(Minneapolis, MN) — There promises to be a buzz in the air on Friday night in downtown Minneapolis. The Twins are returning home to start a three game series against the Texas Rangers at Target Field. That series begins Friday night and due to the N-B-A Playoffs happening across the street, they’ve moved up the first pitch for the opener to 6:10 P-M. Meanwhile, at Target Center, the Timberwolves will host the Mavericks in Game 2 of their Western Conference Final. The Mavs took Game One on Wednesday night by a 108-105 final. Game 2 will tip just after 7:30 P-M.
Midwest
Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they’ve previously been denied admission to the U.S.
The statute interferes with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law, according to the DOJ, which already sued Texas to block a similar measure.
GOP GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL ALLOWING LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ARREST CERTAIN MIGRANTS, ‘ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS’
The DOJ informed Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna Bird that it intends to sue unless the state agrees by May 7 not to enforce the law, according to a letter sent Thursday and first reported on by the Des Moines Register.
Bird indicated Friday that the state is unlikely to agree to the federal terms.
“Iowa will not back down and stand by as our state’s safety hangs in the balance,” she said in a statement.
The similar Texas law is on hold due to the Justice Department’s court challenge. Legal experts and some law enforcement officials have said the Iowa law poses the same questions raised in the Texas case because enforcing immigration law has historically fallen to federal authorities.
The Iowa law violates the U.S. Constitution because it “effectively creates a separate state immigration scheme,” the Justice Department said in its letter.
The law, which goes into effect on July 1, would allow criminal charges to be brought against people who have outstanding deportation orders or who previously have been removed from or denied admission to the U.S. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted.
The law has elevated anxiety in Iowa’s immigrant communities, leading to protests in Des Moines and other cities Wednesday.
Republicans across the country have accused President Joe Biden of neglecting his duty to enforce federal immigration law.
“The only reason we had to pass this law is because the Biden Administration refuses to enforce the laws already on the books,” Reynolds said in a statement Friday.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit Lakes suffers crushing loss to Willmar shutting door on 2024 campaign
DETROIT LAKES
— The final chapter of the Detroit Lakes softball team’s 2024 season closed in their elimination bracket loss to No. 7 Willmar at Snappy Park.
The Thursday contest ended with the Cardinals (2-20) trouncing the Lakers 17-4 in five innings and living to see another day. Willmar put up 11 runs in the opening frame and Detroit Lakes was forced to play from behind right from the jump.
“A couple of errors in the first inning really killed us,” head coach Emma Mejia said. “We gave up too many runs. Pitching, we did as well as we could today but just gave up a few too many hits today.”
Madi Norsten launched a grand slam in the top of the first after the first five Willmar batters reached base. The Lakers managed to get their first out seven batters but the Cardinals were ahead 7-0. After the second out of the opening frame, Hannah Magnuson hit a two-out, three-run bomb and Willmar led 9-0.
Detroit Lakes’ Sidney Borgmann was called off the mound after nine runs, two walks and seven hits in two-thirds innings pitched. Amelia May came in for relief and got the final out but the Lakers trailed 11-0 after a half-inning of play.
The Cardinals tacked on one run in the second and five more runs in the top of the third. Willmar ended the afternoon with 17 hits and 16 RBIs.
“You got to give some credit to Willmar,” Borgmann said. “I mean, they really hit the crap out of the ball. I think we really needed to cut down on errors but we just couldn’t pull it out today for some reason.”
Detroit Lakes made a comeback attempt with two runs in the second and third innings but it was too little too late. The Lakers managed to secure five hits but had zero RBIs. Detroit Lakes sent three pitchers to the mound with hopes of slowing down the Cardinals.
Shea Thomas pitched the final two and one third innings allowing one hit, one walk and punching out four.
The Lakers were bested 17-2 against No. 3 Hutchinson in the opening round of the Section 8AA tournament. The last couple of days for the Lakers have been tough but that doesn’t take away from the growth the team saw since the first pitch.
“To be honest, it was disappointing because neither one of them should have been as bad as they were,” senior Ella Okeson said about the last two games. “But from our first game against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton to here, there was lots of improvements, so you can’t be mad about that.”
After the game following the Lakers’ final gathering, Mejia and the other coaches gathered to talk with their three seniors – Isabelle Hansen, Borgmann, and Okeson.
“We’re going to miss them, of course, but we’re going to miss their positive leadership and the way they embodied our culture,” Mejia said. “Coming in as juniors with new coaches and having different coaches every year, they really truly embodied and bought into our family dynamic and the team that we’re trying to build. They embodied everything we needed, and we appreciate that on a daily.”
The Lakers added two more wins from last season and finished with a 5-16 overall record. Mejia concluded her second season as head coach and the ex-Laker softball player is excited about the direction the team is headed.
“Our main goal coming in this year was bring fun back into it, get better every practice, every game,” Mejia said. “We’re going to continue to do that every time. So that’s all I can ask for.”
And Borgmann sees that the program is in good hands with Mejia.
“I think it starts young, and I think we’ve definitely started to build up from there,” Borgmann said. “I think we have a lot of young talent, and I believe that they can go far, far places. They just need a little bit more time to develop.”
WILLMAR 17 DETROIT LAKES 4
WIL – 11 1 5 0 0 X X – 17
DTL – 0 2 2 0 0 X X – 4
DETROIT LAKES BATTING – Okeson: 1-3, R; Johnson: 1-2, R; Borgmann: 1-2; Chilton: 1-2, R, BB; Peterson: 0-1; Thomas: 0-1; Hansen: 1-2; May: 0-2; Larson: 0-2; Lyman 0-2
WP: Etterman (WIL); LP: May (DTL)
Milwaukee, WI
Sheriff’s deputy unintentionally fired his weapon responding to a fight at Milwaukee’s Sherman Park, authorities say
A sheriff’s deputy sergeant is on administrative duty after unintentionally firing his weapon into the ground while attempting to draw his weapon on a person with a gun, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said.
The incident began Thursday night at Sherman Park on Milwaukee’s north side, after Milwaukee police transferred a caller to the sheriff’s office shortly after 7:30 p.m. to report a fight happening at the park, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office said “additional information” led to the department focusing on three males, two of whom were reportedly armed with firearms.
As sheriff’s deputies approached the scene, the three males fled on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. Two males were caught and the third male was discovered in a resident’s yard after the resident notified authorities, the sheriff’s office said.
A sheriff’s deputy approached the male and as he drew his weapon, he unintentionally fired his weapon into the ground near his foot, according to the sheriff’s office. Nobody was injured.
The sheriff’s office said the deputy sergeant has been with the department for more than six years. The sheriff’s office will conduct an internal investigation.
Minneapolis, MN
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