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HIBBING — An Iron Range public defender has been named to replace longtime Judge Mark M. Starr in the St. Louis County Courthouse in Hibbing. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Thursday announced that Bhupesh Pattni, of Virginia, will move into the top seat in the courtroom. Starr retired from his seat earlier this year after serving more than 13 years. In the news release, Walz described feeling “honored” to appoint the lawyer to judgeship. “Mr. Pattni has a wealth of experience, a sense of duty, and a deep commitment to his community,” he said. �...

Increased bail was approved for an Iron Range man accused of vehicular homicide after prosecutors alleged that he was driving impaired during a separate accident on March 18. New charges have yet to be filed against Thomas Michael Gilley, 27, for the single-vehicle crash last month that damaged a power pole on Townline in Hibbing. He is already accused of killing one person in a December 2020 crash while under the influence of a controlled substance. As of Friday, blood tests from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are still pending from the March crash, but Sixth Judicial District...

A man accused of murdering a Chisholm woman three decades ago could still be released from jail, with intense supervision, as the defense team awaits crucial DNA evidence to review. The defense for Michael Allan Carbo, Jr., 52, filed a motion last month asking the court for his release after several delays from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Parabon NanoLabs in providing evidence for review by his attorney. Sixth Judicial District Judge Mark M. Starr was critical of the delays during a Jan. 29 hearing, and ordered the discovery submitted or an affidavit from the agency and ...