Hennepin County officials say they discovered the items when crews tried to clear snow from the area. Despite having their tents confiscated last week and now this latest seizure -- Occupy Minnesota protesters say they won’t be going anywhere.

Dozens of activists have occupied the Hennepin County Government Plaza since last month. But last week, new rules went into effect that prohibited protesters from posting signs or sleeping on country grounds.

Minneapolis protesters set up tents outside the Hennepin County Government Center Saturday night despite a ban from city officials earlier in the week. Hennepin County does not allow tents on government center property.

Seventy-year-old Linda Thomas organized a Thanksgiving meal for nearly 50 Occupy protesters in Minneapolis Thursday. She says she wanted to honor those protesting for an important principle.

MPR says Hennepin County is putting new rules into effect Monday to prohibit protesters from sleeping on the plaza in downtown Minneapolis, taping signs to county property or leaving personal items unattended.

Authorities confiscated more than two dozen tents that were set up outside the Hennepin County Government Center plaza early Sunday. Demonstrators plan to erect more tents across the street from Government Plaza in U.S. Bank Plaza.

Michael Anthony Bounds and Devin Lee Wynn-Shemanek, both 19, were arrested Saturday evening during an OccupyMN protest in a foreclosed home in south Minneapolis. Authorities have not revealed why the two were taken into custody.

State labor organizations joined ranks Saturday with demonstrators at the Hennepin County Government plaza in Minneapolis. OccupyMN has been protesting corporate greed since the start of October.