Jeff Day

Latalia Margalli faces second-degree murder and assault charges after several people were run over in downtown Minneapolis, including 16-year-old De'Miaya Broome, who was killed.

As the court finishes an "extraordinary moment of transition," Gaïtas was sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the Minnesota History Center.

For the second time in a week, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty brings murder charges in high-profile cases involving auto-related deaths.

The death occurred at an apartment building where a man and his three children were staying with their uncle.

One adult and two juveniles face felony burglary charges after they allegedly "ransacked" a Panda Express and stole fentanyl and other drugs from an urgent care.

Savannah Williams was honored by those who loved her as Damarean Bible was sentenced to 30 years for her murder.

Mike Lindell and his Chaska-based pillow company have been at the center of several lawsuits in recent years. A new one was filed in Hennepin County this week.

Jordan Markie was 19 when he went to Scheels in Eden Prairie and asked to see a handgun that he loaded with ammo and used to die by suicide. A lawsuit questions company policy and an employee's actions.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued an opinion after an Elk River man broke his ankle slipping on ice in a Menards parking lot.

Curtis Edward Jackson is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting his cousin, Marcus David Williams, for refusing to return a backpack full of drugs.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office brought an additional charge of third-degree murder against Steven Frane Bailey after reviewing surveillance video from the Park Tavern patio.

William Howard Sanders IV allegedly told police he was high on PCP when he shot De'Jaun Marquise Michael Hall in part because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt on a nice day.

Aaron Hjermstad is serving 12 years for sexually assaulting four other students. The new charges carry the potential for a life sentence.

Hennepin County charges and an attorney general lawsuit accuse William Shocinski Jr. of Brooklyn Park of not providing metal décor products, making fake charity claims and evading tobacco vaping taxes.

Steven Frane Bailey made his first court appearance after being charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide while driving under the influence.

Abdul Wright taught at Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis during the alleged assaults and most recently taught at St. Louis Park High School.

The 59-year-old suspect allegedly broke down a door with a sledgehammer before attacking the woman at his south Minneapolis apartment building.

A drug-sniffing dog, a gun in a locked glove box and a confusing timeline of criminal activity were all taken under consideration by the state's high court.

A series of organized retail thefts that originated at a downtown Minneapolis Lululemon were traced to Diamond Nails Salon in Crystal.

Calon Hatchett was sentenced to 47 years in prison for killing Ali Reed and Tonia Powell within a month last year in Minneapolis.

The women face charges of second-degree manslaughter and felony child neglect.

If Derrick Thompson accepts the plea, he would serve between 32 and 38 years in prison after being charged with 10 counts of criminal vehicular manslaughter.

A Minneapolis woman with a lengthy criminal history allegedly seized the girl one week after being given supervised released from prison.

A Hennepin County judge intervened this week in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office investigation of a housing development by Nolosha aimed at Minnesota's Somali community in Lakeville.

He killed his girlfriend in her Hopkins apartment just days after he was released from jail for abusing her.

Kaumau Evans of Mankato also awaits federal sentencing for the string of assaults in north Minneapolis.

The Conviction Review Unit concluded that prosecutors, police investigators and Edgar Barrientos' defense team all were to blame for a wrongful first-degree murder conviction.

A 21-year-old was charged with second-degree murder in the death of D'Shawn JC Porter.

Two men were charged with robbing and shooting a patron of the Vegas Lounge in northeast Minneapolis after they saw him win big at pull-tabs.

Two of the children ages 11 to 13 suffered serious injuries, including paralysis and concerns over brain swelling.

Daniel James Felton was charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly assaulting a former student over five months in 2022.

Juan Josue Canario Robles admitted to killing Franclin Ignacio Orellana outside the Conga Latin Bistro in northeast Minneapolis in December.

Police allege that a Texas man used a mobile livestreaming app to target boys changing at the Eden Prairie Life Time Fitness.

Former Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway and former UnitedHealth Group executive Ken Ehlert had sued their neighbors, who are heirs to the Aussie shampoo fortune.

The 18-year-old victim was getting out of a car with three other passengers when an SUV approached and its driver began shooting. Passengers with the victim returned fire.

A self defense argument fell flat for Damarean Bible in the shooting death of Savannah Ryan Williams.

Calon Hatchett pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder for shootings that took place within a month last year.

The Minnesota Supreme Court previously ruled that a jury needed to decide whether a Facebook post accusing a Minneapolis dance instructor of sexual assault was true.

Kevin Jason Harris is charged with two cases of second-degree murder that both allegedly came when he wrongly identified the victims as rival gang members.

