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A New York-based radio talk show host and two of her producers arrested during the 2008 Republican National Convention have won a settlement against Twin Cities police.
State visitation program works to reduce inmate recidivism
State officials are studying how they can keep former inmates from returning to prison after completing their sentences.
Supreme Court begins new term today
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by weighing whether patients and health care providers in the Medicaid program for poor Americans can sue to block a state from cutting reimbursement rates.
Wikileaks, digital freedom, and the law
Midmorning speaks with one of the attorneys for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about free speech, activism and why the organization's release of potentially sensitive diplomatic information should be defended.
Thirty-seven people were arrested in Minnesota as part of a nation-wide immigration sweep.
County attorney to review role of medical examiner in case of baby's death
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reviewing the role of the medical examiner in a criminal case involving a man who was released from prison after being convicted of killing his infant daughter.
Philip Carruthers, a Ramsey County prosecutor and former state speaker of the House, has been named as a judge for the state's Fourth Judicial District.