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At 'Nudieland' sentencing, victims wrestle with grief and 'failed' society that creates killers
Several victims of the mass shooting at a DIY music venue in south Minneapolis that killed August Golden spoke about the inherent conflict of processing their grief through the criminal justice system.
Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects voter lawsuit over witness requirement for absentee ballots
An appeals court panel has ruled that Minnesota's witness requirement for absentee voters does not violate the Voting Rights Act or the Civil Rights Act.
Hennepin County attorney investigates credentials of influential forensic expert
The background of Mark Lanterman, the chief technology officer of Computer Forensic Services, is under question. Lanterman says the Attorney's Office is falling for a smear campaign by a rival forensic investigator.
Jury rules father — not Mall of America or Sea Life — negligent for child's fall over escalator
A personal injury trial seeking $14 million in damages asked who bears responsibility after a 6-year-old boy fell over an escalator handrail: the mall and aquarium or his father.
MyPillow CEO Lindell blasts back at AG Ellison, calls charities investigation a 'hit job'
Recent court filings show the Attorney General's Office began investigating three charities associated with MyPillow last year. Lindell said the investigation is politically motivated.
Minneapolis withdraws violence interrupter from consideration for contract after shooting
The Rev. Jerry McAfee's nonprofit was set to get a nearly $650,000 violence prevention contract, despite controversies. Then 70 shots rang out.
Eden Prairie man charged with raping teen while out on bail on charges of soliciting minors for sex
Michael Bruce Gillis is charged with third-degree sexual conduct and his criminal trial in another case is set to start in April.
Minnesota Supreme Court referee: Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender should be disbarred
Kassius Benson, the former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender, was convicted of felony tax misconduct and was found to have misappropriated thousands of dollars from a client.
Woman charged in attempted Feeding Our Future juror bribe will remain out of custody after DWI
Ladan Ali pleaded guilty in the bribe case after she left a bag of $120,000 in cash at a juror's home. On Tuesday, she was given new conditions of her release before her sentencing.
Trump says he hasn't considered Chauvin pardon in Floyd's murder
Trump adviser Elon Musk recently posted on X that a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin was "something to think about."
Minneapolis attorney moves to dismiss client's charges, saying her drug inquiry is 'smear campaign'
In filing a motion to dismiss murder charges against her client, attorney Sarah Gad alleges the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office targeted her with baseless drug searches.
Despite agreeing that man should be freed from life sentence, Hennepin County judge blasts law allowing it
Judge Paul Scoggin agreed convicted murderer Jerome Nunn deserved freedom, but criticized what he sees as shortsighted legislation.
Parole board denies release for Rocori school shooter, accomplice in vicious Minneapolis murder
Jason McLaughlin and Brian Flowers were juveniles when they were sentenced to life in prison for murder. Under a new Minnesota law, they had their cases considered by a newly established parole eligibility board.
Minnesota Supreme Court: Schools can be held liable for hiring decisions after sexual assault case
Best Academy's decision to hire Aaron Hjermstad is at the center of a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual assault of students.
Judge allows DHS to halt Medicaid payments to addiction treatment provider Nuway amid fraud concerns
Federal and state investigators are looking into potential fraud in the nonprofit's program that provides treatment and helps cover clients' housing costs.
Guilty plea: Bloomington man faces 25-year prison sentence in Edina shooting that left one dead
Kayvon Julian-Breaun Madison pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Darien Roberson.
After Minnesota Supreme Court rules a person's car can be a public place, what's the legal fallout?
The court's opinion was targeted at a specific state statute. Legal experts say that doesn't mean the definition can't have wide-ranging impact.
Minnesota Supreme Court: Vehicle interior is a 'public place' if driven on public roads
The case of a BB gun under a driver's seat led the courts to consider whether the interior of a privately owned vehicle is a public place when driven on public property.
After second review, prosecutors will not charge federal task force members who killed Winston Smith
An investigation into the U.S. Marshals task force that shot and killed Smith was reopened after state investigators took more than three years to extract and share a cell phone video that captured the shooting.
