Southeastern Minnesota

Court documents suggest the law enforcement officer was involved in a relationship with the accused teacher.

Birth entered into a plea agreement in January about a week before he was scheduled to stand trial.

The crash was reported shortly after 12 noon.

Seasonal factors contributed, but the latest statistics show overall employment as drop by about 4000 from the record high reached last summer.

The preliminary investigation did not find evidence of foul play.

The bill has been sent to the governor for his signature

The National Weather Service received reports of tornadoes near the Rochester airport and west of Stewartville.

2 counties in the region saw unemployment approaching 6% during the first month of the year.

He was already in prison serving sentence for a theft -related conviction in Fillmore County

The 3rd defendant in the case is awaiting trial.