Ashley Miller

MNSPJ condemns St. Paul police attacks on journalists The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul. At least three local photojournalists were injured by less-lethal munitions deployed by St. Paul police officers while covering the story. One was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. All three journalists were clearly identified as press with badges and/or vests, in addition to having cameras in hand, clearly at work. All three photojournalists and multiple other local journalists on scene were also injured by chemical irritants. Kerem Yücel, with MPR News, was hit by a less-lethal munition in the shoulder and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. He has since been released and is recovering. Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist with Reuters, was struck in the stomach with a pepper ball round. Aaron Nesheim, a photojournalist with Sahan Journal, was struck in the head with a pepper ball round. Evans and Nesheim did not require hospitalization. The three journalists hit by munitions shared with MNSPJ that they believe they were targeted by law enforcement for doing their jobs. Photojournalists are on the frontlines of documenting history and it is imperative that they are kept safe and their First Amendment rights are protected. Attacking journalists sends a message to both journalists and everyday citizens that their First Amendment rights will not be respected. The First Amendment protects the rights of journalists to report on their communities and provide information that communities need — information that, on Tuesday, was not transparently available from any law enforcement agency. We demand answers from St. Paul city leadership about why the city’s police department attacked our colleagues and a commitment to seeing that this will never happen again.

From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.

Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.

St Paul police officer, making direct eye contact with photographer Kerem, behind a shield and gas mask. He is aiming pepper spray bottle at him.

Incredible pictures from Kerem Yücel today. I hope he’s ok.

Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget. In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never sp...

Spoke about our most recent investigation on MPR yesterday, alongside my co-reporter Andy Mannix. Side note: Andy and I met 15 years ago working at the alt-weekly City Pages. We almost sound like we've grown up in this interview (but trust me, we never will): www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Society will accept a death caused by a robotaxi, Waymo co-CEO says "We don't say 'whether.' We say 'when,'" the executive said.

I do www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.

Now that’s a lede.

Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.

Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget. In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...

Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...

The Woodland Park Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Duluth. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Young girls were sexually abused by a Duluth church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

www.startribune.com/sexual-abuse...

Don’t worry! The Waymo CEO said recently that when their cars inevitably cause pedestrian deaths, we’re all mature enough to cope

Sisu remains one of my favorite movies from the last couple years so I’m struggling to even fathom what a BETTER version would even be

YouTube video by Star Tribune A Story of fentanyl addiction, told through the life and death of Lizzi Carlson

If you read Reid Forgrave’s story on the Carltons yesterday, make sure to watch this video of Reid talking more in-depth about Lizzi and why her story is so important to tell in this moment:

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I’m a simple woman. I see Michael Shannon on a cast list, I will be watching it day one.

St. Paul 🤝 electing women

Women will hold St. Paul mayor’s office and all city council seats for the first time in its history.

I love this statement from AP editor and National Press Club President Mike Balsamo. Refusing to be manipulated by people in power is the core of the journalist's job.

‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ song is a tribute to the shipwreck and Lake Superior Sit on a barstool along Lake Superior in November, and you might well hear Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad written soon after the ship sank.

Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year.
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Timberwolves center Naz Reid has plenty of support following the death of his sister, Toraya Toraya Reid was killed in early September, and friends and family are around to help Naz Reid deal with grief during the start of the NBA season.

The Timberwolves recent road trip to New York was a chance for Naz Reid to be around family and friends, and to honor his sister Toraya. “She’s very selfless, and I want everybody to know that.” www.startribune.com/timberwolves...

I like to think that I personally ruined the workplace.

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The election may be over but I still have Yan Chen's "Who can? Yan can." slogan stuck playing over and over in my head

From the story, at the top: "Fateh’s campaign canceled a scheduled interview and did not respond to requests to reschedule."

Cardboard Halloween costume of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Cardboard costume of the two halves of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

hey so does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours

Slack profile picture is Dwight with a pumpkin stuck on his head

I love having serious discussions over slack during the month of the October.

Wolves new court logo, with the trees and font from the 90s

She’s beautiful

Coverup is in progress. But still.

I do believe my Harry Potter tattoo should disqualify me from running for office

Cupcake with green frosting that has googly eye sprinkles

May I suggest: Touching grass and/or eating a cupcake.

“How come I haven’t gotten any of my newsletters today”

Because we as a society let one corporation own everything, idk

From the timberwolves community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the timberwolves community

I'm doing an AMA over on Timberwolves Reddit this morning. Come on by and ask a question about the season or about the book "Ant." sh.reddit.com/r/timberwolv...

White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.