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This is the records summary for Jan. 10. Tractor, feed wagon lost in Meeker County fire DASSEL — A John Deere tractor, feed mixing wagon and about 100 round bales...

This is the records summary for Dec. 22. Phone scam WILLMAR — A Willmar woman reported at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday that she suspected being the target of a telephone...

By Susan Estrich It’s easy, as a law professor and practicing lawyer, to take the rule of law for granted and even to question its existence. In my classes, I...

HELGA TOWNSHIP – The temporary restraining order prohibiting Doug Crosby from excavating his fields has been dissolved, per a judge’s order. Hubbard County District Judge Robert Tiffany issued an order...

The following cases were heard Aug. 27 by Beltrami County District Court John Melbye: -- Arlen James Stately Jr., 40, of Bemidji, was sentenced for felony third-degree burglary. He was...

HELGA TOWNSHIP – The Hubbard County attorney has reaffirmed his position that criminal charges are not being pursued against a former Helga Township board member. County Attorney Donovan Dearstyne sent...

The following cases were heard Aug. 13 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Shari Schluchter: -- Pamela Dawn Stillday, 41, of Ponemah, was sentenced for gross misdemeanor third-degree DWI. She...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors are being picked in Hennepin County to hear a civil case filed by a man who claims he was injured by a Sartell police officer. Brian...

The following cases were heard between July 30 and Aug. 7 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Paul Benshoof: -- Brandon Joseph Rossbach, 27, of Bemidji, was sentenced on two...

By Tom Robertson, MPR News 91.3 FM CASS LAKE – Fred Isham sits near a blazing fire just outside Cass Lake on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The 37-year-old tribal...

My second DUI is newsworthy? In the words of my wonderful, intelligent sister, when I told her of the Pioneer story, “This is not something that should be shameful. A...

HELGA TOWNSHIP – The Hubbard County attorney declined to file charges against former Helga Township board member Silas Hooker, 10 months before the current board released a written statement that...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Department of Health has improperly retained and distributed for research tens of thousands of blood samples left over from the state's newborn screening program since 1997,...

WILLMAR -- The manager of the Tobacco Stop on South First Street in Willmar was arrested for selling synthetic marijuana, and what were described as "large amounts'' of a substance...