Category: Minnesota

Pro-Life Minnesota State Senator Who Refused to Abort One Twin Says, ‘Have Faith, Choose Life’

Minnesota State Senator Julia Coleman, 29, a proud mom of three sons, had to navigate complications during her second pregnancy with identical twin boys. Doctors advised she abort one baby to better the survival odds of the other. But Coleman and her husband, Jacob, leaned on their faith and refused—a decision Coleman says made her…


Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Minneapolis’ Appeal on Ruling Requiring It to Hire More Police Officers

By Liz Navratil From Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Minneapolis’ request to hear an emergency appeal on a court ruling that required the city to hire more police officers. In a one-page order, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea said the court was denying the city’s request for “accelerated review,” a move that…


Minnesota Democrat Official Declares Torching of Police Station ‘A Genuine Revolutionary Moment’

The torching of a police precinct in Minneapolis during the 2020 riots was “a genuine revolutionary moment,” a Democrat official in the city declared in a recent op-ed. “Like it or not, setting the Third Precinct on fire was a genuine revolutionary moment. An act of pure righteousness to open new worlds of understanding. The…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in MN Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in Minnesota Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Minnesota Public Interest Law Firm Takes on Critical Race Theory

A public interest law firm in Minnesota has filed a series of lawsuits on behalf of victims of critical race theory-based discrimination and retaliation as the grassroots movement against the ideology continues to grow. “Our clients are bravely confronting CRT-inspired bullying, indoctrination, and retaliation, which is not ‘training’ or persuasion,” Doug Seaton, president of Upper…


Minnesotans Take Legal Action Over Critical Race Theory

A law firm has taken legal action on behalf of Minnesotans opposed to Critical Race Theory (CRT) who argue that they have become victims of bullying and retaliation for speaking out against what they say is a divisive and discriminatory philosophy. The Minnesota-based Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) on Friday announced that it had filed complaints…


Minnesota Representative Defies Calls From Fellow Democrats to Resign

Minnesota’s governor and other high-profile Democrats are calling on a Democrat state representative to resign after abuse allegations surfaced and police body camera footage indicated he misrepresented a traffic stop. But Minnesota Rep. John Thompson says he will not step down from office. Local media found that Thompson was the subject of four allegations of…


Police Release Bodycam Footage After Minnesota Lawmaker Stopped by Police Claims Racial Profiling

Authorities in Minnesota released the body camera footage of a traffic stop involving a state lawmaker who claimed he was pulled over and ticketed by an officer for his race. The video, released by the City of St. Paul, shows state Rep. John Thompson, a Democrat, being pulled over on July 4 after midnight; with…


Minnesota Lawmaker Claims He Was Cited for Race; Police Releases Body Cam

Authorities in Minnesota released the body camera footage of a traffic stop involving a state lawmaker who claimed he was pulled over and ticketed by an officer for his race. The video, released by the City of St. Paul, shows state Rep. John Thompson, a Democrat, being pulled over on July 4 after midnight; with…