Mike Freeman

Kelley next among DFL trio to announce his LG

Entenza: former AG candidate, future house husband

ACORN alleged voter fraud hits Minnesota

Domestic Abuse Service Center faces deep cuts

A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

Former Ward 2 candidate supporters call for criminal charges

After a Minnesota Daily investigation revealed a Ward 2 candidate's campaign was based almost entirely on lies, his duped supporters and volunteers are calling him a fraud and want to see criminal charges filed against him.

Wrestling legend Gagne won't face charges

Wrestling legend Verne Gagne's deadly assault on a fellow resident at the Bloomington care facility they lived in won't result in any criminal charges, the Hennepin County Attorney's office said today.

Holly Collins returns after 14 years in hiding

The battered woman fled to Amsterdam with her children in defiance of a court order

The Trials of David Lillehaug

In the wake of Najarian and Shabazz, the U.S. attorney and former DFL prodigy finds his once-bright political future in question.

Addicted To Drug Court

The Good News and the Bad News: Hennepin County’s drug court has cleared court dockets and steered a lot of people toward treatment. It’s also allowed the county to push thousands more casual offenders into the corrections system.

Invisible Man

Jerry Janezich is staking his U.S. Senate campaign on a populist message and the DFL endorsement. But will any of that matter without TV ads?

Off Beat

Jerry Janezich is staking his U.S. Senate campaign on a populist message and the DFL endorsement. But will any of that matter without TV ads?

Sue 'Em if You Got 'Em

Hennepin County leads the next round of tobacco litigation

Off Beat

Hennepin County leads the next round of tobacco litigation

Off Beat

Hennepin County leads the next round of tobacco litigation

One More Time

They say people who fish and farm can't elect a governor anymore. Tell that to Doug Johnson

The Junge and the Restless

DFL endorsement was su.pposed to catapult Ember Reichgott Junge to the top of the primary heap, but insiders say the AG candidate's campaign is sinking like a lead balloon

Stepping Out

DFL endorsement was su.pposed to catapult Ember Reichgott Junge to the top of the primary heap, but insiders say the AG candidate's campaign is sinking like a lead balloon

Party Animus

With the outcome all but determined on the first ballot, last weekend's DFL convention in St. Cloud was about as civilized as a war could get

Stool Pigeon

Sure, he's got an unfortunate knack for running afoul of the law. But that's nothing compared to his talent for getting himself set free.

Guv Groupies

A key hire by the Dayton campaign marks the start of the gubernatorial sweepstakes

Casualties of War

The feds are reportedly weighing a major drug offensive in Minneapolis.

The Dented Shield

The feds are reportedly weighing a major drug offensive in Minneapolis.

The First Cut

With lean budget times in the forecast, Hennepin County prepares to kill "optional" programs like sexual-violence prevention. But is it just a case of bad management?

Somali students to protest unsolved murders

A Somali group will protest tomorrow, after charges against one suspected murderer was dropped. Ten murders of Somalis remain unsolved, according to Somalis United Against Violence.

Biber's teen sex charge leaves colleagues "confused and disturbed"

Minneapolis business attorney Aaron Biber is due to be arraigned in Hennepin County court today on charges that he had sex with a 14-year-old boy.

Wanner makes court appearance in child molestation case

The Wayzata businessman is accused to molesting a 10-year-old girl at the Minneapolis Club.

Wanner's Minneapolis Club child molestation hearing pushed off

Police say the Wayzata businessman was caught on videotape molesting a 10-year-old girl in the hot tub of the swank Minneapolis Club late last year.

Daniel James Rick, accused rapist, knowingly spread HIV, charges Hennepin County

"He was just kind of rampantly going out trolling for sex," says the Hennepin County Attorney. "It's pretty despicable."

R.T. Rybak hopes Project Exile can grapple with guns and homicides

​The Minneapolis homicide count keeps creeping up this year, 29 now compared to 19 total the year before. Sure, we're still 10 shy of the 39 in 2008, and a long, long way from 1995's Murderapolis mark of 99. But the current numbers are devastating families and neighborhoods, and feeding news h ... More >>

Gilbert Jordan is 30th Minneapolis homicide of the year

​The original call to Minneapolis police at 3:30 a.m. Sunday was for shots fired at the Old Colony gas station on Washington Avenue at West Broadway. But as Fourth Precinct officers made their way the scene, the call was upgraded to an actual shooting, and when they arrived, three men were dow ... More >>

Ryedelle Reginald Loving arrested in Gilbert Jordan's murder

​Ryedelle Reginald Loving, a 21-year-old from Northeast Minneapolis, has been booked into the Hennepin County jail on probable cause murder in the death of Gilbert Jordan, the city's 30th homicide victim of the year. Minneapolis police Sgt. William Palmer said Loving was arrested at about 4 a. ... More >>

Metro Gang Strike Force criminal probe yields no charges

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman​Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said today that there will be not a single criminal charge filed in the wake of his investigation into the now-disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force. He says his probe was stymied at every turn by its subjects, 29 of whom ... More >>

Minnesota Majority sues for right to intimidate at the polls

Photo by debairdElection Integrity Watch wants to see your ID​A group of Tea-partying conservative activists is suing for the right to wear campaign slogans and intimidating buttons to polling places on Nov. 2. And oh yeah -- they just might ask to see your ID. So far, 7,390 people have signed up ... More >>

"Please ID Me" buttons not OK at polls

Image by dbaird"Please ID Me" buttons aren't allowed here​Today a federal judge told tea partiers NO, they may not wear "Please I.D. Me" buttons to the polls. So if someone asks to see your photo ID, just give 'em the hand. And if they take your picture, take one right back. Minnesota election la ... More >>

Minnesota Majority urges volunteers to flout the law

Watch out for people wearing buttons--they're breaking the law. ​Minnesota Majority is urging supporters to commit civil disobedience by wearing their "Please ID Me" buttons at the polls today. A federal judge banned the buttons Monday, but the conservative group told followers to go ahead and ... More >>

Macarr Tyree Hill charged in Powderhorn Park assaults

Photo: Thirteen of ClubsPowderhorn Park residents are determined to keep their neighborhood safe.​While most of us were safe at home last Wednesday evening, getting ready for a long Thanksgiving weekend, three women were fighting off sexual assaults from a gang of teenage thugs in and near Pow ... More >>

Casey Michelle Walters charged in Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez's shooting

Casey Michele Waletrs faces two felony counts.​Casey Walters, the woman accused of driving the car carrying a gunman who shot 12-year-old Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez, has a Sureno 13 gang tattoo on her neck. She dates a Sureno 13 gangbanger. And the shooting took place as a result of gang confl ... More >>

Timothy Bakdash says he ran over pedestrians on purpose

​Timothy Ayman Bakdash is going to be charged with second degree murder this morning in the wake of a hit-and-run incident more than a week ago in Dinkytown that fatally wounded Benjamin Van Handel, a U of M student. The criminal complaint alleges that Bakdash, of Roseville, had been drinking ... More >>

Police Chief Tim Dolan scorns "shoot first" bill: "Don't be naive"

Dolan: Don't shoot first.​All Republican Rep. Tony Cornish wants is for every Minnesotan to be able to shoot first and ask questions later if they find an intruder in their homes, and he's getting damned testy about the top cops from Minnesota's largest cities standing in his way. Why don't th ... More >>

James and Wendy Ober charged with massive, $10 million mortgage fraud

Hennepin County Attorney's OfficeThe Obers allegedly used these and other fake business identities written on the back of a cell phone.​Hennepin County prosecutors filed racketeering charges Tuesday against husband and wife real estate team James and Wendy Ober of Hudson, Wis., and two Minnesota m ... More >>

Head shops sue Minnesota over synthetic pot ban

Is Minnesota's ban on synthetic pot unconstitutional? ​The war on synthetic drugs is far from over. A lawyer representing several head shops filed a lawsuit today against the state of Minnesota, alleging that a statewide ban on synthetic pot is unconstitutional and not supported by scientific ... More >>

Aaron Boogaard charged in brother Derek's death [UPDATE]

Boogaard is facing two charges stemming from his brother's death.​Aaron Boogaard, the younger brother of beloved Minnesota Wild tough guy Derek Boogaard, has been charged for selling the drugs that are blamed for Derek's death.Boogaard, 24, is charged with the a third-degree controlled substance c ... More >>

Aaron Boogaard's charges explained by Hennepin County Attorney [VIDEO]

Aaron Boogaard is also being looked at by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.​Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman held a press conference this afternoon to announce that his office has charged Aaron Boogaard with two crimes related to the overdose death of Derek Boogaard, a former Wild enforce ... More >>

How Minnesota became the second-highest state for mortgage fraud -- or not

This north Minneapolis house was one of the properties featured in a 2006 fraud scam.​Minnesota is either the second-best or second-worst place to hatch your mortgage fraud scam.The Mortgage Fraud Index came out yesterday morning and ranked Minnesota second-highest in the country for incidence of ... More >>

Amy Senser hit-and-run charges coming today [UPDATE]

Amy Senser will face charges from the Hennepin County Attorney today.​Amy Senser has had a few weeks to walk around free since admitting that she was the driver of the Mercedes SUV that killed Anousone Phanthavong. Now, after weeks of outcry over Senser's not being arrested or charged with a crim ... More >>

Amy Senser charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide

Amy Senser's mugshot after her arrest this morning.​As the family of Anousone Phanthavong looked on, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced that his office is charging Amy Senser with felony criminal vehicular homicide. But the short, one-page criminal complaint yields far more questions ... More >>

Amy Senser still won't talk about hit-and-run

True Thai's chef killed roadside on I-94

Octavia Marberry charged, Good Samaritan free in vigilante justice killing

Octavia Marberry is facing two felonies for her role in the muggings.​The Minneapolis Good Samaritan who caught Darren Evanocich in the act of mugging a woman and eventually shot and killed Evanovich will not be charged. That's not the case for Evanvovich's sister, Octavia Marberry. This afternoon ... More >>

Chris LaRiche seduces immigrants with lies

He offered empty promises but had secrets of his own