Minnesota allows individuals with a permit to carry a gun in public, concealed or not, and there is no state law against having a gun while at a demonstration. That contradicts FBI Director Kash Patel's claim suggesting that "you cannot bring" a loaded firearm "to any sort of protest” in the state.

Weekend comments made by some top Trump administration officials are raising questions about Minnesota’s permit to carry laws, following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident by federal forces on Saturday.

Minnesota gun rights are in the spotlight after U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed a lawful gun carrier​ over the weekend.

The Minnesota governor signed a police reform package that included tightening the criteria for the permitted use of deadly force by peace officers.

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton will join hundreds of mayors from across the nation in Washington, D.C. this week for the United States Conference of Mayors 94th winter meeting to sit down with congressional delegates about local issues and federal reform.

Minnesota is the latest flashpoint in a federal crackdown involving ICE, Border Patrol and other agencies. But it's far from the only place targeted. The protests, the clashes and the violence have raised urgent questions about where this all leads.

A federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether she should temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which has led to three shootings, including two fatal shootings, by federal officials this month.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to let the federal government access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and killed by immigration agents.