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01/09/2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his agency is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesotan residents and businesses and Somalia. The actions come as the federal government ramps up its immigration crackdown in the state.

01/09/2026

New video first published by Alpha News shows the perspective from the ICE Agent. Has it changed your view? Plus Minnesota is now doing an independent investigation of the shooting - since the FBI is shutting out the state.

Hour 1:
- Has the new video changed your mind?
- Why are the schools closing and shows being canceled?
- Why do you think things have been calmer now than they were post-George Floyd?

Hour 2:
- Card DeSharks for a Jester Concepts Gift Card
- People are scared - ICE keeps giving them good reasons
- Is Conan right: are comedians too angry against Trump and not funny enough?

Hour 3:
- The Lead: the latest on Minnesota's new investigation, new video, and our states "iconic" companies
- New jobs report means..... ?
- Chris Hine on the red hot Minnesota Timberwolves
- What it's like to be a guest on CNN

01/09/2026

Federal officials say an ICE officer acted in self-defense when he shot Renee Good. But videos of the incident tell a far more complicated story, and policing experts say some choices made defy practices nearly every agency has followed for decades.

01/09/2026

Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis

01/09/2026

The Hennepin County Attorney's office and Minnesota Attorney General's office have announced an effort to collect and preserve evidence in the investigation into the shooting and death of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this past Wednesday.

01/09/2026

A call from statewide education leaders Friday for federal agents to leave Minnesota. Education Minnesota president Monica Byron says school administrators must know what to do if federal agents try to get inside a school building.

01/09/2026

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed Friday as a day of a "Day of Unity" in remembrance of Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot by an ICE agent Wednesday. Minneapolis crews also removed barricades from the area she was killed due to "public safety."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed Friday as a day of a “Day of Unity” in remembrance of Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot by an ICE agent Wednesday. Minneapolis crews also removed barricades from the area she was killed due to “public safety.”

01/09/2026

The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent had grim echoes in Minnesota. It took place in a state that’s seen daily conflicts with the Trump administration. It happened only blocks from the site where George Floyd was killed in 2020.

01/09/2026

Community activists said Thursday they will continue to stand-up for citizen rights after 37-year old Renee Good was shot by an ICE agent on Wednesday. "This is not a war zone. This is our neighborhood. We are better together," said local faith leaders.

Community activists say they will continue to stand-up for citizen rights after 37-year old Renee Good was shot by an ICE agent on Wednesday. “This is not a war zone. This is our neighborhood. We are better together,” said local faith leaders.

01/09/2026

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island.

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island

01/09/2026

The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela

01/09/2026

Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread to other areas and affect President Trump's efforts to persuade Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker