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Gov. Mark Dayton has named Appeals Court Judge Margaret Chutich to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Chutich is openly gay, which makes her the first such justice on the high court.

A St. Cloud man has reached a plea agreement this (Tuesday) morning in a fatal drug overdose case. 60-year-old Marvin Davis pleaded guilty to a 3rd Degree Controlled Substance Crime.

Two men charged with shooting at police officers in downtown Minneapolis are due in Hennepin County court. Twenty-five-year-old Maurice Carter and 26-year-old Detroit Davis-Riley are expected to make their first court appearance Wednesday.

Attorneys for a Little Falls man convicted of killing two teenagers who broke into his home contend he didn't get a fair trial. The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in the appeal of 67-year-old Byron Smith.

A judge has set bail for a Minnesota 18-year-old accused of planning to kill his family and attack his high school. Judge Larry Collins on Monday ordered John LaDue held on bail of $750,000 without conditions or $500,000 with conditions.

UCare is asking a Minnesota judge to halt the state's upcoming sign-up period for public insurance programs as the health coverage provider fights a decision eliminating it from the menu of options.

A Minnesota man has been convicted of killing his neighbor in a long-running feud over deer feeding and other disputes. A jury in St. Paul on Tuesday found 58-year-old Neal Zumberge, of New Brighton, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and other charges in the May 2014 shooting of Todd Stevens - who was arguing with Zumberge's wife, Paula - and of the attempted murder of Steven's girlfriend, Jennifer Damerow-Cleven.

A Princeton man has been sentenced to one year in prison for torturing and killing his girlfriend's dog. 24-year-old Anthony Sather was sentenced today (Monday) in Sherburne County District court.

A federal judge who ruled Minnesota's sex offender program unconstitutional is warning state leaders he may resort to a "more forceful solution" if they don't prove willing to fix the program on their own.

An 18-year-old St. Cloud man is charged with criminal sexual conduct after Hutchinson authorities became aware that he was allegedly having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in Hutchinson. Police say Steven Sherrard has been charged in McLeod County Court with felony 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct.