Bells rang at the Basilica of St. Mary at noon as part of a call for unity from more than 100 churches across the Twin Cities, one week after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.

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Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.

His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.

Minnesota BCA Superintendent Drew Evans says federal agents repeatedly blocked state investigators from accessing the shooting scene, even though the BCA had a judicial warrant

An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.

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Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man, DHS officials say he was armed A bystander video shows several agents wrestled with man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm, as protesters gathered at the scene: “Please do not destroy our own city.”

Walz criticized the narrative put out by the federal government about the shooting.

“Thank God we have video,” Walz said. “Because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them, or something.”

Homeland Security's presence in Minnesota dwarf Twin Cities' largest police forces 3,000 agents is more than the 10 largest metro police departments combined.

A reminder.
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Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man; DHS officials say he was armed A bystander video shows several agents wrestling with the man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm as protesters gathered at the scene: “Ple...

Walz: Minnesotans are 'creating a log of evidence' to prosecute federal agents
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Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man, DHS officials say he was armed A bystander video shows several agents wrestled with man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm, as protesters gathered at the scene: “Please do not destroy our own city.”

The NBA has postponed the game between the Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors tonight at Target Center, after federal agents fatally shot a man in south Minneapolis, the league announced.

A ‘C’ ranking for the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes is a triumph of environmental restoration The most visited natural destination in Minnesota lies in its most densely developed region.

Part 3: How you keep a series of lakes open and usable, when they're surrounded by some 3 million people
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When it comes to fish health, one Minnesota lake stands alone Mitchell Lake in Crow Wing County gets the DNR’s only perfect score for its fish. Anglers, they’re not talking about you.

Part 2 of 11,840-something: North of Brainerd, by a quiet stony brook, Minnesota’s only lake where the fish are ‘perfect.’ www.startribune.com/this-lake-ca...

Meet Ocheda, one of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota The lake adjoining Worthington got the lowest score from a state agency of the 3,000 surveyed.

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Meet Ocheda, one of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota The lake adjoining Worthington got the lowest score from a state agency of the 3,000 surveyed.

In the land of over 10,000 lakes, a small few are remarkably unhealthy. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources graded about 3,000 of the most used and studied lakes. This “F+” lake in Worthington is Minnesota’s most degraded. www.startribune.com/where-only-t...

…disappears

When Ethel the 300-pound bear started limping, her keepers knew where to call A dog and cat vet who specializes in hard cases opened her clinic to the wounded animal.

How a limping bear got X-rays at the one dog vet who would take her in

Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid Book by the U’s Dave Mech details decades of close-up wolf studies

Wild and free of human wrath: Arctic wolves in the way up north. Check out Dennis Anderson's review of Dave Mech's latest:

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree. Research from the University of Delaware has identified the best flora to plant in every U.S. county to support the most life.

9,000 caterpillars per clutch, why North American birds desperately need your oak tree:

For sport or food, love of birds is saving grace for America’s wetlands Hundreds of species, including every kind of duck, goose and swan, need wetlands to breed, forage and rest. When wetlands are destroyed, the birds are usually the first to noticeably die off.

Did you know that a 1934 law requiring goose and duck hunters to purchase a stamp helped the federal government buy and permanently protect tens of thousands of acres of wetlands across the U.S.? @gregstrib.bsky.social writes about the relationship between birding, hunting and wetland preservation.

Why the nation’s altered wetland landscape faces new threats Take an interactive tour through the Mississippi River Basin, from bog to bayou, that explores the changing wetland landscape.

Take an interactive tour through the Mississippi River Basin, from bog to bayou, that explores the changing wetland landscape.

In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape The love of birds, for sport, food or observation, has been the saving grace of swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the Mississippi River.

Minnesota's swamps:

Minnesota DNR discovers rare spawning brook trout in Lake Superior The trout were found spawning along the lake’s shoreline, raising hopes the once abundant fish is rebounding.

Rare spawning brook trout discovered on Lake Superior's Minnesota coast

Not a whole lot of degrees out there today

Trying to find a particularly swampy swamp in Minnesota… a little tough to get to

A dwindling Minnesota fishing fleet chases the historic herring boom on Lake Superior A day on the water yields full nets of a beloved Minnesota fish.

November, when water temperatures are a perfect cold, is the best time to fish in Lake Superior. And right now there are more fish swimming in the lake again than thought possible
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Here's her in the spring... amazing how much bigger wolves look in the winter. Lot of insulation under that winter coat

Here's trail cam footage of 04D, the fence-buster and fisher queen... full winter coat, before her leg healed. You can see she's not putting weight on it. From the Voyageur's Wolf Project

Are the dogs really twice the size of a wolf? Yeah, they’re 120 lbs. and growing. A mix of Antolian shepherd, Spanish maremeesa and great Pyrenees. Wolves in Minnesota only grow to about 60 lbs.

Does the fence trap other animals out or in the ranch? Not really. The fence is only 3.5 feet high. Moose and deer jump right over. Black bears climb it. Smaller mammals squeeze right through. Wolves, just, never seem to think to jump. They only dig.

Kind of bummed that it all ended with a dang car

She never actually killed a calf on the ranch, even for all the time she spent on it. She was after the scat… wolves (and dogs) have iron stomachs and can get a lot of nutrients out of that calf scat