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New chief justice talks about future of Minnesota's courts

New chief justice talks about future of Minnesota's courts

Unlike the head of a private law firm, Minnesota's chief justice can't raise hourly billing rates to meet a shortfall or turn down cases because of a lack of staff.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Law requires carbon monoxide detectors in single-family homes

Law requires carbon monoxide detectors in single-family homes

Property owners will be responsible for providing all single-family homes with at last one carbon monoxide detector within 10 feet of each bedroom starting Friday.

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Trial begins for woman accused in Cottonwood bus crash

Trial begins for woman accused in Cottonwood bus crash

The woman accused of causing a fatal school bus crash in southwestern Minnesota goes on trial Monday in Willmar.
by Tim Post

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Burnsville police tired of being hit

Burnsville police tired of being hit

Burnsville police say they are cracking down on drivers who do not allow plenty of room between their vehicle and police cars. Eight Burnsville police officers have been hit by cars in the last two-and-a-half years.
by Minnesota News Network

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Reservation makes seat belts a primary offense

Reservation makes seat belts a primary offense

Minnesota does not have a primary seat belt law, but one part of the state now does. The White Earth Indian Reservation has made not wearing a seat belt a primary offense.
by Minnesota News Network

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Suspect in Hopkins stabbing expected to be charged

Suspect in Hopkins stabbing expected to be charged

A 27-year-old man is expected to be charged before noon today in the stabbing murder of a Hopkins woman. It was the first homicide in the suburb in nine years.
by Minnesota News Network

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Zimmermann returns to Minneapolis from Colo. prison

Zimmermann returns to Minneapolis from Colo. prison

Former Minneapolis City Council member Dean Zimmermann will finish serving his prison sentence in a Minneapolis halfway house.
by Brandt Williams

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Operation Falcon nabs 112 fugitives in Minnesota

Operation Falcon nabs 112 fugitives in Minnesota

Federal law enforcement officials announced Monday the capture and arrest of 112 fugitives in Minnesota. The arrests, which took place during the last week of June, were part of a nationwide crackdown called Operation Falcon.
by Brandt Williams

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Film considers the Gonzo legacy

Film considers the Gonzo legacy

A new movie, "Gonzo: The Life and Times of Dr Hunter S. Thompson," opens across the country today. It examines the rise and fall of one of the great counter-cultural writers of the 60s and 70s.
by Euan Kerr

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Public defenders to stop representing poor parents in child protection cases

Public defenders to stop representing poor parents in child protection cases

Beginning July 8, state public defenders outside of Hennepin County will no longer represent parents in child protection cases, or in specialty courts such as drug court, because of budget cuts. Children will wait longer in foster care.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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