Juvenile charges filed against Mpls. girl accused of assaulting principalJanuary 13, 2016 4:23 PMBy Peter CoxThe student accused of attacking the principal at Harrison Education Center in Minneapolis has been charged with assault.
St. Cloud State professor pleads guilty to smuggling ivoryJanuary 13, 2016 12:00 PMBy The Associated PressAs part of the plea deal, Yiwei Zheng, 43, has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine. He also could face roughly three years in prison when he's sentenced in May.
Feds agree to help fight crime on Mille Lacs ReservationJanuary 12, 2016 2:21 PMBy Dan GundersonMille Lacs became the second Minnesota reservation, after White Earth, to seek federal help.
El Chapo extradition will take at least a year, Mexican official saysJanuary 11, 2016 3:04 PMOn a morning radio program, the head of Mexico's extradition office also warned that possible legal challenges could delay the entire extradition process to the U.S. for four to six years.
Two bodies pulled from rubble of house fire in SE MinnesotaJanuary 11, 2016 11:23 AMBy The Associated PressNeighbors gathered at the property Monday morning and said the home is owned by a bishop of the local Amish community.
Play2min 38secWho's the Mexican actress who helped Sean Penn get to El Chapo?January 11, 2016 8:27 AMOn screen, Kate del Castillo was already playing the kinds of characters who may have had a relationship with the drug lord. But it was a tweet that plunged her into the real narco world.
'El Chapo' talked with Sean Penn, in clandestine jungle interviewJanuary 10, 2016 2:00 PMBy Colin Dwyer In a piece published Saturday night by Rolling Stone, the actor revealed he sat with Joaquin Guzmán for an interview in October, when the drug kingpin was still being hunted by Mexican authorities.
'El Chapo' back in prison he escaped from - thanks, in part, to lure of HollywoodJanuary 9, 2016 12:15 PMMexican authorities say the drug kingpin wanted to film a biopic about his life and reached out to producers -- which helped officials track him down. He's been returned to the site of his July escape.
Court says cyberattacks struck judicial branch websiteJanuary 8, 2016 6:39 PMBy The Associated PressCourt officials say cyberattacks are why the Minnesota Judicial Branch website was unavailable to the public for 10 days late last month.
Minneapolis man charged in severe child abuse caseJanuary 8, 2016 4:49 PMBy Peter CoxThe 20-month-old girl had severe brain injuries, and a lacerated kidney and spleen.