

Watch the recap from the North Star Summit: Walz, Pritzker discuss National Guard moves into Democratic-led cities www.startribune.com/walz-pritzke...