Chu gained national attention in December during the live-streamed trial of Kimberly Potter over the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as he tried to flee from arrest during an April 2021 traffic stop. The jury convicted Potter of first and second-degree manslaughter and in February Chu sentenced her to two years in prison.
Chu’s decision drew heavy criticism for being a much lighter sentence than the suggested state guideline of more than 6 years. Chu was the first female Asian American judge on the bench in Minnesota. State judges must retire at age 70.
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The 2022 Women's Final Four tips off in Minneapolis on Friday night with a lot to offer, and a lot to prove — not just for the athletes, but also for the NCAA and the host city.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock is on a mission to break up ice and clear a path for other ships near Duluth's harbor. The annual ice-breaking ritual is a sure sign of spring.
Democrats said the federal prohibition on marijuana has had particularly devastating consequences for minority communities. Republicans mostly opposed the bill and called it a distraction from more pressing issues.
Friday began with welcome bright sunshine across most of Minnesota. A minor weather disturbance zips eastward across southern Minnesota Friday afternoon and evening.
The ban, which includes poultry community sales, swaps, fairs, exhibitions and other events where birds are brought together, is effective Friday and lasts through May 1.
St. Paul's Grand Old Day celebration will not be held this year — the third consecutive year it's been canceled. But organizers with the Grand Avenue Business Association say they're planning to bring it back in 2023.
America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years.
Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for the “deplorable” abuses suffered by Indigenous Peoples in Canada’s residential schools. He says he was “ashamed” and “indignant” at all they had endured.
Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.
