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January 16, 2023

Minnesota man free after 1998 conviction for wife's murder vacated

Thomas Rhodes of MN was released from prison Friday after his murder conviction for his wife's 1996 death was vacated, and was discharged on time served following a manslaughter plea.

January 16, 2023

Minnesota farmers conspired to sell $46 million in treated crops as organic, prosecutors allege

James Wolf and Adam Olson, both farmers in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, have been charged after allegedly trying to pass off $46 million in chemically treated crops as organic.

January 16, 2023

Charges upgraded against Minnesota woman accused of killing 6-year-old son

What was initially a second degree murder charge against Julissa Thaler for the alleged shooting death of her six-year-old son has been upgraded to a first degree charge.

January 16, 2023

Minnesota man facing sexual abuse charge after allegedly assaulting a crewmember on a cruise

A cruise ship passenger from Minnesota is facing a sexual abuse charge after allegedly assaulting a crewmember while aboard the Celebrity Summit Cruise Ship.

January 13, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Walz gives tax relief bill 1st signature of legislative session

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed his first bill of the 2023 legislative session Thursday, which focused on simplifying tax filing and more broadly providing tax relief.

January 12, 2023

Minnesota DoC announces death of Donald Blom, perpetrator of horrific 1999 killing

Donald Blom, a Minnesota man who in 1999 kidnapped and killed Katie Poirier, a clerk at a Moose Lake convenience store, has died in prison, corrections officials announced Wednesday.

January 12, 2023

Minnesota Legislature holds hearing regarding the legalization of recreational marijuana for adults

In the Minnesota Legislature's first hearing of the year, a bill that will continue the process of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state was discussed.

January 12, 2023

Appeals to Minneapolis officers' sentences over Floyd incident dropped by federal court

A federal court accepted a government's request to drop its appeals of the sentences of two Minneapolis officers connected to the police-involved death of George Floyd.

January 12, 2023

Minnesota latest state on affordable housing bandwagon

With the backing of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota legislature is the latest among a number of blue states to announce plans to act on President Joe Biden's housing initiative.

January 11, 2023

Deer smashes through doors of Minnesota butcher shop

Security cameras captured the doe crashing through the front door at She Said Butcher Shop in Moorhead, Minnesota causing significant damage before escaping the business.