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01/17/2026

Waseca Mayor Randy Zimmerman says it's unfortunate some residents are fearful to leave their homes - even if here legally. "I would suggest just having documents available and on their person so they can show whatever proof they need to provide."

Waseca Mayor Randy Zimmerman says it’s unfortunate some residents are fearful to leave their homes - even if here legally. “I would suggest just having documents available and on their person so they can show whatever proof they need to provide.”

01/17/2026

The injuries in California are the latest in a growing number of violent encounters between federal agents and community members during protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

A Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive

01/17/2026

BREAKING: The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, two people familiar with the matter said Friday.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter

01/17/2026

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. It's dominating Greenlander's lives: "We can’t really understand it,”

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it

01/17/2026

A South St. Paul high school student is helping classmates in a unique way. Many students are fearful of federal immigration efforts across the Twin Cities, and even concerned they may be swept up by ICE agents for simply trying to get to school.

01/17/2026

Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has now threatened to do as a way to send U.S. military forces to Minnesota. And some legal experts say nothing in Minneapolis justify using the act again now.

01/16/2026

Your Friday edition of the "830 On The Go" is here:

A congressional field hearing in St. Paul focuses on ICE activity in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz in talks with the White House, South St. Paul high school student hopes to help fellow classmates, and more!

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01/16/2026

Numerous restaurants are either closed or cutting hours, and now some events and activities are being postponed as significant ICE operations continue around the state. But Minneapolis city leaders insist the city is still "open for business."

01/16/2026

More than two dozen Democratic members of the U.S. Congress are in St. Paul Friday for field hearing on the actions of ICE agents in Minnesota. "What is happening in Minnesota is a pattern that is dangerous to every single person in America."

More than two dozen Democratic members of the U.S. Congress are in St. Paul Friday for field hearing on the actions of ICE agents in Minnesota. “What is happening in Minnesota is a pattern that is dangerous to every single person in America.”

01/16/2026

What's your mood? CNN, CBC, everyone keeps asking me - I want to ask you! One word: What's your mood.

We are live on location at the Winter SKOLStice - There's a Vikings Lakes Ice Festival starting today, and maybe Minnesota needs some winter to cool things down!

PLUS:
- Card DeSharks at 4pm
- More confrontational or more calm: what route should protesters go?
- DeRUSH Hour News Headlines with one of the worst Decembers in home sales in years - what's going on?
- Minnesota Wild Hockey talk: are they freezing up? Jess Myers joins

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01/16/2026

A U.S. citizen says in a statement that she was dragged from her car and detained by immigration officers in Minneapolis. Video of the arrest has drawn millions of views on social media, highlighting an intensifying immigration crackdown in the city.

01/16/2026

A judge ruled Thursday the arrest of Garrison Gibson was unlawful because federal agents did not have a judicial warrant when they broke down his door. He was re-arrested Friday after checking in at an immigration office. Now, he’s been released. Again.

A judge ruled Thursday the arrest of Garrison Gibson was unlawful because federal agents did not have a judicial warrant when they broke down his door. He was re-arrested Friday after checking in at an immigration office. Now, he’s out. Again.