A troubling trend The murder of 77-year-old Ann Prazniak in her south Minneapolis apartment in 1998 was an extremely callous act, reflective of the depravity that consumed the crack addicts…
Darlis Adonay Espana-Santos, age 25, appears to be back on his way to his native Honduras after a court appearance this afternoon (Monday) at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.…
Ley Enrique Ortiz-Calleja, age 29, was arguing his case this morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul. Your correspondent was there. Mr. Ortiz is an early frontrunner for…
In our visit to the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis today, we encountered the rare illegal alien from outside of Latin America. Asongafack Derick Mewoabi, age 34, hails from Cameroon,…
Our Minnesota Man of the week found himself in Federal Court in downtown Minneapolis this Friday morning, pleading guilty to a felony count. Your correspondent was there. At one point…
Roberto Trinidad De La Rosa (a/k/a Jaime) is facing his 10th deportation from the United States after pleading guilty this morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul. He…
For months anti-ICE rhetoric has been spewed by prominent politicians on the left. The rhetoric is now turning into violence against our federal agents and responding officers.
Lorraine Lee Combs, age 57, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul this morning. Your correspondent was…
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, now age 36, pled guilty to one count of attempted bribery of a juror at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis this morning. Your correspondent was there.…
The U.S. Attorney announced machine gun possession charges against two men in connection with the shootings at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis last month outside of the Wayzata High School graduation…
Defendant No. 71, Hibo Daar, was formally arraigned in Federal Court this morning in downtown Minneapolis. She entered a plea of not guilty. Your correspondent was there. Except where specifically…
It’s a tale as old as time itself: a last-minute ticket purchased to Dubai, another airport arrest. Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV reported on the 6 p.m. news this evening…
In the Winter 2024 issue of our magazine Thinking Minnesota, I wrote about the “Minnesota Miracle” of 1978 which saw, among other outcomes, the election of a tied state House,…
President Joe Biden’s unprecedented commutation of the sentences of nearly 1,500 federal prisoners has drawn an equally unprecedented rebuke from U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland in Bismarck. Fifteen federal…
There’s a lot more on the line for a powerful federal environmental agency than anyone anticipated when 21 states filed a legal case in U.S. District Court in Bismarck earlier…
Minneapolis records the 7th murder in and around homeless encampments in 10 months This past weekend three people were fatally shot, and three others were wounded in two separate shooting…
A Canadian man whom customs officials say entered the United States illegally has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bismarck to attacking energy installations in North Dakota and South…
A University of North Dakota student has joined a University of Wisconsin student in challenging the constitutionality of a race-based U.S. Department of Education scholarship program in U.S. District Court…
A new lawsuit highlights the slippery slope of government overreach and regulation.
It’s another case study in why the North Dakota Legislature established a $15 million legal war chest to fight the Biden administration’s brazen regulatory overreach. This time North Dakota has…
Late last week, the always alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV noticed a new filing in Federal court. Ladan Ali, the alleged bagwoman in the Feeding Our Future bribery case,…
Manufacturing and other companies count on keeping their employees’ skills up to date through short refresher courses, often offered by professional development training providers. It’s a vital service that Minnesota…
I’ve seen this movie before, and I know how it ends. The headline last week in the ND Reformer reads: North Dakota officials object to Minnesota carbon-free energy law in public…
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for five former employees who were fired over religious objections to Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies to proceed with wrongful…