π The Ramsey County attorney and sheriff are investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officials as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment. (MPR News)
That U.S. citizen, ChongLy "Scott" Thao, was taken from his St. Paul home in freezing temperatures wearing only underwear and a blanket and driven around in an agent's vehicle.
ICE called the investigation a "political stunt."
π A bus driver shortage in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district has administrators considering changes to start times, reduction of service to magnet schools and other measures. (Fox 9)
βοΈ Catholic Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester called President Trump's Truth Social posts about Pope Leo "entirely inappropriate and disrespectful." (Star Tribune)
Barron sits on Trump's Religious Liberty Commission.
π Best-selling author Celeste Ng takes the stage at the University of Minnesota tonight for a free lecture series event. (Info)
The #LocalAngle: Ng, whose hit novel "Little Fires Everywhere" was adapted into a Hulu show, told Minnesota Monthly that she has family in the Twin Cities and visits often.