Crime, Law and Justice

Eighteen-year-old Deshon Bonnell changed his plea to guilty at a hearing in Hibbing on Wednesday in the death of 33-year-old Joshua LaValley, of Aurora. LaValley's body was found in January along the Mesabi Trail.
Corrections commissioner decides whether to parole four convicted murderers
Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell will review the life sentences of four convicted murderers on Thursday. One of the men, Isaac Brown, was convicted in the 1981 killing of a Minneapolis police officer.
St. Cloud high school put on lockdown after 'large' fight
The St. Cloud Police Department said the fight broke out around noon and involved “numerous students.” The school was put on lockdown Wednesday afternoon in response to the incident.
Baby boomers aren't the only ones being duped by scam calls and messages
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota says all age groups can be targeted by various scams. Whether or not you end up being taken advantage depends on how guarded you are against fraudsters.
Iranian woman deported following conspiracy sentence
Negar Ghodskani, 40, has been in custody since she was arrested in Australia two years ago. She was sentenced Tuesday to time served for conspiring to illegally export restricted technology from the United States to Iran.
Minnesota's attorney general's office said Tuesday that it has charged 10 people with 76 criminal counts following an investigation into the death of a 72-year-old man and what it described as egregious neglect of other patients at a northern Minnesota care center.
Minnesota's attorney general has charged 10 people following an investigation into the death of a 72-year-old man and other abuses at a northern Minnesota care center.