Independent journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon were arrested in connection with documenting an anti-ICE demonstration in a St. Paul church during a service on Jan. 18. Fort’s attorney told the Minnesota Star Tribune that she was arrested about 6 a.m. Friday at her Twin Cities home and taken to the Whipple Federal Building, the site of much of the judicial activity in connection with the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Lemon, a former CNN news anchor, also was in Cities Church dur

As Minnesota’s curling contenders capture excitement, and hopefully Olympic medals, here’s how to actually understand hog lines, numbers and sweeping, from Minnesota Olympians Tara and Tabitha Peterson. Learn more about how to watch (and actually understand) curling during the 2026 Winter Olympics: https://www.startribune.com/how-to-watch-curling-and-actually-know-whats-going-on/601554761 Video: Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune. | Star Tribune Sports

Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins hugged her high school coach Kris Hansen from Stillwater after winning the fourth Olympic medal of her career. She claimed the bronze in the women’s 10-kilometer freestyle race on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games. Skiing with bruised ribs from an earlier fall that made it difficult to breathe and double pole, Diggins said, “I’m the happiest bronze medallist in the world. ... It’s taken a serious team effort to get to the start line and a lot of help once I g