The governor signed a bill allowing social workers to consider past reports of child abuse when deciding whether to investigate new ones.
Read More »Minnesota House revives effort to scrap lawmaker immunity
Lawmakers' supposed immunity from arrests for drunken driving and other crimes has been a touchy issue for years, even though the cards are no longer handed out.
Read More »Minnesota man gets 25 years for fatal shooting of Kelly Phillips
Lyle "Ty" Hoffman, who turned 45 Tuesday, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree intentional murder.
Read More »Across the Region: March 23
News stories from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Lagging laws, changing habits mean less data kept
Even though there's more deliberations for government decisions, there's less left for the historical record — in part because state data retention laws haven’t kept up with fast-moving technology or the changing habits of those in power.
Read More »Legislature may punt body camera guidelines
A top House lawmaker said he plans to hold off on passing any restrictions on police body cameras this year.
Read More »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 »