What's next for the Wolves now that Lore, Rodriguez prevailed in arbitration?
We'll try to answer your questions related to the next steps under an impending Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez ownership of the Wolves. Maybe we'll even calm your nerves a bit in the process. Probably not, though.
In Wolves-Lynx ownership dispute, arbitration panel rules for Lore, Rodriguez over Taylor
A three-member arbitration panel ruled that longtime owner Glen Taylor did not have the right to cancel a pending sale of 40% of his ownership stake last year.
Charges: 21-year-old driving 106 mph in Minneapolis fled scene after crash killed passenger
Ke'Juan Myantheny Gray-Pierce is charged with two counts of criminal vehicular manslaughter
Packed courtroom listens as Alpha News seeks dismissal of defamation lawsuit brought by Minneapolis police officer
Judge Edward Wahl was deeply inquisitive throughout the nearly three-hour hearing on a request to dismiss a defamation lawsuit under a new legislative act in Minnesota.
Who owns the water rights on Lake Minnetonka? In Orono legal battle, everyone is up for a fight.
The ownership of riparian rights has pitted a Wayzata real estate agent against several power players in Orono, including the former mayor. A petition has been filed asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to hear the case.
Trial date set for driver accused of driving drunk, killing two in Park Tavern crash in St. Louis Park
Steven Frane Bailey, who is out of custody after posting $500,000 bail, was also ordered to stay three blocks away from the Park Tavern while awaiting trial.
Arbitration ruling to determine who owns the Timberwolves and Lynx coming Friday or Monday
A three-member arbitration panel heard arguments from attorneys for Glen Taylor and attorneys for Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez three months ago.
Lawsuit alleges Red Cow served meat tainted with E. coli that left three Minnesotans hospitalized
The civil lawsuit alleges that Red Cow and its meat distributor, Wolverine Packing Co., were negligent in their processing and cooking of ground beef
Minnesota courts on notice as Laken Riley Act, targeted ICE enforcements go into effect
More aggressive law enforcement policies toward undocumented immigrants are taking shape under President Donald Trump, legal experts explain how it might impact court cases in Minnesota.
Ahead of Feeding Our Future trial next week, two brothers enter surprise guilty pleas
Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah pleaded guilty Tuesday ahead of next week's trial.
Charges: Minneapolis woman intentionally set apartment fire that killed two last summer
Deonna Presbury is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the Minneapolis apartment fire last summer.
Hennepin County Attorney's Office aims for faster reviews of law enforcement cases
A conversation between County Attorney Mary Moriarty and a Brooklyn Park police officer helped lead to a new policy for reviewing police cases.
Charges: 16-year-old and an accomplice killed drug dealer in Robbinsdale for his gun
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged a juvenile from Coon Rapids with second-degree murder. A second suspect in the killing has not been charged yet.
Minnesota police association sues POST Board for releasing IDs of 'at least' 257 undercover officers
A data request of employment history of Minnesota police officers led to the release of private data on undercover law enforcement, according to the lawsuit.
Civil lawsuit brought by family of Ricky Cobb II against Minnesota state trooper dismissed
State trooper Brett Seide had been sued for unreasonable seizure and use of excessive force stemming from the 2023 traffic stop.
Charge: Missing Brooklyn Park shooter who accidentally killed friend is international flight risk
Anwar Hussein Mohamed was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Nebil Ahmed Omer.
Lawyers: Scheels not culpable for giving unloaded gun to man who shot himself in Eden Prairie store
The gun was able to receive ammo when Jordan Markie, 19, took it, ran through the Eden Prairie sporting goods store and shot himself.
Minnesota politicians weigh in on Laken Riley Act, as Mary Moriarty blasts the bill as xenophobic
The Hennepin County Attorney calls the legislation a targeted attack on "noncitizens" masked as criminal justice. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer says it's common-sense legislation aimed at "criminal illegal immigrants."
Appeals court: Parents of 17-year-old who killed blind boss in car crash can be held liable
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that while workers' compensation law protects the employee from liability, his parents, who owned the car, are not protected.
