Patrol: Sheriff was driving over 120 mph while drunk in crash

David Hutchinson was sentenced on Dec. 20 to two years’ probation and fined $610 on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.

— Ramsey County jail

The Minnesota State Patrol also said Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson, while possessing guns, did not have his seat belt on and initially claimed to "absolutely not" be the driver in the Dec. 8 crash near Alexandria.

Gov. Walz pitches checks for 2.7M Minnesota households

Gov. Tim Walz is rolling out pieces of his supplemental budget plan in light of the state’s historic projected budget surplus.

The DFL governor wants to use some of the surplus for "Walz checks."

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Minn. infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann to retire Feb. 2

Minnesota Department of Health’s infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann steps down Feb. 2.

Kris Ehresmann, a key architect of the state's response to the COVID pandemic, will retire in February after more than 30 years at the state's health agency.

Jury selection underway for 3 former officers in Floyd death

A pedestrian made his way in front of a gated Warren E. Burger Federal Building as jury selection begins in the trial of ex-Minneapolis officers charg

U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said he expects the 12 jurors and six alternates to be selected in two days — far faster than the two weeks needed in the criminal trial of Derek Chauvin.

Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo at her office, Feb. 24, 2021 in Atlanta. The Georgia prosecutor who’s investiga

The Georgia prosecutor looking into possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked for a special grand jury to aid the investigation.

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