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Copy shortlink: Minnesota's top public safety officials said Friday they have detailed precautions set up ahead of weekend protests, but there are no credible threats against the Minnesota Capitol. An FBI bulletin from the end of December said there was evidence that right-wing extremists would target the Minnesota and Michigan capitols on Sunday. But Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said that is "dated material," and an FBI official told him during a briefing Friday morning that there is no credible immediate threat to Minnesota. Harrington, Gov. Tim Walz an...

"We take threats to our Capitol and to our citizens incredibly seriously," Walz said.

Minnesotans clash over President Donald Trump's second impeachment Jessie Van Berkel, Katie Galioto, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/ALEX KORMANN • Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS Pam Carlson, left, and Amy McClure calmly discussed and debated the second impeachment of President Trump inside McKenzie’s Bar & Grill in Hermantown, Minn. on Wednesday. Carlson supports impeachment while McClure does not. HERMANTOWN, MINN. – Pam Carlson and Amy McClure were catching up over drinks at McKenzie's Bar and Grill as the U.S. House was preparing to vote on a second impeachm...

Walz is deploying the Minnesota National Guard ahead of potentially violent protests.

Minnesota remains the only state with a divided Legislature, and the stark political contrast between the House and Senate was on display as the two sides debut their top bills for the session. From COVID-19 response to election changes, the two chambers are rolling out early measures that show differing visions for the state. Many of the House Democrats' top priorities for the session are ...