Casual Minnesota consumers of the news or social media are being, not so subtly, influenced to believe that enforcement efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are creating “chaos” and…
We were told that the future lay in density, urban environments served by mass transit and with pedestrian/bike friendly landscapes. They were wrong. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, St. Louis…
Jamal Osman, Minneapolis City Council Member representing Ward 6, was carjacked last night in South Minneapolis. There have been few details released, but in a written statement, Osman stated that…
In an Order issued in September, the state Department of Human Services (DHS) cited the Hennepin County Mental Health Center for ninety (90) separately itemized violations of more than two…
Anwar Ahmed Adow, age 25, became the first defendant to plead guilty in the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) fraud case.
Federal prosecutors filed a motion yesterday to revoke the pre-trial release of Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud. He is Defendant No. 25, overall, in the sprawling free-food scandal. Mohamud, now aged 35,…
Housing and zoning “Overly restrictive local zoning is the fundamental cause of America’s housing shortage,” according to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. “Cities and counties have employed their…
Francisco Estrada-Deltaro was sentenced today in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. We’ve written about Estrada several times now. He’s that restaurateur whose Lake Street eatery was at the epicenter of…
By the numbers It has been an awful month for public safety in Minneapolis. While data shows that year-to-date murders and many other crimes of violence are down compared to…
This morning at 11:20 a.m., police were called to a shots-fired call at Lake Street and I-35. The 2900 block of Stevens Avenue has become notorious for continuous drug dealing…
Francisco Estrada-Deltaro is now a convicted federal felon, by his own admission. This turn of events may have come as a complete shock to local media consumers, The Minnesota Star…
From the U.S. Attorney’s press release: Carjacker Charged with Federal Crimes for Carjacking Spree that Killed Two Women and Injured a Child. David Zimmer wrote about the incident the day…
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…
The JigJiga is up for Ahmed Yasin Ali, age 60, who pled guilty this afternoon (Friday) at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Ali is Defendant No. 37 (out of…
For the second time this summer, the Feds have executed a drug bust seizing 900 pounds of meth. Here are 630 lbs. of the nearly 900 seized in the bed…
The left’s ratcheted narrative on immigration enforcement. A ratchet wrench is an effective tool that allows for continuous movement of a nut in one direction while preventing movement in the…
Hymies Records, an iconic secondhand record shop located on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is closing after 37 years in business. The alarming part of the announcement was the recognition that…
I recently shot this video of the intersection in south Minneapolis that found itself at the epicenter of the George Floyd riots of May 2020. The third precinct police station…
Isabel Lopez, age 27, described in local media as a community activist, has been indicted on four counts of assault and resisting arrest, all related to the anti-ICE protests on…
Last week, investigators from a federal law enforcement task force that included local detectives from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office conducted high-risk search warrants at eight locations around the Twin…
A ratchet wrench is an effective tool that allows for continuous movement of a nut in one direction while preventing movement in the opposite direction. The evolution of the left’s…
In the Derrick Thompson trial now wrapping up in Minneapolis, his older brother Damarco appeared as a witness for the prosecution. Damarco testified that he was never in the rented…
Yesterday a major federal investigation into human trafficking and the distribution of controlled substances led to search warrants being executed in multiple locations in Minnesota. One of those locations was at…
Our political and law enforcement leaders are reaping the results of years of leadership that has tried to appease the activist voices in Minnesota. This effort has done nothing to…