Nebraska declares state of emergency over bird flu

The outbreak is spreading but poses little threat to humans, officials say

• May 15, 2015

Right-to-die group convicted of assisting suicide

A jury found Final Exit Network Inc. guilty of helping a 57-year-old woman who suffered chronic pain, kill herself

• May 14, 2015

2 men arrested in killing of 90-year-old farmer

Earl Orlander's hands were bound as his home was ransacked, Minnesota authorities said

• May 13, 2015

Report: Cop, son slain, younger son surrenders

Todd Besser, 16-year Elk River, Minn. police veteran, was found shot to death along with his 27-year-old son in a suburban Minneapolis home

• May 11, 2015

Inmates who escaped Wis. corrections center captured

Three inmates taking part in a corrections "boot camp" program walked away from the minimum-security facility Wednesday night, prompting a manhunt

• May 11, 2015

3 men charged in murder of Minn. couple

The bodies of Jim and Cathy Hively were discovered after a passerby called firefighters as their home was burning

• May 4, 2015

Cops: Body found in Minn. river ID'd as missing woman

24-year-old Abbey Russell, a Stillwater, Minn. restaurant server, had been missing for more than a week

• May 4, 2015

Sonar search of river for missing Minn. woman

Abbey Russell, a 24-year-old restaurant server, vanished from her Stillwater home around midnight Saturday

• Apr 29, 2015

Defense challenges use of paid informant in Minnesota ISIS case

FBI acknowledges informant, who once wanted to join ISIS himself, was paid nearly $13,000 in terror recruit undercover operation

• Apr 23, 2015

Warrant: Knife found near slain Minn. boy's body

Warrant says that after the discovery of the child's body, more knives and duct tape were seized from the home of the boy's accused killer - his father

• Apr 23, 2015

Woman misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy finally gets cure

Minnesota mom suffered with symptoms most of her life before discovering they were easily treatable with a pill

• Apr 22, 2015

"We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota"

Arrest of six men from Minneapolis made possible after friend flipped on them, official says; FBI says ISIS has strong pull among Somalis in U.S.

• Apr 20, 2015

6 arrests linked to U.S. youths trying to wage jihad

Suspects detained in Minnesota, San Diego in connection with ongoing investigation into flow of young people to Syrian war

• Apr 20, 2015

NFL gives big news to Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

The Minnesota Vikings star was suspended last November after a case of child abuse surfaced

• Apr 16, 2015

Cops arrest father of Minn. boy, 10, found in river

The father was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder just two days after the boy's body was found in the Mississippi River

• Apr 14, 2015

Police identify "primary subject" after missing boy found

After the body of 10-year-old Barway Collins was found in the Mississipi River in Crystal, Minn., evidence points to a family member

• Apr 12, 2015

Deadly strain of bird flu spreads in U.S. farms

More than a dozen farms in the nation's largest turkey-producing state have been infected

• Apr 10, 2015

Husband charged with wife's murder in 1997 case

18 years later, Minnesota man is facing charges, although his wife's ody has never been found

• Apr 10, 2015

Police: Baby monitor hacked, child pics likely global

Minnesota parents heard music on their baby monitoring system, and realized they were not alone

• Apr 7, 2015

Did Minn. cop threaten to break teen suspect's leg?

Police in Minneapolis are investigating after a cellphone video surfaced in which an officer allegedly threatened a teen

• Apr 6, 2015

Cops: Missing Univ. of Minn. student went into river

Authorities say 22-year-old Jennifer Houle was seen on surveillance video entering the river and that no suspects are being sought

• Mar 30, 2015

Cops searching for missing Univ. of Minn. student

Police say 22-year-old Jennifer Houle was last seen around 1 a.m. Friday at a bar

• Mar 30, 2015

Suit: Background check error ruined reputation

Minn. woman alleges she's been dogged by faulty finding that she committed vehicular homicide

• Mar 27, 2015

Cops: Dad suspected in Minn. boy's disappearance

Investigators believe Pierre Collins "has not been completely truthful" about the disappearance of his son, Barway

• Mar 25, 2015

A new -- winning -- attitude

The Climax-Fisher High School Lady Knights had lost 84 straight games -- until one win set them on a new course

• Mar 20, 2015

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