DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Fear and paranoia were common themes in testimony Wednesday as the burglary trial for a Minnesota state senator continued. On the third day of the trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit … Continued
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that had already arrived. Related Articles … Continued
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