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State senator arrested on suspicion of burglary at Detroit Lakes home
Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested early Monday morning without incident, police said, and no weapons were involved. She was booked into the Becker County jail.
A mostly sunny Monday afternoon is in store with a high near 67. There is a 20 percent chance of showers Tuesday morning. It should be mostly cloudy and breezy with a high near 56.
Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court
Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced the appointment of two new Supreme Court justices — Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy — who are set to replace retiring justices Margaret H. Chutich and G. Barry Anderson.
Red Lake Nation goes on a sales trip to India to discuss trade, walleye and wild rice
India is now the world’s most populous nation with 1.4 billion people. This week a representative from the Red Lake Nation will look to tap into that giant market by joining a U.S. trade mission to New Delhi.