Videographers Argue For Right to Refuse Gay Couples
An attorney for Minnesota videographers who refuse to shoot same-sex weddings argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Tuesday that doing so would violate their religious beliefs.
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Fight Over Teen Sex Change Lands in Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether a Minnesota mother’s parental rights were violated when her teenager underwent gender transition services without her consent.
Read morePolice-Related Charity Accused of Duping Donors
Minnesota’s attorney general claims a Florida-based charity that prides itself on helping families of fallen police officers used most of the donations it received to send solicitation mailers.
Read moreMinnesota Court Rules for Disbanded Firefighters Union
The Minnesota Court of Appeals found Monday that the city of Brainerd violated labor rules when it laid off all full-time firefighters to dissolve their union amid collective bargaining.
Read moreTipsy Birds Flying Into Windows, Cars in Northern Minnesota
Police in a small northern Minnesota community have been taking some strange calls about birds that seem to be intoxicated.
Read moreMinnesota Officer Who Shot Unarmed Woman Will Face Trial
A Minnesota judge found Thursday “probable cause” to advance charges against a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman.
Read moreReligious Freedom
A Minnesota man filed a federal class action claiming he was forced to attend a religious lecture while he was an inmate in the Dakota County jail and faced punishment if he tried to “escape.”
Read moreFeds Pave Way for Mining in Minnesota Wilderness
The Trump administration on Thursday lifted a major roadblock to mineral leasing for copper-nickel mining in national forests near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildness in northeastern Minnesota.
Read moreProsecutors Say Ex-Cop Who Killed Australian Woman Was Reckless
State prosecutors filed court papers Wednesday claiming the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman last year had shown signs of a reckless disregard for human life, citing training records and his responses to prior calls.
Read moreStolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ Slippers Found After 13 Years
Federal officials said Tuesday that they recovered a famous pair of ruby slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” 13 years after they were stolen from the Minnesota museum bearing her name.
Read morePrince’s Family Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Opioids
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Minnesota state court Friday against a doctor by the family of the late pop star Prince, who said he died two years ago of an overdose of the potent drug fentanyl because the doctor did not treat him for his opiate addiction.
Read moreBetty Ford Foundation Claims Groups Fraudulently Using Name
Websites associated with Freedom Healthcare of America and Addiction Enders are using deceptive practices and unauthorized trademark material to mislead consumers seeking addiction treatment away from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Minnesota this week.
Read morePrimary Night: Dems Go for Diversity, GOP for Trump Choices
Democrats embraced diversity in a new night of firsts while Republicans rejected a face of the GOP’s old guard on Tuesday as the turbulent 2018 primary season lurched toward its finale.
Read moreMinnesota Key to Democratic Hopes of Blue Wave
In a major battleground state for November’s midterm elections, Minnesota voters in Tuesday’s primary election will narrow the field for two U.S. Senate seats, eight House spots and the governorship.
Read moreMinnesota Deputies Rescue Women Stranded on Unicorn Raft
While his colleague recorded a video, a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy used a rope to rescue a group of five women whose rainbow unicorn floatie got stuck in the weeds on Fish Lake Saturday.
Read moreAustralian Woman’s Dad Sues Minn. Police Over Fatal Shooting
The father of an Australian woman who was fatally shot by a former Minneapolis police officer last summer filed a $50 million lawsuit Monday claiming he and his partner covered up the circumstances of the shooting by not activating their body cameras.
Read moreJury Will Hear Pipeline Protesters’ Necessity Defense
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected state prosecutors’ bid to shut down a climate “necessity defense” in the case of protesters who tried to disrupt oil pipelines, leaving jurors in the activists’ upcoming trial to decide whether their conduct was necessary to prevent environmental harm.
Read moreMinnesota Officials Advance Contentious Pipeline Project
Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its rundown Line 3 oil pipeline was approved by Minnesota regulators on Thursday, upsetting opponents of the project who say the decision will be seen as a sign of disrespect to area tribes.
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