Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time
CHICAGO — Throughout the murder trial, prosecutors showed jurors the video seen countless times around the world of the white police officer killing a...
Sued by partner over sale, Taylor says T-wolves won’t move
MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor expressed confidence Thursday that the NBA franchise will remain in Minnesota after it is sold, responding to a...
USDA rejects request for faster pork slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs...
In Minnesota, move to sidestep locals in prosecuting police
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison resisted calls for weeks to take over the prosecution of the white suburban Minneapolis police officer ...
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
O'FALLON, Mo. — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds...
Minnesota Trump supporter pleads guilty in attack over sign
MINNEAPOLIS — A suburban Minneapolis man accused of attacking an elderly couple after spotting them holding an anti-Donald Trump sign after the election has...
Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group representing slaughterhouses urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing...
In death threat case, court nixes penalty Rep. Omar urged
NEW YORK — A rural New York man convicted of threatening the life of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won’t have to participate...
Floyd’s death laid bare the ‘Minnesota Paradox’ of racism
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd's death under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee severely tarnished Minnesota's reputation as a progressive state on matters of race....
Prosecutor on Wright’s death case resigns, citing ‘vitriol’
MINNEAPOLIS — A prosecutor who was handling the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright...
