Board commutes Myon Burrell sentence, calls for release

Myon Burrell sat inside his cell at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater in February. He was imprisoned for life as a teenager in the death of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards, who was hit by a stray bullet.

— John Minchillo, Associated Press

The Minnesota Board of Pardons voted today to immediately release Myon Burrell from a life prison sentence he is serving on a conviction for fatally shooting a Minneapolis child with a stray bullet nearly two decades ago.

Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is drawn into a syringe, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, on the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Famil

After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. But the signs of improvement are offset by the infection's accelerating spread on both coasts.

Millions in COVID-19 relief soon headed for Minnesota businesses, workers

Gov. Tim Walz talked with Nook co-owner Mike Runyon in St. Paul before announcing his coronavirus relief proposals on Nov. 24. Under a deal reached Mo

Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the state COVID-19 relief package into law this week.

Petition to block all-white church in western Minn. gains steam

An online petition gained steam this week against the Asatru Folk Assembly making this former church in Murdock, Minn., its regional hub.

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GOP's McConnell acknowledges Biden as president-elect

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., with Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., spoke to reporters following a Republican policy luncheon attended by Vic

Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump's extended assault on the Electoral College results.

Helicopters over Mpls. part of carjacking crackdown

A bystander who wished to remain anonymous captured a photo of a pair of suspects attempting to carjack a woman in the Tangletown neighborhood of sout

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