Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed Dru Sjodin
The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota student in 2003 has been changed to life in prison.
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The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota student in 2003 has been changed to life in prison.
Wisconsin Republicans are joining a national push to outlaw child sex dolls and robots.
A former government official of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from a contractor at Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of the leader of an Illinois antigovernment militia for masterminding the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
A Chicago man who was convicted of shooting and seriously wounding an Iowa sheriff's deputy during a convenience store robbery in 2021 has been sentenced to up to 92 years in prison.
A Missouri man already serving life in prison for killing two brothers from Wisconsin over a cattle contract has been sentenced to 32 additional years for a related federal crime.
Potter was released after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence for fatally shooting Daunte Wright.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections said Kim Potter was released at 4 a.m. Monday. She will be on supervised release for the remainder of her sentence.
A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 has been released from prison.
A man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during Capitol riot has been sentenced for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack.
A federal judge in Wisconsin has sentenced a Minnesota man to two years in prison for aiming a laser at a Delta Air Lines jet in 2021.
On the walls inside the Creators Space in St. Paul is artwork created by offenders serving time inside Minnesota prisons.
A former corrections officers created the “Art from the Inside” program in memory of his friend and fallen officer Joseph Gomm.
An amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution that would make it harder to get out of jail on bail before trial will be decided Tuesday by state voters.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to intimidating and interfering with Black residents who moved into a suburban Milwaukee apartment complex where he lived.
Anyone who encourages a riot or participates in violence during a riot would face felony charges under a bill Wisconsin's Assembly has approved.
Chase Neill, who represented himself in court, testified that he was passing along a message from God threatening Rep. Jake LaTurner for ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards and extraterrestrials.
Ciudad Juarez was the scene of years of deadly clashes between security forces and the rival Sinaloa and Juarez drug cartels.
Judge Peter Cahill sentenced J. Alexander Kueng to three and a half years in prison for second-degree aiding and abetting manslaughter.
WCCO’s Jonah Kaplan digs into the data on police officers in Minnesota schools, and how our own recent history has led to some drastic changes.
A huge fire and smoke were seen emanating from a notorious prison, known for housing political prisoners and protesters, in the Iranian capital.
Andrew Welsh, 43, will serve 71 months in prison for intentionally setting his St. Cloud bar on fire as part of a scheme to get more than $1 million in insurance.
A street festival in St. Paul gives second chances to the formerly-incarcerated
Castle Rodger Ahlbeck, 30, was found unresponsive in his cell around 11 a.m. on Monday.
The state had ordered the 18 to return to prison by Monday. But, a Ramsey County judge has granted a temporary restraining order, saying that reincarcerating the individuals could still be detrimental to their health.