Prosecutors challenge incompetency finding of south Minneapolis man accused of shooting neighbor
A psychiatric evaluator found that John Sawchak is incompetent to stand trial, but the Hennepin County Attorney's Office will contest that evaluation before a judge issues a ruling on the matter.
'Should never have been charged': Jury finds ex-Minn. father not guilty after son fell out window, died
A Hennepin County jury found Saleban Duale not guilty of second-degree manslaughter charges after his 3-year-old son fell out of a Brooklyn Center apartment window last year.
Shriners International sued after Minnesota man died testing stunt cart before parade
A lawsuit argues the nonprofit did not provide Ryan Colligan with a helmet when he tested the cart before a parade in Minnesota last summer.
Minnesota Supreme Court: Domestic abuse can apply to former partners
The court determined what it means to be "involved in a significant romantic relationship" by digging through historic Senate Judiciary Committee recordings. Then the court applied its determination to a case on appeal.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces new initiative to expunge juvenile criminal records
The prosecutor-led program continues her look into juvenile justice. It also continues a state-wide examination of the impact someone's criminal past can have on housing and employment.
Minneapolis taxpayer's lawsuit over policy protecting minority teachers is dismissed
The Minnesota Supreme Court said a lawsuit that sought to stop Minneapolis Public Schools from implementing a policy giving preferential treatment to minority teachers lacked standing.
Ex-MPD officers, politicians defend 'The Fall of Minneapolis,' Liz Collin in defamation lawsuit
A motion to dismiss the suit argues Katie Blackwell, the assistant chief of operations for the Minneapolis Police Department, committed perjury when she testified Derek Chauvin wasn't following department training when he murdered George Floyd.
Murder charges: Minneapolis man wildly fires gun after fight, accidentally kills friend
Jermaine Sylvester Watkins faces one count of second-degree murder in the shooting death of William Demone Walker.
Key Gophers volleyball figure leaves for Michigan State
Associate head coach Kristen Kelsay said it took a "dream come true" to get her to depart after two seasons with head coach Keegan Cook.
Manslaughter charges filed against Minneapolis woman accused of killing two in fiery car crash
Teniki Steward is charged with four felonies after prosecutors and police allege she was speeding and ran a red light in a crash that killed two women and sent a juvenile to the hospital.
Charges: 18-year-old from North Dakota shot, killed teenage girl in north Minneapolis
Erick Corday Scott of West Fargo, N.D., was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Lonnaya I'zanay Warren-Lloyd.
Prison-bound man set free week ago on apparent clerical error is back in Hennepin County jail
Timothy Wayne Wilson, 60, of Minneapolis was booked into custody at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the jail log.
Myon Burrell sentenced to five years in prison for gun, drug convictions following 2023 traffic stop
His legal team is still challenging the legality of the initial police stop and search of his vehicle before the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Hours after being sentenced to five years in prison, Minneapolis drug dealer released from jail
Timothy Wilson, 60, was sentenced last Thursday after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges. Shortly after, he was released from custody and has been out ever since.
Appeals court reinstates veteran prosecutor's lawsuit against Mike Freeman, Mary Moriarty
Amy Sweasy Tamburino had more than two decades of experience in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. She claims she was forced to resign due to breach of contract and in violation of the Minnesota whistleblower act.
The twists of fate that helped make Gophers gymnast Mya Hooten a star
An All-American in gymnastics and the classroom, Mya Hooten's career nearly ended before it started — but two families came together for a life-changing leap of faith.
45-year sentence for guilty plea in brazen Minneapolis shooting that killed one, injured three
Antonio Deshawn Timberlake is one of four people charged in the shooting that killed Pierre Romel Miller.
Gun owner charged with manslaughter after boy shoots himself in the head
Elliott Staples III of Minneapolis was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of 3-year-old Jajuan Robinson.
