Via the Star Tribune, Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere at the New York Times reports: “An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators on Tuesday that accused Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so ‘abusive’ toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had a safe word to call for help if she needed to get away from him.”
Maya Rao at the Star Tribune reports: “Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued to block Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, joining counterparts in 21 other states in legal battles against a right they say is guaranteed by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court.”
From Beret Leone, Adam Duxter, Graham Kates, Robert Legare, Melissa Quinn, Cole Premo at WCCO: “Minnesotans are among those granted clemency for crimes committed during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.”
Addie McCabe and Ryder Blair at KTTC report: “… the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded nearly $7 million in Contamination Clean-up grants for 11 Minnesota communities, including the city of Rochester.”
Peter Passi at the Duluth News Tribune reports: “Following years of litigation, the fate of the Paul Robeson Ballroom and Pastoret Terrace, formerly home to the Kozy Bar & Apartments, may finally be coming into costly focus.”
David Griswold at KARE 11 reports: “A man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a fire Saturday morning at a strip club in Elk Mound, Wisconsin.”
Editor’s note: An earlier headline indicated Hegseth’s accuser of violence was the biological sister of his ex-wife. She was a sister-in-law to Hegseth.
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