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2,300 arrested in surge were deported or left country

Minnesota News September 17, 2026

The winter surge of 3,000 federal immigration agents to Minnesota eventually led to over 2,300 immigrants leaving the country, according to updated federal data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement obtained by the Deportation Data Project. The figure is a modest increase from the Reformer’s previous tally of 1,760 people who were deported or left the country after being arrested by ICE in the surge. The new total includes 2,019 immigrants who were explicitly recorded as being deported, as well as 315 immigrants who left the country after being arrested but under circumstances ...

Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a scathing rebuke from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for all the unfinished ...

House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. The bill is named after the late Sen. ...

Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate questions over her vaccine stance

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON — Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump's third surgeon general nominee, was grilled at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about her stance on childhood vaccines, voicing support for immunization as she seeks to serve in an administration that has moved to make sweeping changes to vaccine guidance. Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor, faced tough questioning about her views on the safety of childhood vaccines by Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who pressed her to declare whether she believed there was a link between vaccines and autism ...

Weekend events bring lots of music to Marshall

Local News September 16, 2026

MARSHALL — There will be a lot going on for music lovers in Marshall this weekend, with two different events happening Saturday. The Prairie Jam country music concert will be returning to Marshall with a new venue at the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The annual Pursuit of Excellence marching band event will also bring together roughly a dozen high school marching bands from around the region. Pursuit of Excellence is both an educational experience and a competition for high school marching bands. During the day Saturday, bands and color guard participate in clinics where they can get ...

Libraries wrestle with possible cuts

Local News September 16, 2026

LYON COUNTY — Lyon County is still a way off from finalizing a county levy and budget for 2027. But proposals to reduce county funding allocations to organizations like public libraries could lead to staff, program or purchasing cuts, area library and city staff said this week. “It’s ...