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Minneapolis news for Friday, October 16, 2026

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Local Politics

Minnesota Secretary of State Outlines Election Safety Plan Against Federal Polling-Place Interference

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon discussed his office's multi-month coordination with sheriffs, police chiefs, and county attorneys to ensure state and federal laws protecting polling places are enforced on Election Day. Concerns follow March remarks by U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche at CPAC about sending ICE officers to polling places, though DHS has stated it does not plan such operations. Simon advised community organizers to avoid preemptively deploying volunteers to guard polling sites without evidence of an incident, warning it could create confusion among voters. A DHS spokesperson confirmed ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations but would respond to incidents if called upon by local law enforcement.

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Community News · Minneapolis, MN

Ireichō Book of Names Stopping Three Days at Fort Snelling Museum

The Ireichō Book of Names, the first comprehensive list of more than 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry imprisoned in WWII internment camps, made a three-day stop at the Historic Fort Snelling Plank Museum and Visitor Center in the Twin Cities. The event was presented in conjunction with the Minnesota Historical Society and the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League, using the restored barrack building that once housed the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Visitors stamped individual names in the book to acknowledge each of the 125,284 incarcerees; nearly 95,000 names had been stamped as of Friday. Sally Sudo, 90, of Edina, was among those who verified and stamped her family's names after being incarcerated at Minidoka camp in Idaho as a child.

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