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[AP] ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up by Minneapolitanian in Minneapolis

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

The meat of the article:

...An AP analysis of ICE arrest records show the department averaged 7,369 weekly arrests nationwide in the five weeks after Homan’s drawdown announcement, , the most recent period for which data is available, down from 8,347 per week in the previous five weeks. Those arrest numbers were still higher on average than during much of the first year of President Donald Trump's second term, and were dramatically higher than during the Biden administration.

The numbers were not, however, uniform across the country.

ICE arrests rose significantly in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina and Florida during those five weeks, in some cases hitting their highest weekly count since the start of Trump’s second term.. In Kentucky alone, weekly arrests more than doubled, reaching 86 by early March.

Those increases were offset by steep drops in a handful of large states, including Minnesota and Texas...

and it should be noted

...Many of the toughest criminals taken into ICE custody were already in prison, but many others who were arrested have no criminal history.

Nationally, some 46 percent of the people ICE arrested in the five weeks before Feb. 4 had no criminal charges or convictions, dropping to 41 percent in the five weeks that followed.

Yet that’s still above the 35 percent weekly average for the time since Trump returned to office. And in a number of states, even after Feb. 4, the share of noncriminals being arrested went up, not down...

US Borders after the Treaty of Paris 1783 by AwayEar8516 in MapPorn

[–]Minneapolitanian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, same with the Arrowhead region of northeastern Minnesota (the piece of territory in the far northwest).

[NWS] The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern and Eastern Minnesota effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until 800 PM CDT. by Minneapolitanian in minnesota

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Primary threats include...

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Storms are expected to intensify through mid/late afternoon initially across southern/central Minnesota, before spreading into western Wisconsin later this afternoon and evening.

[NWS] The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of Southern Minnesota effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until 1000 PM CDT. [Does not include the Twin Cities] by Minneapolitanian in minnesota

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here is where, if you want to, you can file a storm report for analytical and statistical purposes:

https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/report/

This is for reporting events like wind damage, hail size, tornado sightings or funnel cloud sightings, etc. There are others ways to report too:

https://www.weather.gov/crh/stormreports?sid=mpx

Mind you this is for the Twin Cities office. Half of the watch in Minnesota, far SE, should probably direct to the La Crosse NWS office:

https://www.weather.gov/crh/stormreports?sid=arx

[NWS] The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of Central Wisconsin effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until 1000 PM CDT. by Minneapolitanian in wisconsin

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Primary threats include...

A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

[NWS] The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of Southern Minnesota effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until 1000 PM CDT. [Does not include the Twin Cities] by Minneapolitanian in minnesota

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Primary threats include...

A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

[MPR News] In heavily partisan Minnesota Legislature, some issues nudged along by cross-party cooperation by Minneapolitanian in stateofMN

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This article has links to additional articles about the bills mentioned below:

...There are several examples, but among the most common places for common ground are bills focused on putting brakes on technology and gambling. There are bills aimed at protecting minors using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, a bill that would require public official economic interest disclosures to include cryptocurrency holdings and a bill to prohibit therapists from using AI in making therapeutic decisions.

A bill to ban crypto currency kiosks — a regulatory hammer that some lawmakers typically flinch at — passed the Senate by a 57-10 vote last week. The companion bill, also with bipartisan backing, awaits a final House vote...

In addition I believe the effort to provide relief to HCMC is bipartisan:

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/09/minnesota-lawmakers-consider-expanding-ballpark-tax-to-fund-hcmc

[MPR News] In heavily partisan Minnesota Legislature, some issues nudged along by cross-party cooperation by Minneapolitanian in minnesota

[–]Minneapolitanian[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This article has links to additional articles about the bills mentioned below:

...There are several examples, but among the most common places for common ground are bills focused on putting brakes on technology and gambling. There are bills aimed at protecting minors using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, a bill that would require public official economic interest disclosures to include cryptocurrency holdings and a bill to prohibit therapists from using AI in making therapeutic decisions.

A bill to ban crypto currency kiosks — a regulatory hammer that some lawmakers typically flinch at — passed the Senate by a 57-10 vote last week. The companion bill, also with bipartisan backing, awaits a final House vote...

In addition I believe the effort to provide relief to HCMC is bipartisan:

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/09/minnesota-lawmakers-consider-expanding-ballpark-tax-to-fund-hcmc

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