A man convicted of trying to join the Islamic State group in Syria will remain in custody until a hearing next week when a federal judge in Minneapolis is expected to decide whether he violated his probation by watching a documentary on terrorism.
A federal judge has denied a motion by two Minnesota men convicted of plotting to go to Syria to join the Islamic State group to be allowed to participate in a de-radicalization program.
An attorney for one of five Minnesota men facing trial for conspiring to support the Islamic State group has been removed from the case after questions surfaced about a member of his trial team.
A Minnesota man accused of lying to the FBI about when he last contacted the Islamic State group is now charged in state court after allegedly threatening to "shoot up" a Walgreens.
Federal authorities have charged a Minneapolis man with threatening FBI agents after the arrest this week of another Minnesota man on charges that he conspired to help the Islamic State group.
The head of the FBI in Minneapolis says the high-profile arrests of six young area men charged with plotting to join the Islamic State group haven't stopped others from aspiring to do so.
A federal judge has ordered that a Minnesota man remain held until his trial on charges he tried to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group. Mohamed Abdihamid Farah appeared in court Thursday for a detention hearing. He's charged with four counts, including conspiracy to support a foreign terrorist group. Prosecutors say he faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted.