Courts

Two of Minnesota's most prominent medical technology firms are in a legal battle over a top executive's possible breach of contract.
Familial DNA for crime solving
Police in California used a controversial crime-solving method caught the notorious "Grim Sleeper" by using the DNA of the murderer's son. Some experts want to expand this search to catch more criminals, however it is not done in most states because of concerns over privacy and racial profiling.
Duluth considers banning marijuana-like substance
The Duluth City Council passed a resolution Monday night asking the police department to report on the sales and use of products containing JWH-018.
Judiciary panel OKs Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
The 13-6 vote sends Kagan's nomination to the full Senate, where she's expected to be confirmed as early as next week to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
Finding common ground in the gun control debate
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled against the city of Chicago's longtime ban on handgun ownership. Advocates on both sides of the gun-control debate are using this decision to reevaluate the way guns are regulated in cities across the country.
Gildea sworn in as Minn. chief justice
Lorie Gildea will be sworn in Monday as Minnesota's 22nd chief justice.
The Obama administration's top civil rights lawyer was in Minneapolis Wednesday to meet with community leaders, as part of a listening tour around the country.
Fargo police say they've arrested or sought charges against at least a dozen people in the past two months for possessing synthetic drugs that mimic the high produced by marijuana.
Independence Day is the last time Wisconsin veterans living at the home in King will be able to smoke inside.