Stearns County saw a large increase in the number of criminal trials in 2014 and the trend is continuing so far this year . The jump has brought with it more work and an increased need for staff help to prepare for the trials.
A federal appeals court has put a drive to unionize Minnesota home day care workers on hold pending the outcome of a similar case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A Ramsey County judge has denied a request from prosecutors who wanted tougher charges against a woman accused of trying to suffocate her 5-month-old son. Katie Elaine Lewis of Hutchinson is charged was charged in June with third-degree assault, child endangerment and domestic assault by strangulation.