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ISIS trial in Minnesota: What you need to know
Three of the nine Twin Cities men accused of trying to join the ISIS terror group in Syria go on trial Monday in a case that will be closely watched around the world. Here's your guide.
Tyler Gottwalt, who has a permit to carry a gun, argues the city's gun law is more restrictive than the state statute on carrying firearms in public.
Sixth Minnesota ISIS suspect pleads guilty as trial date nears
Charges against Hamza Ahmed included using student loan money to buy airline tickets to Turkey on the way to fight for ISIS. He pleaded guilty Monday in a deal that dropped several charges.
The Supreme Court is expressing doubts about laws in at least a dozen states that make it a crime for people suspected of drunken driving to refuse to take alcohol tests.
A Catholic priest who was deported to his native India after completing his jail sentence in Minnesota for sexually abusing a child is the subject of a new lawsuit against a diocese in India that allegedly returned him to ministry with Vatican approval.
Lawsuit alleges MN teacher tenure laws perpetuate achievement gap
A group of parents, backed by a national nonprofit, filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota statues that make it more difficult to fire teachers once they've been employed for more than three years.
Twenty-nine employees who were let go during cost-cutting campaigns in late 2014 or early last year have filed a lawsuit in federal court
Paid family leave advocates celebrate a big week, but the battle's not over
In New York and San Francisco, lawmakers have taken groundbreaking steps toward more generous leave policies. Still, some business leaders worry how much paid family leave will cost them.