Michelle Eldien News Today

The Otter Tail County Jail battled the Minnesota Department of Corrections' reclassification efforts in court, calling it an "overreach."

The lawyer for 79-year-old Paul Mart said he is confident the death of his 77-year-old wife was an accident and his client will be exonerated of the murder charge.

Map to remain

The majority of counties have only one candidate running for top law enforcement jobs.

Phoutthasa Prathane, 36, was given the sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder and burglary charges.

Court documents filed with the state show Teresa Mann of Fergus Falls filed a civil case with the board of commissioners on May 10.

Court documents filed with the state show Teresa Mann of Fergus Falls filed a civil case with the board of commissioners on May 10. She is essentially asking commissioners to revise their recently-approved district map to improve compactness.

Court documents filed with the state show Teresa Mann of Fergus Falls filed a civil case with the board of commissioners on May 10. She is essentially asking commissioners to revise their recently-approved district map to improve compactness.

Vergas resident and business owner Marcia Huddleston worked for several hours on her redistricting plan, something she had never attempted before. Her plan offers a minimal population difference between districts — less of a difference than any of the plans previously presented by the county — and was so well-received by all that commissioners approved it during a public hearing on the redistricting on Tuesday, April 26.

Reggie Bethel pleaded guilty in January to a charge of second-degree murder, testifying in court that he physically assaulted Mason Weston in July 2021 for not cleaning silverware, stating he slammed the boy's head into a wall several times and kicked him.