Before Scott Cutcher passed the bar and took up the noble cause of defending your indigent neighbors charged with crimes, he ...

The last day of school excitement was palpable at the Safe Summer Kickoff in North Alexander Park on Thursday. Hundreds of ...

With policy negotiations ongoing and fewer than half of all budget bills passing through the Legislature, there is still work ...

The regular session ends Monday; lawmakers have to pass a two-year budget by the end of June 30, or the state government ...

ST. PAUL — Clergy members and Minnesota Democrats stood outside the House chamber Friday morning, reading letters from undocumented immigrants who are preparing to potentially be kicked off ...

Top Minnesota lawmakers and Gov ... A proposal to close the 111-year-old Stillwater state prison in Bayport is meeting pushback as well. As a group of legislators and clergy held a news conference ...

The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections raised concern about the deteriorating infrastructure at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater in a report released in February 2024.

We demand a halt to this closure and to have a real public conversation about the future of corrections in Minnesota,” said Barth Andersen, the executive director of AFSCME Local 5. Because the ...

AUSTIN, Minn. — The Houston, Texas, man accused of stealing from a bank ATM in LeRoy in January has avoided prison after being sentenced to probation during a court appearance Thursday in Mower ...

Minnesota's Stillwater correctional facility is set to close by 2029, as part of a budget agreement struck by the Legislature. The facility houses between 1,100 and 1,200 inmates and employs ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota correctional staff and labor unions held a press conference on Friday, May 16, urging lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz to halt their decision to close the Stillwater, Minnesota ...