Wrongly convicted man who escaped death row dies of COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS — A man who escaped death row in Louisiana in 2012 after he was exonerated by DNA evidence for a murder he didn’t...
Ex-Minnesota GOP chair Carnahan says she may run for old job
MINNEAPOLIS — The former head of the Minnesota Republican Party who resigned under pressure last month told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she...
Judge suspends Minnesota’s tougher standards on deadly force
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judge has suspended Minnesota’s new stricter standards on when police can use deadly force, halting a change in state...
Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights to be arraigned
MINNEAPOLIS — Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday...
Illinois man to be sentenced in ’17 Minnesota mosque bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque is...
Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed...
California wildfires at risk of sparking as wind blows in
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A weather system approaching northwest California was expected to bring dry lightning and blustery winds by late Thursday, unleashing...
Minnesota’s Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer and the treatment “went well.”
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New challenge looms for Minneapolis ballot measure on police
MINNEAPOLIS — Lawyers for a former Minneapolis City Council member objected Wednesday to new language for a ballot measure on the future of policing...
Tribes, states seek review of Native child adoptions case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native Americans should receive preference in...