Minneapolis man who allegedly beat one woman to death charged with vicious assault on another woman
Byron Vinicio Vargas Bautista allegedly beat a woman so badly she needed part of her skull removed. He was arrested days after that for allegedly beating a different woman to death.
Alleged drunk driver in St. Louis Park restaurant patio crash that killed 2 and injured 9 pleads not guilty
Steven Frane Bailey's blood alcohol level after the crash outside the Park Tavern was measured at four times Minnesota's legal limit.
How a piece of plastic shut down DNA testing at the Hennepin County crime lab
The source of the contamination, which also occurred in other labs worldwide, was tracked down by forensic scientists in a 79-day herculean effort. The lab is back up and running.
After contamination scare resulted in shutdown, Hennepin County crime lab is again fully operational
A plastic plate used by forensic labs worldwide was identified as the source of a contamination which led the county to shut down the lab for several weeks.
Hennepin County attorney wants to use forfeited money to pay outside lawyers in dropped murder case against state trooper
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty wants to tap funds for outside legal bills in the abandoned prosecution of trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II.
Prominent Twin Cities racehorse owner, businessman accused of drugging, sexually assaulting bartender
Barry Butzow, one of the most notable racehorse owners in the state, was charged with third-degree sexual assault in Hennepin County District Court.
Minnesota Supreme Court considers transgender weightlifting lawsuit with wide-ranging implications
JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman from Minneapolis, was denied entry into a women's USA Powerlifting competition in 2019. Her lawsuit claims discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Judge orders competency evaluation for Minneapolis man accused of terrorizing, shooting his neighbor
John Sawchak, who has a lengthy history of mental health evaluations in Hennepin County, allegedly shot Davis Moturi in the neck in broad daylight. The case has led to accusations of inaction by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Charges: Man shoots, kills cousin's fiancé in Minneapolis in front of her and her two young children
A 20-year-old from Big Lake is charged with second-degree murder in the May shooting death of Joseph Milligan.
Court filing describes chaotic messaging around attempted $120,000 bribe in Feeding Our Future trial
Lies, tension and hope swirled as several defendants in the Feeding Our Future federal fraud case tried to secure a not guilty verdict by paying off a juror with a bag of cash.
In latest self-defense ruling, Minnesota Supreme Court orders new trial for man who killed robber
A St. Paul man was sentenced to over 36 years in prison for second-degree murder in 2022 after he shot a man who robbed him.
Businesses at George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis, Mayor Frey for $30 million, demand condemnation
Cup Foods argues the city of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey have already unlawfully taken their property and must commence eminent domain proceedings.
Excelsior parents awarded $1.1 million in lawsuit over misread vasectomy results
A jury was asked to weigh the cost of raising a child to maturity against the value the child brings to the world after the husband was incorrectly told his vasectomy was successful.
Hennepin County pays $3.4 million to settle lawsuit for wrongful death of jail inmate Lucas Bellamy
The settlement is believed to be one of the largest ever paid in Minnesota for a death in jail. The suit was brought by Louis Bellamy, the founder of Penumbra Theater in St. Paul.
With conviction vacated, Minneapolis man serving life for teenager's murder released from prison
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent more than 15 years in prison for the murder of Jesse Mickelson. A three-year investigation found the conviction was extremely flawed.
Charges: Witness recordings help police ID man who beat his dog on walks in Minneapolis
Stephon Mosley Thompson faces two charges of cruelty to animals after several people recorded him striking his dog in the face on multiple occasions in Uptown.
Minneapolis man charged with killing three, shooting another before standoff with St. Paul police
Earl Bennett faces a string of criminal charges after a triple homicide at a homeless encampment and an attempted murder at a sober house.
Derrick Thompson rejects plea deal, will stand trial for murder in Mpls. crash that killed 5 women
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office had offered to drop multiple felony charges if Thompson pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal vehicular homicide in the 2023 crash.
Everything to know as arbitration begins in Wolves, Lynx ownership dispute
An arbitration panel loaded with legal expertise will hear arguments before deciding whether Glen Taylor or Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have majority ownership of the Wolves and Lynx.
