Jon Collins
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Reporter @MPRNews. '25 Nieman fellow. Co-creator of Peabody Award-winning 74 Seconds podcast. Victory gardener.
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NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal authorities on Tuesday took at least two people into custody in St. Paul during an operation that drew protesters and led to law enforcement using chemical irritants and firing less-lethal munitions into the crowd.
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Law enforcement, protesters clash as federal agents make arrests in St. Paul
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring what he called a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Federal authorities on Tuesday took at least two people into custody in St. Paul during an operation that drew protesters and led to law enforcement using chemical irritants and firing less-lethal munitions into the crowd.
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
“With prices going up so rapidly, electricity is becoming unaffordable in many parts of the country,” said Mark Wolfe, an energy economist... “And it isn’t just lower-income households anymore; it’s spilling into the middle class.”
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More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“With prices going up so rapidly, electricity is becoming unaffordable in many parts of the country,” said Mark Wolfe, an energy economist... “And it isn’t just lower-income households anymore; it’s spilling into the middle class.”
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
"Ridership has surpassed prepandemic levels by 18 percent. Bus drivers say they’re navigating less congested streets. People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets...and emissions dropped by 24,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year."
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Ridership has surpassed prepandemic levels by 18 percent. Bus drivers say they’re navigating less congested streets. People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets...and emissions dropped by 24,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year."
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I was just informed by my editor that North News broke the news on Jellybean Johnson passing away yesterday. Flowers where they are due to my colleague Azhae'la Hanson
Minneapolis Sound legend Jellybean Johnson passes at 69 — North News
By Azhae’la Hanson , Reporter The Minneapolis music community is mourning the loss of Garry “Jellybean” Johnson, the legendary drummer, guitarist, and producer who helped pioneer the Minneapolis S...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I was just informed by my editor that North News broke the news on Jellybean Johnson passing away yesterday. Flowers where they are due to my colleague Azhae'la Hanson
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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Children from America wrote to CS Lewis. Joe from Texas wrote: “When I’m tired and think I ought to die, I think, ‘What would Narnia be like if all those brave people gave up?’”
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The First Time I Read ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Children from America wrote to CS Lewis. Joe from Texas wrote: “When I’m tired and think I ought to die, I think, ‘What would Narnia be like if all those brave people gave up?’”
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"The FBI, the documents show, gained access to conversations in a “courtwatch” Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at three New York federal immigration courts."
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The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"The FBI, the documents show, gained access to conversations in a “courtwatch” Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at three New York federal immigration courts."
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More than five years after George Floyd's killing, the Minneapolis council is still struggling to find a shared vision forward. Community groups will offer their plans next month. And the council has possibly revived a mixed-use plan right as their term ends. share.google/q3lEqJhJjdR2...
Minneapolis City Council revives debate over future of George Floyd Square
Minneapolis City Council members revive a stalled plan for redeveloping George Floyd Square, setting a Dec. 11 vote.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
More than five years after George Floyd's killing, the Minneapolis council is still struggling to find a shared vision forward. Community groups will offer their plans next month. And the council has possibly revived a mixed-use plan right as their term ends. share.google/q3lEqJhJjdR2...
Attorney Jeff Storms said the “settlement does not come close to providing accountability for Leneal (Fraizure's) suffering, the loss of his life or the devastating impact on his family.” www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Minneapolis City Council approves $475,000 settlement with family of man killed in 2021 MPD crash
The civil suit filed by Frazier's family alleged that Cummings had a history of reckless pursuits that the department failed to discipline him for.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Attorney Jeff Storms said the “settlement does not come close to providing accountability for Leneal (Fraizure's) suffering, the loss of his life or the devastating impact on his family.” www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
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Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters are risking everything to cover the ICE opposition
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
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NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
“Both we and the bears are in trouble,” said Hideo Suzuki, 78, a matagi hunter in Akita. “I feel sorry for the bears.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
The Hunt Is On for Bears in Japan After Deadly Attacks
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November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Both we and the bears are in trouble,” said Hideo Suzuki, 78, a matagi hunter in Akita. “I feel sorry for the bears.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
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Erik Alarcon, whose uncle and cousin were detained in Tuesday's operation, says the family had planned to gather for Thanksgiving next week. Now, they’re trying to figure out where their relatives were taken and whether they can contact them.
'We’re very in the dark': Families say they can’t reach loved ones detained in St. Paul ICE operation
Families and advocates say they’re trying to reach their loved ones who were detained at a St. Paul manufacturer during a federal law enforcement operation on Tuesday.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Erik Alarcon, whose uncle and cousin were detained in Tuesday's operation, says the family had planned to gather for Thanksgiving next week. Now, they’re trying to figure out where their relatives were taken and whether they can contact them.
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Some very good in-depth explanatory reporting here on the nuts and bolts of how our immigration courts function. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
A week inside the opaque court where CT immigrants learn their fate
The courtroom often resembles an assembly line, with many cases taking less than five minutes.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Some very good in-depth explanatory reporting here on the nuts and bolts of how our immigration courts function. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
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The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
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Trump on the murder of a journalist: "Things happen."
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump on the murder of a journalist: "Things happen."
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"NBC Nightly News can show you pictures of devastating flooding, but they don't tell locals where to get fresh water."
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"NBC Nightly News can show you pictures of devastating flooding, but they don't tell locals where to get fresh water."
"More than a dozen former inmates recounted being beaten for nonviolent infractions, like talking back to guards or getting caught with contraband. Many said a special group of inmates, known as trusties, helped guards beat troublemakers..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers
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November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"More than a dozen former inmates recounted being beaten for nonviolent infractions, like talking back to guards or getting caught with contraband. Many said a special group of inmates, known as trusties, helped guards beat troublemakers..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
