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A top House lawmaker said he plans to hold off on passing any restrictions on police body cameras this year.
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Court denies bid to object to courtroom closing
The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected the Star Tribune’s bid for an explanation why a courtroom was closed during the trial of a Little Falls man convicted of killing two teenage intruders.
Read More »Across the Region: March 16
News stories from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Tribal leaders want Minnesota law for autopsy objections
Tribal leaders want to change Minnesota law to give families a legal path to object to autopsies on religious grounds, after disputes involving two Ojibwe tribe members.
Read More »Capitol leaders would change way of estimating laws’ costs
House and Senate leaders want to change how Minnesota estimates the cost of new legislation.
Read More »Across the Region: March 9
News stories from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Across the Region: March 2
News stories from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Across the Region: Feb. 23
News stories from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Sex offender describes years trying for release
Dennis Richard Steiner was first patient to take the stand in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of more than 700 offenders who have been committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program indefinitely after finishing their prison terms.
Read More »Court rejects challenge to DNR fishing rules
A three-judge panel on Tuesday rejected arguments raised by a group of Mille Lacs resorts, property owners and anglers that the Department of Natural Resources failed to consider a 1998 constitutional amendment protecting the state’s fishing and hunting heritage when it wrote the rules
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