By MELISSA GOLDIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press (AP) — President Donald Trump is countering criticism of the Justice Department’s failure to release much-hyped records around the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, trying to place blame on former government officials. … Continued
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two … Continued
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the nation’s overgrown forests with each passing year. Related Articles Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over … Continued
Motorists in Cottage Grove are being asked to avoid southbound U.S. Highway 61 and expect delays northbound as officers respond to the scene of a fatal crash. Cottage Grove Public Safety said motorists should avoid southbound Highway 61 beginning at … Continued
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Footage presented for the first time this week shows how Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested for burglary at her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes. The trial for Mitchell’s case began Monday and is expected … Continued
A 32-year-old man who was fleeing after firing shots at St. Paul police on Friday tried to get into a nearby restaurant, but people had heard gunshots and were attempting to close the doors, according to new information released Wednesday. … Continued