Gov. Tim Walz says he anticipates President Trump will send the National Guard to Minnesota. Walz attended the North Star Summit for a panel with Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois to discuss state and federal leadership.

The governor said Minnesota is prepared to fight the Trump administration in court and "follow all the laws as they're written to challenge them on this."

Former governors Arne Carlson and Mark Dayton are among a group of bipartisan governors who are asking to support Illinois leaders in their lawsuit against the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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The Minnesota National Guard is one of the first guard units to get the new lightweight automatic rifle replacement.

ST. PAUL – More than 13,000 Minnesota National Guard soldiers are not receiving paychecks as the federal government shutdown stretches on. Despite the lapse in funding, many Guard members still reported to their armories on Wednesday. Colonel John McRae, Director of Operations, said full-time staff were on site to carry out an orderly shutdown.

A Proctor native, retiring from the Minnesota National Guard after thirty years of service, and beginning a new chapter serving as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs.