Via the Associated Press and KARE 11: The U.S. Department of Education is investigating five universities, including the University of Minnesota, over reported antisemitism. It’s part of President Donald Trump’s promise to take a tougher stance against campus antisemitism and deal out harsher penalties than former President Joe Biden’s administration, which settled a flurry of cases with universities in its final weeks.

Paul Walsh at the Star Tribune is reporting federal customs personnel in the Twin Cities intercepted more than $1 million worth of gas-powered engines that officials say were shipped illegally from China.

Jane McClure at My Villager reports US Internet’s request to provide services in Highland Park from a new facility on Randolph Avenue will be heard by the St. Paul Planning Commission Feb. 7 with a recommendation of support from the Highland District Council.

Via Bring Me the News: Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for 10 games for roughing the Ottawa Senators’ Tim Stutzle during Saturday’s game in Ottawa, Ontario.

Via FOX 9: Protests against Project 2025 and President Donald Trump’s executive orders are planned for Wednesday at state Capitol buildings in all 50 states.

Also from the Star Tribune: Organizers of the Minnesota Yacht Club festival at St. Paul’s Harriet Island Regional Park announced Monday that the lowest-priced general admission passes for their July 18-20 lineup are already sold out, less than a week after going on sale.

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Nick Lentz at WCCO reports: “The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 46-year-old inmate who escaped police custody Sunday afternoon.”

Adam Uren at Bring Me the News reports: “A teenage boy is dead after a shooting in St. Cloud early Sunday morning.” 

Mara Gottfried at the Pioneer Press reports: “Jason Jensen is used to helping other people — as both a Lakeville police officer and a hockey coach – but now the police and hockey communities are rallying around him and his family since he was seriously injured in a fall during practice.”

Briana Bierschbach at the Star Tribune reports: “Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is sitting on more than $1 million in campaign funds if he chooses to seek a third term as governor in 2026.”

Nick Halter at Axios reports: “Metro Transit said it gave 47.5 million rides last year, a 6% increase over 2023 … but (t)hat’s still down 39% compared to 2019, when the agency reported 77.9 million rides.” 

Matt Sepic at MPR News reports: “After years of investigation, charges and guilty pleas, a central figure in the Feeding Our Future case appeared in federal court in Minneapolis as jury selection, which started Monday morning, wrapped up by late afternoon. The panel of 16 people includes four alternates.”

David Pierini at North News reports: “(A) new apartment complex towers over a neighborhood. The residents want it torn down.”

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Kirsten Mitchell at WCCO News talked with Minnesota business owners taking part in “A Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide initiative happening Monday aimed at demonstrating the vital role immigrants play in the U.S. economy and protesting recent anti-immigrant policies.

Katie Wermus at FOX 9 has some early tallies from the Minnesota State Patrol on the overnight and morning snow effect on traffic. So far, there have been 83 crashes, four injury crashes, one fatality, 21 vehicles off the road, five vehicle spinouts and one jackknifed semi.

Allison Kaplan at Twin Cities Business interviews north Minneapolis entrepreneur Houston White about Target Corp.’s rollback of some DEI initiatives.

Feven Gerezgiher at MPR News talks with trans University of Minnesota student Micah Leroy after several right-wing commentators criticized his videos on social media related to a gender-affirming operation, drawing hateful attention and leading Meta to shut down his accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

Susan Du and Jessie Van Berkel at the Star Tribune are reporting Minnesota’s rollout of one of the nation’s first Medicaid-funded programs to help people find and keep housing has been deeply flawed, according to some providers.

Via Bring Me the News: A goalie mask designed by Mdewakanton Dakota artist Cole Redhorse Taylor and worn by Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been purchased by the Minnesota Historical Society and is now on display at the Minnesota History Center.

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KARE 11’s Naasir Akailvi reports: “A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday.”

Sarah Ritter and Maya Rao at the Star Tribune report: “The University of Minnesota law school is pausing the search for its next assistant dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion as administrators navigate President Donald Trump’s ban of DEI programs in the federal government.”

In related news, Feven Gerezgiher at MPR News reports: “Supporters (of immigrants) rallied on Minneapolis’ East Lake Street – a vibrant corridor of Mexican, Somali and other immigrant-owned businesses – packing the area on a grey and cold winter afternoon. They carried signs reading ‘All are welcome here’ and ‘Immigrants Make America Great.’”

Caroline Cummings at WCCO reports: “The Minnesota Supreme Court will weigh a new lawsuit stemming from the power dispute in the state House next week.”

Emily Baudle at KSTP reports: “Law enforcement is investigating after a man was found dead in a ditch near Hastings on Sunday morning. … The man’s identity has not yet been released; however, law enforcement believes the incident is connected to a report of a missing man and a suspicious fire investigation at a residence on St. Croix Trail in Denmark Township around 2 a.m. on Saturday.”

Jon Bream at the Star Tribune reports: “(Prince) was posthumously presented with a lifetime achievement Grammy on Saturday in a Special Merit Awards Ceremony that honored seven artists, including Frankie Valli, Taj Mahal and the Clash, the night before the 67th annual Grammy Awards.”

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Bill Lukitsch at the Star Tribune is reporting Minneapolis-based Sun Country and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 120, announced they’ve reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement after more than five years of negotiations.

Dustin Nelson at Bring Me the News reports the Minnesota Orchestra announced an operating loss of $3.8 million for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday.

Mark Kennedy at the Associated Press is reporting Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

Kyle Stokes at Axios breaks down this weekend’s one-side parking experiment in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul. If the experiment works, it could lead to big changes in the Capital City’s approach to clearing streets during snow emergencies.

Greta Kaul at the Star Tribune reports Farmington is looking into reducing traffic speeds to 25 mph, joining other metro cities, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Richfield, Bloomington, Victoria and New Brighton.

Macy Harder at Minnesota Monthly writes Sean Sherman, the nationally acclaimed chef and founder of Owamni and NATIFS, will appear on the Emmy-nominated docuseries “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Jay Boller at Racket talks with former Piccolo chef Doug Flicker about creating new pizzas for Heggies.

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KARE 11 reports: “One of the 67 people killed in Wednesday’s deadly air collision in Washington, D.C. is originally from Minnesota, according to online posts by family members.”

Clay Masters at MPR reports: “A new lawsuit over the House standoff asks the Minnesota Supreme Court to give Republicans help in ‘ending the constitutional crisis and restoring a functioning Legislature’ during a now two-week-old boycott by Democrats.” 

MPR’s Regina Medina reports: “Racial justice group leaders called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.”

Nick Halter at Axios reports: “After a couple of soft years, the desire for urban living in the Twin Cities is heating back up.”

Katie Galioto at the Star Tribune reports: “Minnetonka-based Onward Investors purchased the 31-story Ameriprise Financial Center at a big discount, adding to its growing portfolio of downtown Minneapolis office buildings.”

From the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: “Minnesota’s high school basketball scene just found a new phenom in Ari Peterson, the daughter of former NFL legend Adrian Peterson.” 

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Janet Moore at the Star Tribune is reporting an offer from the Trump administration encouraging federal employees to resign included Transportation Security Administration workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, prompting confusion among the workforce and concern about the possible effect on airport safety, according to a union official.

Mark Zdechlik and Anika Besst at MPR News talked with members of the figure skating community in Minnesota in the wake of Wednesday night’s plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Mike Manzoni at FOX 9 has the story of a Braham man, Mike Cameron, and his girlfriend who won a free cruise to the Caribbean. On board Cameron sought treatment for the flu only to have Norwegian Cruise Line bill him $47,000 for the treatment.

Adam Uren at Bring Me the News reports Home Depot will pay a former Fridley store employee $65,000 after settling a sexual harassment case brought by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

Dan Niepow at Twin Cities Business is reporting Digital River Inc., a Minnetonka e-commerce firm that sold for more than $800 million a decade ago, is shutting down.

Sharyn Jackson at the Star Tribune reports Dark Horse Bar & Eatery in Lowertown St. Paul will close in two weeks.

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Lolita C. Baldor, Eric Tucker and Tara Copp at the Associated Press report: “A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.”

Morgan Reddekopp at KSTP reports: “A teen who was certified as an adult in the 2023 shooting at Nudieland pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Dominic Burris, 18, entered guilty pleas to aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting first-degree assault.”

MPR News reports: “The city of Minneapolis has apparently reached a settlement with a woman who claims then-police officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force against her in 2020, four months before Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd, killing him.”

Jeremy Olson at the Star Tribune reports: “Hospitals in Minnesota are advising their employees on what to do if immigration agents show up.”

FOX 9’s Rob Olson reports: “A teen hockey player from Minnesota, playing for an Idaho team, suffered a serious injury on the ice. Now the hockey community is rallying behind him and his family.”

The Strib’s Paul Walsh reports: “A man with a long history of getting on the road despite repeatedly losing his driving privileges was spared from prison Wednesday afternoon for speeding through a red light at a Minnetonka intersection and causing a collision that critically injured a teenager.”

Adam Uren at Bring Me the News reports: “An SUV driver managed to escape without injury after crashing into the water at the point of a pressure ridge on Lake Minnetonka.” 

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Chris Boex at FOX 9 is reporting 25 ICE field offices nationally, including one in St. Paul, have each been given the goal of 75 arrests per day. President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to increase the arrest numbers.

Related: ICE arrests target immigrants at Hennepin County courthouse, causing ‘immense’ anxiety [Sahan Journal]

Mark Zdechlik at MPR News reports the St. Paul-based Center for Victims of Torture, founded 40 years ago to provide care for survivors of torture and trauma around the globe, had to “furlough about 75 percent of our staff,” according to CEO Simon Adams.

Lydia Morrell at KARE 11 is reporting six people were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a student-athlete with a pipe during a basketball game Tuesday at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope.

Jonah Kaplan at WCCO News reports school officials in Lakeville voted on Tuesday to remove inclusive posters with the term “Black Lives Matter” throughout the school system.

Kyle Jaeger at Marijuana Moment writes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are calling out the Trump administration’s new head of the DEA, Derek Maltz, over past comments he’s made about marijuana that reflect a “boomer” mentality, including his claim that cannabis is a gateway drug.

Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press reports demolition of the historic Hamline-Midway Library in St. Paul is now officially underway.

Louis Krauss at the Star Tribune reports Irish on Grand, a destination for Minnesota shoppers in need of Irish gifts or sausages, will close at the end of March.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow interviewed Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday about President Trump’s freeze on federal funds:

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Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters at MPR News report: “Minnesota leaders said they intend to join a legal fight against a new move by President Donald Trump to suspend federal money for an unspecified but potentially long list of programs.”

WCCO reports: “Target’s rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities and promoting progressive values in liberal Minneapolis, where it is based, and beyond.”

Ellen Galles at KSTP reports: “Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges has a warning about a (deportation) scam he says is bound to happen.”

Alicia Eler at the Star Tribune reports: “Experts in New York … may have discovered a previously unknown Vincent van Gogh portrait of a fisherman. … the painting first surfaced a few years ago at a garage sale in Minnesota and was sold to an antiques collector for less than $50.”

KARE 11’s Lou Raguse reports: “Brothers Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah pleaded guilty Tuesday in a surprise move” in the Feeding Our Future scandal.

Jimmy Lovrien at the Duluth News-Tribune reports: “(A) St. Louis Park-born runner wins Arrowhead 135. 

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