State Sen. Nicole Mitchell says she won’t leave office over a felony burglary charge after officials in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party called for her resignation. Mitchell, a first-term DFL senator from Woodbury, was arrested in April after police found her … Continued
Someone shot a man in St. Paul’s North End, causing him life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Simcoe Street, off Atwater Street, about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. They found a vehicle crashed in a yard and … Continued
Luis Rangel Morales of the Neighborhood Justice Center will fill a judicial vacancy in the south metro. Rangel Morales has been appointed district judge in Minnesota’s 1st Judicial District, which serves Dakota, Carver, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights. The unanimous opinion reverses … Continued
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to resume deliberations Thursday after asking to rehear testimony from multiple … Continued
Award-winning journalist and author Nate Blakeslee grew up in Arlington and devoured every book he could find. He majored in political science and joined the University of Texas at Austin’s American Studies graduate program, but then took a detour. In 2000, … Continued