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Victim of Wetterling killer testifies about deep scars left by assault
In an emotional hearing in the civil lawsuit he filed against his abductor, Danny Heinrich, Jared Scheierl spoke about the fear, anxiety and depression that's plagued him ever since the assault, affecting his work, his marriage and his children.
A state district court judge says tenants of a 100 unit Marshall apartment complex must move out of the buildings because of problems with the heating system.
Ex-Mpls. FBI agent who leaked to reporter gets 4 years in prison
Terry Albury shared internal documents with a reporter after becoming increasingly troubled by investigative practices he believed targeted and intimidated Minnesota's Somali-American community. The judge on Thursday said Albury's actions put the country at risk.
Minnesota AG sues insulin manufacturers on 'unfair prices'
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit Tuesday against the nation's three major insulin manufacturers alleging consumer fraud.
Surprise acquittal in Enbridge pipeline protesters' case
A judge in Clearwater County acquitted three pipeline protesters just hours into the first day of testimony, saying the prosecution failed to prove its case.
'We believe survivors': Demonstrators throng Capitol Hill to protest Kavanaugh
They came from as far as Alaska to march on the Supreme Court and a Senate office building. As Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote looms, the protesters lobbied the few remaining undecided senators.
North Dakota man denies helping kill pregnant woman
A man on trial in the death of a North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb denied any role in her death during his testimony Thursday.
Kavanaugh and Ford will testify today. Here's what you need to know
Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was sailing through until Christine Blasey Ford came forward with a sexual assault allegation. Get caught up on what's led to Thursday's hearing.
The politics of bump stocks, one year after Las Vegas shootings
Most Americans first learned about "bump stocks" — which speed up the firing rate of semi-automatic rifles — in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre. A year later, they're still mostly legal.