A grand jury has indicted a Morristown man, Cody Kolstad, 32, on charges of first and second degree murder in connection to the May 31 death of his housemate, Brian Stoeckel.
The killing sparked immediate protests in Minneapolis that spread around the U.S. and beyond in a reckoning over police brutality and discrimination against people of color.
Iowa law prohibits prosecutors from filing felony animal abuse charges against first time offenders, according to a Northwest Iowa shelter and the Animal Rescue League.
A jury of seven men and five women was tentatively chosen Tuesday for a penalty trial to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison for the 2018 attack, capping a nearly three-month winnowing process that began with 1,800 candidates.
Agents seized over three pounds of marijuana, 40 THC oil vape cartridges, THC edibles, MDMA, a loaded 9mm handgun, as well as evidence of drug sales including US currency.
Members of law enforcement lined a Grundy County courtroom Monday for the sentencing of Michael Lang. A jury convicted Lang of First Degree Murder last month for shooting and killed Sergeant Jim Smith. Smith was a 27 year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol.
Previous laws only prevented people from purchasing a firearm if they were convicted of domestic violence while living with, married to or having a child with their partner.
Michael Lang shot and killed Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith during a standoff at Lang’s home in April 2021 after Lang had assaulted a Sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop.
Task force agents executed a search warrant on Eastport Drive in Mankato. During the search, agents seized over a pound of methamphetamine as well as evidence of drug sales and US currency.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits that had been filed by women who accused him of sexual assault and harassment, an attorney for the women said Tuesday.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of Minneapolis hasn’t met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why he hasn’t done so.
A Mason City man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a February shooting that killed one man and left another with disabling injuries.
Gregory Ulrich opened fire Feb. 9, 2021, at the Allina Crossroads Clinic in Buffalo, a city of about 16,400 people that is 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
Gregory Ulrich, a man who stormed a medical clinic in Minnesota, fatally shooting one person and wounding four others, faces a mandatory term of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced this afternoon.
MRVDTF is seeking assistance in locating a Mankato man, Jason Lee Martin, 34, who has several active arrest warrants from Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Martin counties.
Jerry Blackwell worked pro bono as he helped prosecute Derek Chauvin for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, delivering a powerful rebuttal during the state’s closing arguments.
According to the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office, Jacob Jeffrey Hunter was murder on October 7, 2020 at around 11:30 p.m. in the East Barton’s area of Red Lake, MN.
A Minnesota man accused of dealing drugs out of a motorhome has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, according to federal authorities in South Dakota.
The families of Wendy Khan and Sunday Chuol are calling on police to establish a timeline to help guide and expedite future missing person investigations.
