By Drew Evans Superintendent, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension On January 7, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was notified that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel were involved in a shooting in Minneapolis that resulted in a woman’s death. That morning, after consultation with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… USPS Needs to Stand Up to Amazon
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com The United States Postal Service ended the 2025 fiscal year with approximately $80.5 billion in revenue, a 1.2% increase over 2024. In 2025, Amazon represented $6 billion of the USPS total revenue -- less than 7.5% of the operating income pie chart. I was actually surprised to … [Read more...]
Statement From Senator Jeremy Miller on Fraud, Governor Walz’s Decision To Not Seek Re-election
By Senator Jeremy Miller I’m not surprised by Governor Walz’s announcement to drop his bid for re-election. The long-running reports of rampant fraud here in Minnesota are extremely concerning. Many of us have been sounding the alarm on fraud in government programs for years with minimal response from those responsible for oversight. The administration’s lack of oversight … [Read more...]
Klobuchar Reflects on 2025 and Lays Out Priorities for the Year Ahead
By Senator Amy Klobuchar As 2025 draws to a close and Minnesotans enjoy a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we’ve accomplished this year, reflect on some of the challenges we’ve faced, and look forward to the work ahead. This year started with the transition of power from one President to another. I chaired the … [Read more...]
Letter about checking your older financial accounts…
To the Editor, I had a commodity brokerage account I hadn’t used/traded in for the past 4-5 years, which had a small but significant balance. I received a letter from that business stating “The State of MN recognizes this as unclaimed property that will be transferred to the State.” The only reason given from the State of MN: inactivity. I’m still alive, I’m aware of the … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Christmas: Soulless and Commercialized, or Just as Jolly as Before?
By Micah Steffens Christmas has always been a big part of my life, as anyone else. From the MANY family gatherings to waking up early and running to the tree to see what Santa left. As a little kid, it always felt magical. But as the years went by, it lost its magic. I still had the same family gatherings to go to, the same tree to put up, yet something was off. Was it … [Read more...]
Good Neighbors
By Benya Kraus President & CEO Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation This holiday season, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has teamed up with the McKnight Foundation to distribute $100,000 in rapid response “Good Neighbor” grants to support immediate needs like heat assistance, food and other essential supplies. We are doing this through a group of … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Why We Can Succeed – A Generation Of Hope
By Mila Friske “I feel sorry for your generation. You have to live in such a difficult world.” I hear this sentence surprisingly often in conversations with my fellow human beings. And although it is well-intentioned, there is something about it that bothers me considerably: the assumption that there is hardly any room for hope in my generation. That we are being left with a … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Should Men be Allowed to Use Women’s Bathrooms?
By Davian Koren In recent years, some people have been pushing the idea that trans women (biological males that pretend to be female) should be allowed to use women’s bathrooms. In this essay I’m going to lay out why I disagree with this and how I think it should be handled instead. To start I think we need to address the question of why women’s and men’s bathrooms are … [Read more...]
Finstad, Hinson Urge Trump Administration to Prioritize Domestic Vitamin Production, Strengthen Supply Chain Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) led 14 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and his administration urging immediate action to strengthen domestic production of vitamins and other critical nutrients and review vulnerabilities in the current supply chain. Cosigners of the letter … [Read more...]