The letter is part of a public relations effort by Minnesota police associations to "push back against criticisms" of law enforcement from the Hennepin County attorney.

Charles Medgar Hall filled a cup with gasoline, threw it on his victim and lit him on fire — leading to lasting injuries.

The court ruled that you cannot brandish a deadly weapon even when under attack if you can reasonably retreat. A dissenting opinion called it unprecedented in American history.

Circumstantial evidence had convicted Ibrahim Abdiaziz Isaac in the shooting death of Abdi Abdi in Moorhead in 2021.

The report written by the special counsel hired by Hennepin County largely shows the defense building a strong case that trooper Ryan Londregan acted within his training.

Washington D.C.-based law firm spent 733 hours on the case.

Jeffrey Paul Sanderson was charged with felony threats of violence following several domestic situations.

The robbery may be part of a larger trend of tracking ATM technician vehicles, then following them until an ATM is opened.

Touting the policy change as a public health initiative, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said this is part of a continued effort to change how the county approaches substance abuse.

The reversal stemmed from a legal statute which says that the state must present evidence independent of a confession to prove that a specific crime actually occurred.

Police used surviellance video and phone records to place Dameon Markese Collins at the scene of the murder of Carl Maurice Woodard last month.

Caleb Duffy was arrested for probable cause domestic assault on the Fourth of July in 2022. A lawsuit alleges that over 50 hours in custody, county and medical personnel largely stood by as his mental and physical health rapidly deteriorated.

The ruling reverses an earlier Appeals Court ruling that the agency held sovereign immunity from litigation under the state's dog bite statute.

Earlier this year, Taylor Justin Schulz was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in the murder of Robert Skafte, a beloved clerk at the Oak Grove Grocery in Loring Park.

He admitted killing Danicka Bergeson in her apartment, despite a no-contact order, leaving her body for days.

Makenna Crosson comes from a family with deep volleyball ties and adds to an impressive list of present and future attackers that Keegan Cook and his staff are assembling.

Adam Kujawa was placed on probation and home monitoring. His victim said Kujawa was given preferential treatment in the judicial process.

In 1939, birth records for adopted children in the state went dark with an "act relating to vital statistics." After decades of advocacy, those records are opening back up.

Making the roster for the Paris Games capped a physical and mental odyssey for Lee, who was sidelined with serious kidney ailments after her gold medal in Tokyo.

As the U.S. Olympic trials continue at Target Center, fans are flocking to witness the still-evolving career of arguably the greatest gymnast of all time.

The Wolves' decision to trade with the Spurs to acquire Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham and later selecting Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. received nearly unanimous praise.

Jessica Stevens and Aliaksei Shostak are headed to Paris after the final night of the USA Gymnastics Championships at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Local and state officials from the Twin Cities celebrated "the single largest event USA Gymnastics has ever put on" Monday, with 6,000 participants and "tens of thousands more" family, friends and fans coming to Minneapolis for nine days of competition.

For the next nine days, the nation's top gymnasts are descending on Minneapolis, culminating in the U.S. Olympic trials at Target Center. It's recognition for decades of building the state's reputation for developing and nurturing gymnastics.

The U.S. will send one man and one woman to the Paris Olympics to compete in trampoline gymnastics. The national championships at the Minneapolis Convention Center will determine who they are.

Elena Hoecke is a standout middle blocker from Centennial, part of the U.S. U-19 national team, and has ties with the Gophers' current and future roster.

Max Exsted is making his way around the world this year as one of America's top junior tennis players. This week, he's getting some court time with one of the greatest tennis players ever.

It's a new era of Big Ten volleyball as the Gophers schedule USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon in conference play. They'll also get home-and-away matches with Wisconsin.

It's been a rough few years for men's gymnastics at Minnesota. They lost Division I status in 2020 and now need to move out of their practice facility in Cooke Hall.

One of the richest men in America is now aligned with the group headed to forced arbitration with Glen Taylor.

This is the second player to transfer from the Ducks to the Gophers this year. Alex Acevedo, an outside hitter who was the No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2023, has four years of eligibility remaining.

Justin Jefferson's new $140 million contract is the largest in team history and showcases the exponential growth of NFL deals and guaranteed money for players.

In this series of stories, Star Tribune reporters explain and measure the impact of the new and still evolving name, image and likeness rules that are bringing unprecedented change to college sports.

Minnesota's two Division I athletic directors, Mark Coyle and Phil Esten, search for solid ground as college sports spins through one game-changing moment after another.

It's the second time in the past year that Everson Griffen has been arrested on suspicion of DWI.

When are the games? How do you get tickets? Who won the Wolves vs. Dallas regular-season games? Answers to those questions and more are here.