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Nearly all suspects arrested in St Paul church storming; MLK’s niece says hostile tactics ‘not the way’
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Nearly all suspects indicted in the January storming of a Minnesota church have now been arrested, including two apprehended abroad, and Dr. Alveda King warned the hostile tactics used “are not the way” of the Civil Rights Movement led by her uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
King spoke after Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday that nearly all individuals indicted in the January storming of Cities Church in St. Paul have now been arrested.
“As of Monday, all 39 individuals indicted in the attack on Cities Church in MN had been arrested, two of them while abroad,” Dhillon wrote on X before later clarifying that one suspect remains at large. “We will find and arrest this individual.”
“It is so important to take a look at what is going on in America today, especially as you mentioned, the church that was stormed by angry protesters, challenging the people who were there worshiping God,” King, a Fox News contributor, told Fox News Digital.
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Alveda King, niece of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda summit in Washington, D.C., July 25, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I was taught to protest prayerfully and non-violently,” she said. “So, yes, I was absolutely shocked and disturbed to see a worship service disturbed with hostility. That is not the way to get God’s attention. That should not be the way to get America’s attention.”
King, who participated in the Civil Rights Movement as a youth organizer in the 1960s, said churches were gathering places — not targets.
“When we were in the church, we were singing, we were praying, we were strategizing,” she said. “They were not hostile. They were not combative.”
She drew a direct line between the Civil Rights Movement she experienced and the tactics she saw in Minnesota.
“Any movement that is rooted in violence and hostility, throwing rocks, disturbing or yelling or screaming, that is not the way of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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President Donald Trump listens to Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during a meeting with inner city pastors at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2018. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
“The way to get someone’s attention does not have to include violence.”
King said her perspective is shaped by her own family history.
“My father, Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King, was a Christian pastor until he was killed, assassinated in 1969,” she said. “His church in Louisville, Kentucky, was bombed during the Fair Housing Movement.”
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Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 22, 2026. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
“I was taught to love, to forgive, to repent and to walk together with my human brothers and sisters.”
Fox News Digital previously reported that an anti-ICE mob stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, interrupting a worship service after protesters claimed a pastor inside was affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Video circulating online showed agitators chanting inside the sanctuary as the service began.
After the incident, the Department of Justice opened an investigation “to determine whether civil rights laws were violated,” Fox News Digital reported.
Dhillon wrote on X that the Civil Rights Division is investigating potential violations of the federal FACE Act.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
King framed the disruption as a broader issue of religious freedom.
“We have to have religious freedom in America. That is one of our credos,” she said. “And if we have religious freedom, we should be able to congregate peacefully and worship.”
“My religious liberty should be there with safety, comfort and assurance without the threat of violence.”
When asked what her uncle would say today, King pointed to his own words.
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“Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools.’
“I believe if my uncle were here … he would say, pray, get along and work it out.”
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this reporting.
Dr. Alveda King is the chair of the American Dream Coalition at the America First Policy Institute. She has been appointed by President Donald Trump and Secretary Brooke Rollins as a senior advisor on Faith and Community Outreach at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Detroit, MI
First responders honored after rescuing 12 people from capsized sailboats near Belle Isle
DETROIT – Detroit first responders and several private citizens are being credited with helping rescue a dozen people after multiple sailboats capsized in the Detroit River near Belle Isle during severe weather last week.
The incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on June 10 as a line of thunderstorms moved through southeast Michigan, bringing strong winds to the area.
According to the Detroit Fire Department, crews were dispatched to Belle Isle near the beach following reports of overturned boats and people in the water.
Firefighters, EMS personnel, Engine 27, and Fireboat 2, known as the Sivad Johnson, responded to the scene.
When crews arrived, they found multiple small sailboats overturned in the river.
Officials said 20 people aboard seven sailboats were involved in the incident.
Twelve people were rescued from the water, while eight others safely returned aboard two boats that remained upright.
Fireboat 2 rescued four people from the water.
The Detroit Police Department Harbormaster rescued two more, while a private boater assisted three people. Another three were brought to safety by a nearby boat club vessel.
The operator of the sailing group said as many as 26 people were on the water before the storm arrived, with six making it back to shore on their own before rescue efforts began.
Despite the dangerous conditions, no serious injuries were reported. Officials said all rescued individuals declined medical treatment.
Authorities praised the coordinated response among firefighters, police officers, boat club members, and private boaters who assisted during the emergency.
“Be aware of your surroundings,” said Detroit Fire Department Fireboat Operator Daniel Familant. “To be honest, we do make a lot of the saves by the private boaters out there that are fishing or just having a good time, and people were out there screaming, ‘Help, help,’ and there they go, so everyone helps out. It’s an all-hands effort.”
Emergency crews remained on scene until everyone involved was accounted for.
Officials noted that one member of the Fireboat 2 crew was serving on the vessel for the first time during the rescue operation.
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MILWAUKEE — An Oak Creek couple’s stolen car has been found after a viewer who saw a report on the theft spotted it near a south side Milwaukee apartment complex.
Melinna Posey said the ordeal began when her car was stolen and she turned to social media for help. A person who responded claimed to have the vehicle and demanded money for its return. The person messaging even taunted her, discarding some of the items inside the car.
Personal items were inside the vehicle, including the family’s car seat, stroller, cameras and photos.
“It’s been very stressful, especially for him. It’s his vehicle, it’s in his name,” Posey said.
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Stolen Oak Creek couple’s car found by viewer dumped near Milwaukee apartment complex
I spoke to Posey on Tuesday. Since then, she and Tyler Dusenberry had been searching for the car. On Thursday, the couple received a message from someone who saw the story on TMJ4. That person found the car at a south side Milwaukee apartment complex and shared pictures of the red Dodge Durango SRT between trees and a building, covered in tarps.
“I didn’t believe the text message at first today, and then he sent pictures of the car, and I was like, thank the lord, I was like thank you so much,” Posey said.
“It’s a roller coaster that’s what it’s been,” Dusenberry said.
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Oak Creek Police picked up the car and are processing it for evidence. The family has not yet been able to see the inside of the vehicle or what, if anything, was left behind.
The family said they are grateful to everyone who helped them this week, but said the entire experience will be tough to get over.
“It’s just unfortunate that this all happened, and we had a lot of memories and trips within that vehicle so it’s just a little life-changing to be honest,” Dusenberry said.
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