Feds hand over evidence on Renee Good’s killing

The courts have evidence on Jonathan Ross. Will it make a difference?

The U.S. District Court for Minnesota now has evidence related to the killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. The Star Tribune reports it’s not clear what evidence was provided, but this may be the first time the federal government has turned over information related to the three ICE shootings this winter. [Star Tribune]

• Investigations stymied: Seemingly everyone wants evidence from the feds, but they’ve given the state, local investigators, and Good’s family the cold shoulder. In April, Good’s widow Becca Good asked a judge to force the federal government to return the Honda Pilot her wife was driving. Becca Good says she needs the car to potentially pursue a lawsuit. [MPR News]
• Related case: The case of a man convicted of dragging Ross with his car has been a kind of backdoor for info about the agent. In June, Ross and other agents stopped Roberto Carlos Muñoz-Guatemala on an immigration order. Ross smashed Muñoz-Guatemala’s car window and stuck his arm inside, after which Muñoz-Guatemala sped away. He was convicted in December, but his lawyers said they might have argued Muñoz-Guatemala was justified in resisting if he had been tried after Good was killed. [WIRED]
• Interesting: The Star Tribune also reports that the federal government still has not officially identified the agents involved in all three shootings to Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. [Star Tribune]

Fraud claims: Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing North Minneapolis nonprofit founders for allegedly spending $2 million meant for charity on luxury items and vacations. Sharon and Larry Cook are the founders of Real Believers Faith Center and Les Jolies School of Dance. The couple made headlines when they purchased the Marathon gas station on West Broadway, but the lawsuit claims they never owned the gas station at all. The couple has denied the allegations. [FOX 9 / North News]

Get arty elsewhere: The Uptown Art Fair is coming back, but not to Uptown – well, I guess it depends on who you ask. The Uptown Association announced the fair will be situated along Lake of Isles Parkway after two years away at Bachman’s (definitely not Uptown). [Star Tribune]

OPE: I got a little chuckle out of comedy-music duo Koo Koo dancing to their song “OPE” over greenscreened buffalo check. The state tourism board got Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad to film a dance-a-long to their song to stir some local pride. They even released an “ICE out” remix of the song. [Explore Minnesota]

Process drama: Mayor Jacob Frey wants Police Chief Brian O’Hara to serve another term, but the City Council may not agree. They’ve already voted against confirming O’Hara’s boss Commissioner of Public Safety Todd Barnette. On Wednesday, the Charter Commission declined to eliminate the process where the City Council confirms appointments like O’Hara’s or Barnette’s. [MPR News / Wedge LIVE]

Detainments continue: Minneapolis Councilmember Jason Chavez says two residents were taken by ICE in South Minneapolis this week. “Our neighbors are still under attack, and we cannot ever forget what our community is being put through,” Chavez wrote in a social media post. [Jason Chavez via Bluesky]

Friday, May 8

• 🌿 Arboretum Plant Sale | UMN Landscape Arboretum
• 🆓 NACDI Open House with Pow Wow Grounds | Minneapolis American Indian Center
• 🌊 Currents of Change: The Mississippi as Architecture | Paradise Charter Cruises
• 🎸 Cut Worms | Turf Club
• 🏀 Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs | Target Center
• 🎹 Hamish Smith Quartet | Berlin
• 🎼 Twin Cities Jazz Popup Tour with HEYARLO! | Crooners
• 😂 Pedro Gonzalez Live in Minneapolis | Phoenix Theater

Saturday, May 9

• 🌿 Slow Roll Kick-Off / Strib Unbound: Nature Portraits and Poetry | Theodore Wirth Park
• 🆓 Doors Open Minneapolis | Various venues citywide
• 🆓 RIOT MOM Art & Self Care Fest | Back Pocket Vintage
• 🌭 2026 Eric Makes Hot Dogs on a Grill | Fort Snelling State Park
• 🏀 Minnesota Lynx Home Opener vs. Atlanta Dream | Target Center
• 🆓 Soul Care II | El Nuevo Campo, South Minneapolis
• 🌿 Foraging Walk with Robin Greenfield | Riverside Park
• 🕊️ Woodcock Sky Dance Field Trip | Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area
• 🎼 Mdou Moctar (solo) | Fine Line
• 💃 GRRRL SCOUT Presents: Mature Content | Icehouse

Sunday, May 10

• 🆓 2026 Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival | Union Depot
• 🔥 Sauna, Community, and Urban Hearth | The Yard (4355 Nicollet Ave)
• 🌸 Mother's Day Picnic Boxed Lunch | UMN Landscape Arboretum
• 🎤 Making Music: A Conversation with Channy Leaneagh | Southern Theater
• 🍽️ Women Who Cook: A Mother's Day Reunion | The Dakota
• 🎬 Cult Cinema Classics: Clueless | Roxy's Cabaret
• 🎼 Daniel Romano's Outfit with Uni Boys | Turf Club

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