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SAWYER COUNTY (DrydenWire) – The Court has sentenced a man on charges filed against him in two criminal Sawyer County Circuit Court cases. Logan Russell Nelson, age 26, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was charged with committing Felony Theft by a Contractor against at least two victims between September 2023 and July 2024.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Officials on Wednesday morning announced the winners of this year's Name a Snowplow contest. Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger revealed the eight winning names at a news conference: We're Off To See The Blizzard Snowtorious B.I.G. Plowabunga!...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A high-profile defense attorney in Minneapolis who has received adoration for overcoming drug addiction to get her law license is now the target of a Hennepin County Sheriff's Office investigation into drug smuggling at the Hennepin County Jail, according to two search warrants filed this week.

At a recent City Council Budget Committee meeting, Minneapolis Ward 9 council member Jason Chavez became the target of homophobic threats and derogatory remarks. In a response shared on social media, Chavez condemned the hostility and expressed his concern for the safety of the LGBTQIA+ community within his...

Attorney's home searched in jailhouse investigation. A search warrant obtained by FOX 9 details an investigation into legal paperwork found in Hennepin County Jail cells laced with cocaine and fentanyl. Inmates have been able to ingest drugs by tearing smaller pieces of laced paper and putting it under their tongue...

The FBI field office out of Minneapolis is seeking information on several missing persons cases, cold cases and the whereabouts of fugitives wanted for serious crimes.

Minneapolis police officers quickly sprang to action, successfully thwarting a potential burglary at a local business. According to a social media post by the Minneapolis Police Department, a suspicious vehicle was reported at the Warner Stellian facility on Broadway St. NE. Surveillance footage showed a suspect...

Do you have a microchipped pet? You need to know about this.

This story is being co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Two years ago, amid growing scrutiny, Minnesota and states across the country reexamined a longstanding child welfare practice: When the parents of kids in state custody die or become...

A Minneapolis attorney is under investigation on suspicion of sneaking illicit drugs to inmates in the Hennepin County jail, according to newly filed court documents. A search warrant affidavit filed Monday in District Court says Sarah Rafat Gad used her privilege as a defense attorney to avoid detection in recent...