South-central Minnesota counties are rallying after the state announced it would cease funding the Minnesota Department of ...

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

The first home in Twin Oaks subdivision, aimed at affordable housing, has been dedicated in Faribault, Minnesota.

With policy negotiations ongoing and fewer than half of all budget bills passing through the Legislature, there is still work ahead for lawmakers, who were scheduled to complete the session Monday ...

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

The Minnesota Department of Corrections said in a brief press statement that it will "consolidate the state’s prison facilities to enhance the DOC’s economic efficiency," with ...

For most incarcerated students, a transfer between prisons means disrupted education and even abandoned degrees. But for Ronald Palm, a transfer from the Illinois Department of Corrections to ...

FARIBAULT, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities say an inmate at a southern Minnesota correctional facility is facing new charges after investigators discovered child pornography on his prison-issued ...

(ABC 6 News) — An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead at the state prison in Faribault. The Minnesota Department of Corrections claims he was found unresponsive last ...

The state Department of Corrections and local law enforcement are investigating the death of an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault. Around 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21, an inmate was ...