National Guard

Minnesota National Guard troops from the 34th Infantry Division return home to tearful reunions after a long deployment.

Governor Tim Walz has authorized a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and 10 Minnesota National Guard soldiers to support the State of Washington’s wildfire response.

The scene was the same as the previous night outside the Brooklyn Center police station, where security fences and other barricades have been in place since Monday in the aftermath of the shooting of Daunte Wright.

For a second straight night, a crowd gathered at the city’s police station to protest Sunday’s deadly police shooting of a black man.

Planes carrying members of the Minnesota National Guard members have been flying this weekend to Washington D.C. as part of a massive deployment of troops to the nation's capitol in advance of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Guard released a summary Wednesday.

Governor Tim Walz and the Mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul specifically thanked the citizen-soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard for their involvement in the restoration of the peace that occurred overnight in the Twin Cities.

In a news conference, Saturday morning, Governor Tim Walz, and law enforcement leaders discussed the next steps being taken in Minneapolis and St. Paul following another night of rioting and burning.

Governor Tim Walz this afternoon signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard to assist authorities in the Twin Cities to maintain the peace in the wake of last night’s rioting in south Minneapolis.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has confirmed all three crew members aboard a UH 60 Black Hawk Helicopter that crashed near Marty in rural Stearns County have died.

Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson has declared a state of emergency because of today’s blizzard.

Personnel and equipment from the Minnesota National Guard could soon be headed west to assist in firefighting efforts.

Major General Jon A. Jensen has been named the 31st adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, a position vacated when Maj. Gen. Richard Nash announced his retirement. Governor Mark Dayton appointed Jensen to serve a seven-year term beginning in October...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered for a service honoring former Army Gen. John Vessey, a Minnesota native who became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Ronald Reagan.