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Louis Krauss

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Louis Krauss is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Health Department investigating inmate claims of spoiled food served at Rush City state prison

Corrections officials denied the allegations, saying they meet food safety regulations.
March 21, 2025
FILE -- The Rush City prison, which opened in 2000. The Department of Corrections planned to seek $141 million this year to add space for 500 more prisoners at its Rush City facility. But Gov. Mark Dayton left the project out of his bonding proposal

Ex-Sen. Justin Eichorn ordered to halfway house before next hearing on underage prostitution charge

The husband and father of 4 from Grand Rapids is charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
March 20, 2025

Minnesota judge rules that state can still prosecute marijuana crimes on tribal land

A man and his attorney argued that the state can’t prosecute him because of tribal protections and the state’s recent cannabis legalization.
March 17, 2025

Frustrated Minneapolis tenants protest management after dealing with rodents, mold and feces

They say Utah-based Investment Property Group has neglected its apartment buildings.
March 14, 2025

A popular Twin Cities diner chain has added a surcharge for eggs. It's not the first.

Egg surcharges are becoming more common in Minnesota breakfast restaurants as costs rise amid a bird flu outbreak.
March 7, 2025

Skiers buried in Alaska avalanche had Minnesota ties

They were buried under from 40 to 100 feet of snow.
March 6, 2025

ACLU suit: Carver County illegally detained man in order to hand him over to ICE

Even though he posted bail, the county refused to release him so that ICE could take him into custody, the suit says.
March 6, 2025

Musk shares post calling for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin

If President Donald Trump did pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer would still spend over 10 additional years in prison for his state conviction that includes two counts of murder.
March 5, 2025
FILE - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. A federal judge will sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, July 7, 2022, for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday, July 5, set Chauvin's sentencing hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

A popular Twin Cities diner chain has added a surcharge for eggs. It's not the first.

Egg surcharges are becoming more common in Minnesota breakfast restaurants as costs rise amid a bird flu outbreak.
March 7, 2025

Skiers buried in Alaska avalanche had Minnesota ties

They were buried under from 40 to 100 feet of snow.
March 6, 2025

ACLU suit: Carver County illegally detained man in order to hand him over to ICE

Even though he posted bail, the county refused to release him so that ICE could take him into custody, the suit says.
March 6, 2025

Musk shares post calling for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin

If President Donald Trump did pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer would still spend over 10 additional years in prison for his state conviction that includes two counts of murder.
March 5, 2025
FILE - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. A federal judge will sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, July 7, 2022, for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday, July 5, set Chauvin's sentencing hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
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