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Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing
In 2023, a jury awarded Kim Handy Jones $1.5 million in punitive damages plus $10 million in compensatory damages after finding St. Paul Police Officer Nathaniel Younce civilly liable for fatally shooting her son Cordale Handy.
Minnesota regulators require studies along possible routes before pipeline construction near sacred site
Members of the Public Utilities Commission revised the conditions of a permit for a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, after more than a dozen tribal nations urged regulators to reverse it.
State Supreme Court tosses suit tied to Minneapolis teachers of color and layoffs
Minnesota’s high court on Wednesday turned aside a lawsuit alleging Minneapolis schools racially discriminate against white teachers to protect teachers of color, overturning an earlier ruling by the state appeals court.
Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization
A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” has been postponed indefinitely because he's hospitalized.
What are the Santa Ana winds and how are they impacting the LA wildfires?
Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.