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Ex-Vikings star Jim Marshall pardoned on cocaine conviction

The state Board of Pardons has cleared former Minnesota Viking star Jim Marshall of a drug conviction. Marshall was convicted of second degree cocaine possession in 1991.
by Tom Scheck

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Resignations in U.S. attorney's office "troubling"

Resignations in U.S. attorney's office "troubling"

Minnesota's U.S. Attorney, Rachel Paulose, says she supports the resignations of her top three senior attorneys, who stepped down Thursday from their management positions. Observers called the situation troubling, and unusual.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Supreme Court rules PhotoCop unconstitutional

Supreme Court rules PhotoCop unconstitutional

The court told the city of Minneapolis that it must stop its "Stop on Red" program, which photographed vehicles running red lights, because it violates state law. But supporters of the so-called PhotoCop program say it cut down on crashes in accident-prone intersections.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Airport neighbors win victory in court

Airport neighbors win victory in court

A judge denied a request by the Metropolitan Airports Commission to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Minneapolis homeowners, who argue the MAC has reneged on a promise to pay for noise mitigation in their homes.
by Dan Olson

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Legal aid's biggest activist is moving on

He is known as the Happy Warrior of Legal Aid. Bruce Beneke is stepping down after 30 years as the head of the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. It is the state's oldest and second-largest legal aid organization.

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Melody Gilbert's trip "Into the Darkness"

Melody Gilbert's trip "Into the Darkness"

St. Paul film director Melody Gilbert has spent the last four years crawling through sewers, climbing abandoned buildings and occasionally dodging the police. It's all to gather material for her new documentary called "Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness."
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota senators split over Gonzales' future

Both of Minnesota's U.S. senators on Thursday criticized Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over the firing of federal prosecutors, but they split on whether he should be forced from his job.
by Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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Where journalism and blogging overlap

A ruling from a Dakota County judge may be good news for bloggers. Last week the judge dismissed a lawsuit brought about by public relations executive and political commentator Blois Olson, who accused blogger Michael Brodkorb of defaming him.

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Statement of one of the imams

Three of the six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in the Twin Cities in November 2006 discussed their lawsuit during a news conference Tuesday morning.

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Imams outline discrimination lawsuit against US Airways

Imams outline discrimination lawsuit against US Airways

Six Islamic leaders who were removed from a U.S. Airways flight in November at the Twin Cities airport filed suit against the airline for discrimination.
by William Wilcoxen

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