Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense.

The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer.

Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman.

Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman.

Community members came together for a vigil in Ann Arbor to honor Renee Good, the mother who was killed by ICE in Minnesota.

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has asked the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office.

A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions have remained high.

The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency.

Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents receiving federal funds.

The surge of federal officers this week in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents.

Boston College forward James Hagens scored in a 1:03 span late in the second period and early in the third and the United States overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Slovakia 6-5 on Monday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Nikola Jokic set an NBA record with 18 points in overtime, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 142-138 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas night.

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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell previewed the team’s upcoming road game against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas, noting the challenge of facing a team on a three-game winning streak.

Kevin Garnett will finally have his No. 21 formally retired by his original team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Federal prosecutors say about half of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen.

American farmers are feeling the strain from trade disputes under President Donald Trump, particularly with China.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was forced out again at Minnesota after landing hard on his previously injured left elbow during an interception return.

The New York Knicks jumped on the Utah Jazz with a 23-0 lead Friday night, the largest game-opening run in the NBA since the league began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters.

President Donald Trump says he does not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the United States.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points despite being ill, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

A sleepy week filled with nonconference blowouts locked the College Football Playoff rankings into a virtual standstill, with Ohio State ranked first again and Oregon’s flip-flop with Ole Miss at Nos.

The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive season on Sunday night.

President Donald Trump has pledged to end temporary legal protections for Somalis in Minnesota, sparking fear in the state's immigrant community.

President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota.

Prosecutors in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband say they've turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense.

Detroit will soon host two Professional Women’s Hockey League Takeover Tour games.

A 738-foot freighter was successfully re-floated Saturday, Nov. 8, after running aground Friday, Nov. 7, in the Detroit River near the Renaissance Center.

The WNBA will hold its annual draft lottery on Nov. 23 with Dallas having the best chance to win it for the second consecutive season.

In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential order capping annual refugee admissions at 7,500, the lowest number since the program began in 1980.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faces more than a dozen challengers as the Democrat seeks a third term.

Darius Taylor ran for 148 yards and a touchdown, Drake Lindsey completed 16 of 20 passes for 153 yards and a score and Minnesota sacked quarterback Dylan Raiola a school-record nine times in a 24-6 victory over No. 25 Nebraska on Friday night.

The latest AP Top 25 college football rankings reveal a major shakeup.

Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier canceled a meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expected to take place next week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

With the addition of two teams in the Pacific Northwest, the PWHL released an expanded 120-game coast-to-coast schedule, which also includes as many as 20 options for yet-to-be-announced neutral site outings.

The Minnesota Wild have signed Kirill Kaprizov to the richest contract in NHL history at $136 million over eight years.

The Minnesota Lynx have seen their season end after losing to the Phoenix Mercury 86-81 in Game 4 of the playoff semifinal.

Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers — and the servers that power AI.

Courtney Williams scored a game-high 23 points, Kayla McBride scored 21, and Napheesa Collier added 18 points and nine rebounds as the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 82-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series.

The WNBA semifinals are set and a new champion is guaranteed after all four remaining teams were challenged in the opening round.

It’s fitting that many of the opening round playoff series are going the distance after the balanced regular season the WNBA had.

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The Minnesota Lynx are favorites to win the WNBA title when the playoffs begin Sunday.

The WNBA playoffs are set to begin Sunday with New York looking to become the fourth team to repeat as champions and Minnesota trying to avenge last season’s heartbreaking loss in the Finals.

Week 2 in college football had some seriously one-sided scores.

The Las Vegas Aces extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games with a 97-87 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.

Vice President JD Vance has visited Minneapolis to meet with families affected by a deadly church shooting.

The playoff picture in the WNBA is unclear with nine days remaining in the regular season.

Governor Tim Walz plans to call a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to consider tougher gun laws after last week's shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

When Target announced its current chief executive officer was stepping down, organizers of a months-long consumer boycott took it as a hopeful sign and stressed that their actions will continue as long as promises go unfulfilled.

Officials say a shooter opened fire during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself.

A pair of ospreys have disrupted the fall sports season at a Minnesota high school by nesting on a light pole on the football field.

The helicopter took off from Traverse City and airlifted the children to awaiting medical crews, who cleared them before returning them to their parents in a nearby field.

Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health.

Several big-name NFL players are under pressure this season, with their futures and their teams' success on the line.

A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message this summer from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet.

Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.

The WNBA hoped to create some buzz with its inaugural Rivals Week, which is slated to begin on Saturday.

Wyatt Hendrickson will face Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling's main event on Aug. 30.

The WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx have acquired DiJonai Carrington in a trade from Dallas.

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Jhoan Duran, trading two top prospects to the Minnesota Twins for the hard-throwing closer.

Three Democratic-led states that led the way in offering free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs because of significant budget concerns.

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife.

The WNBA finishes off the first half of its season this week before heading into the All-Star break in Indiana, which will be a showcase for young star Caitlin Clark.

Wildfire smoke from Canada has made for bad air quality over parts of the Upper Midwest.

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Human Services over its newly updated affirmative action hiring policy.

The Seattle Storm have been disruptive on defense this season behind stars Skylar Diggins, Gabby Williams and Nneka Ogwumike.

A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

Natasha Howard had 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final.

Minnesota is honoring the golden retriever named Gilbert belonging to a prominent state lawmaker and her husband who were shot to death in their home.

Former President Joe Biden joined thousands of mourners as former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman lay in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda.

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure.

Three people are dead and a regional airport has been heavily damaged after powerful winds including a tornado swept across the upper U.S. Midwest.

Michigan lawmakers are among 45 elected officials named on an alleged hit list discovered during the investigation of the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Hundreds have gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband gunned down at their home.

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country.

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration.

Michigan lawmakers are among 45 elected officials named on an alleged hit list discovered during the investigation of the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.

From a legislator in downtown Minneapolis to a veteran Ohio congresswoman, many lawmakers included in the suspected Minnesota gunman’s writings and list of targets are vowing not to bow down.

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend.

The suspect accused of killing a Minnesota political leader and injuring another allegedly had a list that included Michigan lawmakers.

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.

The man suspected of killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another is now charged with murder after police arrested him Sunday near his home after a nearly two-day search.

Lawmakers are still reeling from the shooting that killed one Minnesota state legislator and her husband and severely wounded another and his wife.

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.

Republicans in Congress called several Democratic governors to Washington on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is beginning to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. as several Midwestern states battle conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere.

A Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its six clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota within a year.

If the NBA playoffs were like the NCAA tournament, chances are your brackets would be busted by now.

Farm country voted heavily for Donald Trump last November.

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for his second straight 30-point performance, Julius Randle had 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110 for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

In more trouble than they faced at any time last year, the Boston Celtics take a 2-0 deficit into Game 3 against the New York Knicks.

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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter an increasingly competitive race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith.

The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well.