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People gather at Minnesota Capitol in nationwide protest against President Trump
Hundreds of people rallied at the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s first actions in office.
Protesters marched to the Capitol from St. Paul College, carrying signs denouncing policies on immigration, LGBTQ+ rights and federal agencies.
Reese Melgar works in health care and said he’s worried about Trump’s immigration and health policies.
“I hope that they realize that this is the people’s outcry, that we’re not gonna just roll over and take it, remind them that they work for the people and not the lobbying of corporations,” Melgar said.
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Reese Melgar attended the protest, and said he’s worried about Trump’s policies around immigration, health care and LGBTQ people.
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The protestors marched in 20-degree weather, carrying signs that read: “Danger, we are now in a dictatorship” and “Nobody elected Elon.”
Minneapolis lawyer Jacky Williams was joined by her sister, Cathy Williams, from Grand Forks, N.D.
“This is the people’s country,” Williams said. “It’s ours, and we’re going to protect it. And even people who wouldn’t normally speak up like me, are speaking up. We have to speak up because this is our country.”
The protest was one of dozens scheduled to take place across the country today, as part of a loosely organized day of action called “50-50-1,” which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day. The protests were organized mostly on social media.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Minnesota state capitol or a protest against President Donald Trump’s first actions in office and Project 2025.
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One of the organizers of the event, Brielle Barrett, said she put out the call on Facebook and other platforms.
“It was just the call that we’re all feeling that this administration every day it’s something new,” she said. “It’s every person, every walk of life. It’s touching all of us … our friends, our family and it’s enough. And it’s time for the American people to use their voice and not count on the people that we’re supposed to count on because they’re obviously not doing their job right now.”
She found out about another organizer who used Reddit, and they merged their efforts to pull off the St. Paul event.
Executive director of Common Cause Minnesota Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera spoke to protesters.
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Minnesota Vikings’ plane turns around after mechanical issues en route to game against Giants
Sunday, December 21, 2025 12:31AM
The Minnesota Vikings had some travel trouble Saturday getting to northern New Jersey for their game Sunday at the New York Giants.
Their team plane experienced mechanical issues that required turning around shortly after departing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to a team spokesperson. The Vikings were expected to arrive in Newark later Saturday night after boarding a second plane, the spokesperson said.
Minnesota is 6-8 and, like the 2-12 Giants, has been eliminated from playoff contention. The Vikings are coming off beating Dallas, with this game more about young quarterback J.J. McCarthy getting additional NFL experience.
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After some light morning snow, temperatures will gradually fall Saturday in the Twin Cities amid powerful wind gusts.
Expect daytime highs in the upper teens to low 20s, with gusts of up to 40 mph.
The metro could see another small round of snow Sunday night into Monday.
Next week’s highs will be in the 30s, with temps pushing into the 40s on Christmas Day Thursday.
DULUTH — Finland was a force this summer at the University of Minnesota’s Ridder Arena in Minneapolis during the
World Junior Summer Showcase,
beating the United States, Canada and Sweden by a combined score of 15-7.
The Finnish national junior team continued its domination at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Amsoil Arena on Friday night, beating Germany 7-3 in a 2026 World Junior Championship pre-tournament game played before a modest crowd of 650.
Finland also won the bonus 3-on-3 simulated overtime period after the game, scoring with 46.4 seconds left in the five-minute period.
The seven Finnish goals in regulation came from seven different players, with winger Max Westergard, a 2025 fifth-round NHL draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers, getting the 3-on-3 goal after scoring an unassisted goal in the third period.
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Centers Heikki Ruohonen, Oliver Suvanto and Jasper Kuhta, wingers Joona Saarelainen and Matias Vanhanen and seventh defenseman Lasse Boelius were among the other goalscorers for Finland.
Lenny Boos, Dustin Willhoft and Elias Schneider scored for Germany, which was outshot 29-17. The Germans had just one power play, in the third, compared to Finland’s four.
German goaltender Linus Vieillard made 22 saves while Finland goalie Kim Saarinen, a 2024 third-round pick of the Seattle Kraken, stopped 14 shots.
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Finland’s lineup Friday featured 12 NHL draft picks — Germany had three — including Dallas Stars 2024 first-rounder Emil Hemming, Minnesota Wild 2024 fourth-rounder Aron Kiviharju and Montreal Canadiens 2024 third-rounder Aatos Koivu — the son of former NHLer Saku Koivu. Mikko Koivu, the former Wild captain, is Aatos’ uncle.
Ruohonen, a 2024 fourth-rounder of the Flyers, is the lone player on Finland’s roster from the NCAA. He’s a freshman at Harvard.
Finland will play one more pre-tournament game in Duluth at 6 p.m. Tuesday against the United States at Amsoil Arena. The Americans host Germany at 4 p.m. Sunday at Amsoil Arena.
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