An advisory committee voted on Jan. 13 to endorse the installation of weapon screening systems at the Minnesota State Capitol and surrounding buildings. The Advisory Committee on Capitol Security, which includes four legislators,

Eligible businesses are those that are situated between Marion Street and Jackson Street, and between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Minnesota History Center on West Kellogg Boulevard.

Pro-life supporters will gather at the Slumberland Furniture Alexandria parking lot, near the old Kmart building, early Thursday morning, Jan. 22. The bus will leave at 7:30 a.m. The march is organized by the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. According to the MCCL, it’s Minnesota’s biggest pro-life event of the year.

After several meetings over six months, the Minnesota Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security voted to recommend metal detectors and weapons screening at the State Capitol.

Minnesota officials are recommending that lawmakers pass legislation this session for weapons screening at the state Capitol.

A scuffle broke out between protesters at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, January 14, as tensions flared during a student-led anti-ICE demonstration. Video from Brendan Gutenschwager shows building security intervening as a physical altercation erupted in front of the building.

Activists rallied at the Connecticut State Capitol on Tuesday to protest ICE operations and demand justice for a woman who was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minnesota.

The Minnesota legislature has taken a small step toward potentially installing metal detectors at the State Capitol for the first time.

The protest on a bitterly cold Saturday night came hours after federal agents shot and killed Pretti, 37, at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis.