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Supreme Court revives suit against major logistics company with potentially big effects on industry
The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash. The justices' unanimous decision Thursday could have big ripple effects across the trucking industry.
Former state Sen. Eichorn pleads guilty in child solicitation sting
Eichorn, a Republican from Grand Rapids, was arrested in March 2025 following a sting operation. He pleaded guilty to texting with and arranging to meet someone who he believed to be a 17-year-old.
Trump vowed to fight crime in Minneapolis. Prosecutions plunged
The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal investigations and prosecutions into an array of serious crimes, a Reuters review of federal court records found.
After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges
Of the 36 people charged with assaulting immigration agents during the winter enforcement operation, prosecutors have dismissed cases against 14. But prosecutors are pressing forward with others, including one that a judge calls “perplexing.”
Minnesota State Fair assistant police chief sues Ramsey County sheriff for retaliation
The Minnesota State Fair assistant police chief said in a whistleblower lawsuit that Ramsey County Sheriff Robert Fletcher tried to have him fired for reporting Fletcher’s alleged use of chemical munitions on bystanders.
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The justices’ order Monday allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.
Feds hand fatal carjacking prosecution back to Hennepin County
The Minnesota U.S. Attorney's office is dropping federal charges against a St. Paul man accused in a September carjacking that left two women dead and a child seriously injured. Hennepin County will prosecute Edward Tiki Arrington instead.
Feeding Our Future judge limits Bock's document access after file leak
The judge in the Feeding Our Future case is limiting convicted ringleader Aimee Bock's access to confidential case documents amid allegations that she directed her sons to send the files to public officials and reporters.