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Man who stole from wealthy Minnesota philanthropist sent to prison

ST. PAUL—Nicholas Lofquist-Sprangel didn't have to go to great lengths to steal from John Nasseff while he worked as the late St. Paul...

news/crime-and-courts 32 min 54 sec ago

President Donald Trump at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Church to attend Easter Sunday service, in Palm Beach, Fla., April 1, 2018. Trump, blaming Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly “dangerous” flow of illegal immigrants, unleashed a series of fiery tweets on Sunday in which he vowed “NO MORE DACA DEAL” and threatened to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Tom Brenner/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

Federal judge: Trump administration must accept new DACA applicants

WASHINGTON - A District of Columbia federal judge has delivered the toughest blow yet to Trump administration efforts to end deportation protections...

news/government-and-politics 48 min 1 sec ago

Federal lawsuit hopes to change way state, county 'unfairly' take away children --especially in black families

ST. PAUL—Dwight Mitchell says spanking his child led to Dakota County social services tearing his family apart. Mitchell filed a lawsuit...

news/crime-and-courts 52 min 59 sec ago

North St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Dustin Kalis is shown in an undated courtesy photo. During a fire in North St. Paul on April 22, 2018, a man dropped his baby down from a second-story balcony, and Kalis caught her, rescuing the baby from the fire and then coaching her father down. (Courtesy of Dustin Kalis)

Minnesota firefighter catches baby dropped from apartment

NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. --- As smoke filled the hallways of his 24-unit apartment complex on Sunday afternoon, a North St. Paul father began...

news/fires 1 hour 21 min ago

Central Minn. man dies after vehicle he was driving loses control, rolls

A 46-year-old Brainerd man was killed Tuesday morning when the Jeep pickup he was driving lost control on the Highway 371 exit ramp to Business...

news/accidents 1 hour 50 min ago

Jennifer Carnahan, elected to her role as chairperson of the Minnesota Republican Party in 2016, said she shares a similar rise as GOP candidate Pete Stauber -- a virtually unknown political outsider, suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Submitted photo / Minnesota Republican Party

Minnesota GOP sees land of opportunity in 8th District

DULUTH—The 8th Congressional District might be Democratic-Farmer-Labor country, but don't tell that to Minnesota Republicans. Banking on...

news/government-and-politics 1 hour 53 min ago

Shawn Michael Konder Submitted photo

Machete-wielding Minnesota driver charged with murder for fatally striking bystander while fleeing police

ST. PAUL -- A St. Paul man faces a murder charge after crashing into a car while drunkenly fleeing police and killing the other driver, authorities...

news/crime-and-courts 3 hours 26 min ago

One of the founders of the Minnesota Republican Farmer Labor Caucus, Rep. Tim Miller of Prinsburg, talks in the House Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The Democratic Farmer Labor Party wants the group to change its name. Don Davis / Forum News Service

DFL demands GOP farm group change name, logo

ST. PAUL — Rural Republican Minnesota House members wanted to make the point that Democrats often ignore farmers. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor...

news/government-and-politics 4 hours 6 min ago

Human remains found near Minnesota River are ‘suspicious,’ sheriff says

BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Human remains found this weekend along the Minnesota River in Burnsville are “suspicious” and will be autopsied later...

news/crime-and-courts 4 hours 28 min ago

Grand jury indicts Scheel on first-degree murder in Paynesville double homicide

ST. CLOUD — A Stearns County grand jury has indicted Gregory Allen Scheel on four counts of first-degree murder in the March 21 deaths...

news/crime-and-courts 4 hours 30 min ago

Bio Corporation in Alexandria, Minnesota supplies animal specimens to classrooms around the country. Lowell Anderson / Forum News Service

Cruelty charges dropped against central Minnesota animal specimen company

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—All charges of animal cruelty have been dropped against Bio Corporation, an company here that provides specimens for...

news/crime-and-courts 4 hours 40 min ago

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Wisconsin man charged with killing uncle, injuring cousin in northeast Minnesota

news/crime-and-courts 4 hours 53 min ago

Ronny Jackson, seen here in January, is meeting with lawmakers ahead of his confirmation hearing next week. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

Trump suggests nominee for VA post drop out because of 'ugly' process

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is standing behind Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, but suggested...

news/government-and-politics 5 hours 31 min ago

Minnesota House Tax Chairman Greg Davids talks about a tax bill his committee debated Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service

House tax bill is 'Ain't My Fault' effort

ST. PAUL — Republicans who control the Minnesota House and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton do not agree on many aspects of tax policy, but...

news/government-and-politics 5 hours 37 min ago

Employees outside the Waffle House restaurant where a gunman opened fire early Sunday morning in Nashville, April 23, 2018. The police said Monday that they had arrested a suspect, Travis J. Reinking, in the shooting that left four people dead and four others wounded. (Shawn Poynter/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

Waffle House shooting suspect left behind considerable evidence at scene, authorities say

The 29-year-old charged with killing four people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend left behind considerable evidence...

news/nation 5 hours 46 min ago