While parent-teacher organizations have organized watches outside schools during pickup and drop-off times for months, the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, and the clash that day between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters outside Roosevelt High School has prompted more parents to guard schools.

Federal officers have encountered opposition in nearly all of the cities targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign. Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term,

Facing ongoing immigration actions and federal funding freezes, mayors Her and Frey commit to 'the bond between St. Paul and Minneapolis.'

Melanie Rucker and Greg Duren, formerly assistant fire chiefs, were chosen to temporarily lead their departments following the retirement of their predecessors.

Isaac Thompson sees the 122-year-old institution he leads as uniquely positioned to help revitalize downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota Orchestra posted $38.7 million in revenue last season, up 19% from the year before.