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Monday, January 12, 2026
Hundreds of people were protesting in downtown Minneapolis outside a hotel they believe ICE agents are staying at Friday night. It comes amid a surge of more than 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities in recent days. On Wednesday, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in South Minneapolis. People have been protesting in various locations since the shooting happened, including at the scene on Portland Avenue and at the Whipple Federal Building. On Friday night, a sizeable crowd marched in downtown, stopping at the Canopy by Hilton on South 3rd Street. People shone flashlights at the hotel and banged on the windows. Meanwhile, others played drums, guitar, or banged on pots and pans. Many held signs up criticizing ICE and calling on federal agents to leave the city. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that Good was attempting to move forward and flee and struck the Ice officer leading to the officers opening fire and called it an act of terrorism that is still being investigated. The Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has lashed out and disagreed with those results and he and the Governor are still planning to hold their investigation into the shooting.
Also on Friday United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been in St. Cloud. St. Cloud Mayor Jake Anderson and St. Cloud City Administrator Tracy Hodel said that this would not the first time that ICE agents were in St. Cloud as they have in the past several years. She stated that she was unaware of the recent incidents. St. Cloud Police Chief Jeff Oxton said they have reached out in advance about their presence in the St. Cloud but was not aware of any arrests or incidents recently.
One person was hurt in a single-car crash near St. Joseph early Saturday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on Interstate 94. Authorities say a car being driven by 30-year-old Benjamin Herbst of Fargo, ND, was going west on I-94 when he went off the road and rolled the car, with it coming to rest on its wheels. Herbst was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Morrison County Board of Commissioners celebrated the careers of three public servants during recent meetings. Child Protection Case Aide Sheryl Rassler and Assistant Corrections Agent DelRae LeBlanc were both honored for their years of service to Morrison County. Rassler had served in her position for five years and LeBlanc retired after 37 years with the county. ng career within Morrison County, noting her strong work ethic, sense of humor and dedication to teamwork. The board also thanked DelRae LeBlanc for her long career within Morrison County, noting her strong work ethic, sense of humor and dedication to teamwork. Another person was recognized for his years of service at the following board meeting was Darrell Larsen, who was thanked for his service on the Morrison County Extension Committee from 2017 through 2025. Board members thanked Larsen for his nine years of service to the Extension Committee, as well as for his 27 prior years of service to his nation as part of the military.
The Pierz City Council meets Monday at 7pm at Pierz City Hall.
Death Notices: Lois K. Peterson, age 83 of Pierz formerly of Little Falls.
Weather: Monday partly sunny skies, mild, high near 40. Rain showers mixing with freezing mix overnight, low near 30. Rain and snow showers possible in the morning Tuesday then windy, high near 40 then temps drop later in the afternoon wind gusts near 30mph into Tuesday night, low around 26 with clearing skies. Wednesday sunny and colder, breezy high 22, low around 11. Thursday cloudy skies, high near 30 with snow likely afternoon and evening with possible accumulations into Friday morning.
Sports: Indiana won 56-22 over Oregon to advance to face Miami January 19th in the National Championship in College Football. On Friday Little Falls girls beat Pierz 48-20, while Pierz boys beat Little Falls 77-57 in a basketball double-header. Duluth Denfeld beat Little Falls 5-2 in boys hockey. Little Falls wrestlers 2nd at Minnewaska, Pierz wrestlers 1st at Paynesville invite. Monday night playoff football is Houston at Pittsburgh at 6pm on AM960 KLTF. Girls Basketball Monday night Pequot Lakes at Pierz at 7pm on 94ROCKS KFML and fallsradio.com.
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