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HASTINGS, Minn. -- A Dakota County jury on Tuesday found Roger Holland guilty of killing his pregnant wife in March, and a judge sentenced him to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. The jury returned its verdict after deliberating 11 hours. Holland was...

MISSOULA, Mont.,- A Montana bride accused of killing her new husband by pushing him off a cliff in Glacier National Park pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday in an 11th-hour deal reached as closing arguments were set to begin in the case. Jordan Graham, 22, had been...

WILLMAR – One of three teens charged in the killing of a Willmar woman last summer has pleaded guilty. Devon Jenkins, 16, of Willmar, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of unintentional second-degree murder for his role in the July 29 killing of Lila Warwick at her Willmar residence. Under...

GRAND FORKS – New court documents give new alleged details from a teenage witness of the stabbing death of Ruben Cisneros Jr. on Nov. 17 northwest of here and show how fast law enforcement nabbed the suspects in the killing and burglary. Three men and a woman, Jennifer Blue,...

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — A Yellow Medicine County grand jury has indicted Andrew Joseph Dikken on six counts of first-degree murder for the September shooting deaths of two people in Redwood Falls. The indictment was handed down Tuesday and includes two counts of first-degree...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Otter Tail County Sheriff’s officials say new conspiracy to commit murder charges have been filed against an Otter Tail County man charged in the drug-related murder of his nephew near here in May 2012. Conspiracy to commit murder charges were filed against...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — In the end, Jedidiah Troxel had nothing to say before he was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for the stabbing murder of his old friend Tanya Kazmierczak. State District Judge Donald Aandal turned to Troxel after Kazmierczak’s...

THIEF RIVER FALLS — The jury of six women and six men began deciding Jedidiah Troxel’s fate about 11:30 a.m. today after his week-long murder trial. Troxel, 32, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder during criminal sexual conduct, each carrying a mandatory sentence...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The attorney for the man charged with killing his cousin over a drug debt in Otter Tail County wants more time to review the case. Michael Kyle Burris, 23, faces felony second-degree murder charges in the death of Scott Burris in 2012. Michael Kyle...

FARGO – A Fargo man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for murdering his wife in a case in which he initially tried to convince authorities she committed suicide. In handing down the sentence to Ronald William Rogers Jr, Cass County District Court Judge Lisa Fair McEvers...

GRANITE FALLS — Prosecutors refused to hear Andrew Joseph Dikken’s offer to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Kara Monson, 26, of Granite Falls, and Christopher Panitzke, 28, of Redwood Falls. Prosecutor Robert Plesha with the Minnesota Attorney...

Jury selection will begin Tuesday in Thief River Falls in the murder trial of Jedidiah Troxel, 33, Crookston. He is accused of first degree murder and criminal sexual assault in the 2012 stabbing death of Tanya Kazmierczak, 40, Thief River Falls. Pre-trial motions were heard...

(Reuters) - A South Dakota grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls man on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, a county prosecutor said on Monday. Joseph R. Patterson, 27, was indicted Friday on second-degree...