A federal jury in New York on Tuesday convicted three of the four men accused of conspiring to smuggle khat, a leafy shrub containing a controlled substance, into Minnesota and other states.
Abdi Moge, Abdullahi Hussein and Ali Awad…
Four men went on trial Tuesday in New York on charges of conspiracy to smuggle khat, a leafy stimulant mostly used by East African immigrants, to Minnesota. The men are among 44 people who were busted last…
The passage of the statewide smoking ban has brought a collective sigh of relief to both sides of the Minnesota River where it bends to the northeast in southern Minnesota. On the north side of the river is North Mankato,…
A student at Metropolitan State University was arrested last Friday after making a comment about the recent killings at Virginia Tech. Another student perceived the remarks as a threat and reported it to the university’s security.
The security at the…
In another example of choosing industry insiders to head federal agencies that are supposed to oversee those industries, the Bush administration has put forward Michael Baroody to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Baroody is currently…
Al Oertwig will be resigning from the St. Paul School Board under suspicion. A man was caught viewing child pornography at the Metropolitian State University library. The man ran when approached by security officers. The log-in identification was later tied…
Rep. Walz: “If we don’t take care of these things now, we’ll pay for them later.”
It was an impressive speaker list: State Sen. Julie Rosen, DFL-Fairmont; Ramsey County Attorney and presumptive gubernatorial…
The weird, wonderful, wacky world of Minnesota politics, continued
Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder), sometimes better known as Gun-Totin’ Tony, is at it again. You see, Tony is the guy who’s responsible for all those signs…
After 35 years of public service only a year and a half off was needed to convince Former St. Paul Police Chief Bill Finney to jump back in. Finney is running for the Ramsey County Sheriff position against current Ramsey…
A proposed ordinance that would restrict who could amble down Minneapolis city alleys has run into fierce opposition from garden-lovers and civil liberties advocates at City Hall who are hoping to scuttle the plan at next week’s City Council meeting.…
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