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Nov 28, 2025
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What are crime rate comparisons between Minnesota neighborhoods with large Somali populations and citywide averages?

Available official statewide crime data tools exist but do not break out crime rates by neighborhood ethnicity; local reporting links higher crime in some Minneapolis neighborhoods like Cedar‑Riversid...

Jan 14, 2026
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how did the democrats respond to the murder of Justine damon

Democratic elected officials and allied civic groups in Minnesota responded to the 2017 killing of Justine Ruszczyk Damond with public expressions of outrage, calls for accountability and broader poli...

Jan 26, 2026
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What official evidence (body‑worn camera, radio logs, autopsy report) has been publicly released in the Alex Pretti case and what does it show?

Federal and independent news outlets report that the main publicly available material in the case consists of multiple bystander videos and photos, plus a DHS-released photograph of a firearm and agen...

Jan 25, 2026

What publicly available forensic or body-camera evidence are investigators collecting beyond bystander videos in the Pretti shooting?

Public reporting shows investigators are collecting and trying to preserve more than just citizen videos in the : authorities and prosecutors have sought access to federal evidence, state investigator...

Jan 13, 2026

What is the status of the federal and state investigations into Renee Good’s death and any related inquiries?

Federal authorities have taken exclusive operational control of the probe into Renee Nicole Good’s killing, with the FBI leading the investigation and Minnesota state investigators reporting they have...

Jan 18, 2026

How have federal and local agencies handled jurisdiction and investigations in fatal federal‑agent shootings?

Federal and local responses to fatal shootings involving federal agents have repeatedly produced jurisdictional friction: federal authorities often assert control of investigations and limit state par...

Jan 20, 2026

What legal rules govern federal control of officer-involved-shooting investigations and state access to evidence?

Federal control over investigations of officer-involved shootings by federal agents rests on a mix of constitutional supremacy, federal criminal statutes, and prosecutorial discretion, but states reta...

Nov 23, 2025

Were any members of Tim Walz’s administration implicated in misuse of state funds?

Federal and state reporting shows multiple large fraud schemes in Minnesota programs during Gov. Tim Walz’s tenure, including a roughly $250 million COVID-era school meals scandal and investigations t...

Jan 15, 2026

What did the FBI publicly disclose about its investigation into the Renee Good shooting?

The FBI publicly announced it is leading the probe into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and has taken sole control of the investigative materials, a move that Minnesota officials say has block...

Dec 17, 2025

What evidence or documents have been released supporting the fraud claims against Tim Walz?

Congressional Republicans have opened a formal document request and investigation into alleged widespread fraud in Minnesota social services under Gov. Tim Walz, citing schemes tied to Feeding Our Fut...

Jan 18, 2026

Is there verified video or law-enforcement confirmation of a pursuit involving a Viking-costumed person in Minnesota?

There is no verified law-enforcement confirmation in the provided reporting that a person wearing a Viking costume was involved in a police pursuit in Minnesota; the only direct media mention in the s...

Dec 21, 2025

What steps has Minnesota taken administratively to prevent future fraud in social services and how effective are those measures?

Minnesota’s state agencies have responded to a cascade of social‑service fraud revelations by tightening administrative safeguards — from new program‑integrity rules and statutory tools to payment fre...

Jan 26, 2026

Did an ice agent murder a man that was doing nothing to support being shot 10 times

The available reporting shows that federal /ICE agents shot and killed in , firing at least 10 rounds and apparently shooting some rounds while he was on the ground; videos released by multiple outlet...

Jan 26, 2026

What legal steps have Minnesota officials taken to preserve evidence and investigate federal-agent-involved shootings?

officials have taken immediate legal and procedural steps to preserve evidence and press for state-led scrutiny after two , including filing a federal lawsuit and securing a temporary restraining orde...

Jan 25, 2026

Man shot by ICE in Minnesota yesterday

A federal immigration-enforcement operation in on Jan. 24, 2026, ended with the by agents; widespread video and witness accounts have contradicted initial federal descriptions and ignited large protes...

Jan 24, 2026

What is happening in Minessota?

is in the grip of an escalating confrontation between a large federal immigration enforcement presence and widespread local resistance after the fatal shooting of by an on January 7; the episode has s...

Jan 16, 2026

What have Minneapolis investigations (MBI, city) concluded about the devices used during the Jan. 14 federal operation?

The Minneapolis investigations and city statements have not produced a definitive, independent finding that changes the basic reporting: federal agents used chemical irritants and crowd‑control muniti...

Dec 13, 2025

Which agencies (state attorney general, U.S. DOJ, special prosecutors) would investigate a sitting Minnesota governor?

Multiple layers of authority can investigate a sitting Minnesota governor: state law-enforcement and oversight bodies led by the Minnesota Attorney General and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, fed...

Dec 7, 2025

Which Minnesota agencies investigated whistleblower complaints involving Tim Walz and what were their findings?

Multiple investigations — federal and state — have been opened into pandemic-era fraud allegations in Minnesota programs; at least the U.S. House Oversight Committee, the U.S. Treasury Department, and...

Dec 6, 2025

Government initiatives to address missing Black women and girls in 2024

Federal and state governments in 2024 took several concrete steps to address the disproportionate numbers of missing and murdered Black women and girls: the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Just...