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Two injured in St. Paul shooting, three arrested | Alpha News. org
1+ day, 24+ min ago (342+ words) Two men were injured by gunfire during a chaotic scene in St. Paul late Monday afternoon, and three suspects were taken into custody, according to the St. Paul Police Department (SPPD). Shots were reported around 5: 30 p. m. in the area of the…...
Jury convicts Minneapolis man connected to gang-related shootings of illegally possessing machine gun | Alpha News. org
2+ week, 4+ day ago (495+ words) Ali was initially released from custody without being charged after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty deferred a charging decision. A Minneapolis man court records state was a suspect in multiple gang-related shootings was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday for…...
Zach Freimark and Sarah Hitchcock: Minnesota parents, we're about to lose out on $800 million for our children | Alpha News. org
3+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) "At a time when school districts across Minnesota are making drastic cuts to their budgets, Gov. Walz said 'never going to happen' to a lifeline provided by the federal government," write Zach Freimark and Sarah Hitchcock of the America First…...
Minnesota's first 2026 laws include housing funding, repeal of Cesar Chavez Day | Alpha News. org
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (443+ words) (The Center Square) " Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed four bipartisan bills into law, marking the first bill signings of the 2026 legislative session. The measures address school bus safety, cannabis product testing, housing support and repeal of Cesar Chavez Day. "These…...
Cities Church parishioners continue to be 'hounded' and 'harassed' by anti-ICE protesters, churchgoer says | Alpha News. org
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (405+ words) "They block the sidewalk and are cussing us out as we walk into church," a churchgoer told Crime Watch Minneapolis. "I just want the freedom to worship without [fear] and not be hounded or harassed." Attendees of Cities Church in…...
House Democrats block legislation that would criminalize the disruption of a church service
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (555+ words) During the committee meeting, Democrats repeatedly brought up Operation Metro Surge. Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives blocked legislation that would make it a crime to disrupt a church service with the intent to interfere with the free exercise…...
Churchgoer sues Don Lemon, others for 'extreme and outrageous' conduct in church storming | Alpha News. org
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) The woman says she experienced "severe emotional distress, fear, anxiety, and trauma" because of the group's actions, which she says terrified children and other vulnerable congregants. A St. Paul woman has filed a federal civil lawsuit against eight anti-ICE activists,…...
Rev. Dale Witherington: Disrupting worship in the name of protest demands equal justice under the law | Alpha News. org
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (260+ words) "The FACE Act cannot be selectively applied. If it protects access to abortion clinics, it must also protect Americans' right to worship without intimidation or disruption," writes Rev. Dale Witherington. On Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, parishioners at Cities Church in St. Paul,…...
Charges: 'Sleeping' driver ran over pedestrian before crashing into transit station | Alpha News. org
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (638+ words) The suspect, Joshua Ryan Pendegayosh, claimed he was "sleeping at the time of the accident." Police located a syringe on the passenger side floorboard of the vehicle. Pendegayosh has at least 31 prior convictions, including nine felonies. A man was badly…...
Minnesota mayors call for course correction amid fraud and high state spending | Alpha News. org
3+ mon, 19+ hour ago (643+ words) "What we are asking for is not extreme, it's not partisan, and it's not unreasonable. It's accountability, it's fiscal responsibility, and it's leadership " true leadership," Crosslake Mayor Jackson Purfeerst said. A group of Minnesota mayors held a press conference Wednesday…...