Nicolas Lopez-Juarez, age 28, billed out of St. James, then St. Peter, then Melrose, is our Minnesota Man of the week. A Guatemalan national, Lopez has been charged with one…
The Duluth News Tribune reported yesterday that a crowd of miners packed the house at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia this week. The miners warned that the…
Yesterday, I wrote about the wave of property tax hikes sweeping across Minnesota. It will be cold comfort to know that our state is not alone in this. At a…
Since 2019, Minnesota has had a former educator in the governor’s office — an “Educator-in-Chief,” as nicknamed by Tim Walz himself and his teachers’ union Education Minnesota. “Thank you to…
Center of the American Experiment invites you to critical discussions on the environmental, reliability, and affordability costs of wind and solar energy in Minnesota. In Fergus Falls and Rochester, Energy…
Martin Ernesto Salvador-Tomas, age 28, pled guilty to a felony count of illegal reentry of a previously-deported alien. He appeared Tuesday morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Prosecutors…
Yesterday, the House subcommittee on energy and mineral resources heard testimony on six mining bills that will help to Make Mining American Again. Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), chairman of the…
Muna Wais Fidhin, of Savage, age 44, become the 75th defendant indicted in the sprawling free-food scandal. Fidhin made her first appearance this afternoon at the federal courthouse in downtown…
This morning at about 8:00 a.m., a series of violent incidents played out throughout Minneapolis, ending with the suspect crashing into another vehicle, killing two adults and seriously injuring a…
Property taxes are rising across Minnesota. Ramsey County officials are proposing increases in the property tax levy of 9.75% in 2026 and 7.5% in 2027. In Willmar, the preliminary 2026 property tax levy…
It’s back to school time again and it’s also time for Minnesota teachers to decide about union membership. From now until Sept. 30, Minnesota teachers can opt-out of the union if they…
Today, we have a pair of Minnesota Men set to return to their native Mexico, if all goes according to plan in court today. Both are scheduled to appear in…
Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, 28, a citizen and resident of Kenya, was indicted today in federal court on an international money laundering charge. Sheikh becomes Defendant No. 74 in the…
Last year, Minnesota lawmakers agreed to fund another 5,200 seats of free, voluntary pre-kindergarten. This $38 million funding boost for prekindergarten comes as some school districts struggle to close budget…
A federal tax-credit scholarship provision will go into effect on January 1, 2027 and eligible K-12 students can then begin receiving scholarships to use toward qualified education expenses. If their…
In recent years, proponents of Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) — programs that provide direct cash payments to low-income individuals with no strings attached— have touted it as a solution to fighting…
Erick Jorge Diego Alvarez-Henandez, age 46, was arraigned on two felony counts last week in federal court in downtown St. Paul. The first count addressed his re-entry to America after…
Khadar Jigre Adan, now aged 62, became the third and final defendant associated with the JigJiga business and entertainment center to plead guilty in the Feeding Our Future case. Adan…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! This week, we’re recording from a brand-new venue: the great Minnesota Get-Together! Grace and Kathryn dive into State Fair news, sample the latest…
New Policy A new policy put in place by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (DC) is playing out in a troubling manner and deserves another…
To succeed socially or academically, students “have pretended to hold more progressive views than [they] truly endorse,” according to a first-of-its-kind study of Northwestern University and University of Michigan students…
In summer 1945, Japan’s war in China — which had consumed an estimated 20 million Chinese lives since 1937, the true beginning of World War Two — raged on. So…
Jose Alfredo Ojeda Garcia, age 33, appears to be on his way back to Mexico, again, after an extended visit to Minnesota. He’s been in federal custody since early February,…
The Minnesota Department of Education recently released data for the 2023-2024 school year, showing that the number of chronically absent students remains high in Minnesota. A student is considered chronically…