Hennepin County

A group of longtime Hennepin County Sheriff's employees, including current Sheriff Dawanna Witt, has filed a lawsuit against the county over the toxic workplace environment under former Sheriff David Hutchinson.

One day after Twin Cities artists learned there would be no Uptown Art Fair this year due to construction along Hennepin Avenue, a new festival to display some of their works has been announced.

Zaria McKeever's ex-boyfriend, Erick Haynes, pleaded guilty in court on Monday, the day his trial for first-degree murder charges was set to begin, according to court records. 

Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan has been charged with murder and manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in Minneapolis in July 2023. Documents related to the case have recently been obtained by FOX 9. Here's a look at them.

A married couple from Michigan was sentenced in federal court this week after Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport police intercepted more than 50 pounds of cocaine on inbound flights from Los Angeles.

A Hennepin County judge sentenced a man to more than a decade in prison for shooting and killing another man last year. 

Girl Scout cookies are as American as apple pie. As the annual cookie-selling season comes to an end, one local scout and her troop are enjoying sweet success thanks to the generosity of a stranger. 

Minnesota is paying a sizable settlement after almost 90 years of a process the Supreme Court found unconstitutional last year.

A man who pleaded guilty in a deadly shoe-sale robbery in Plymouth is now asking a judge to allow his case to go to trial.

After Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan fired his weapon twice, killing Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop last July, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said the use of deadly force wasn't justified and Londregan did not follow his training. But the lead use of force trainer for the state patrol is taking a different view.

Alleging that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty “sought to bury" the independent analysis of a use-of-force expert, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is requesting that the case against the Minnesota State Trooper involved in the July 2023 shooting of Ricky Cobb II be taken over by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.

Minneapolis Police Brian O'Hara was visibly frustrated on Wednesday as Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty criticized his department for failing to communicate and collaborate with her office, as she lauded the success of her auto theft diversion program.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will present a new plan on Wednesday to help combat youth car thefts. 

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty responded Tuesday to criticism this week that her office ignored expert opinion when it charged a Minnesota state trooper in a shooting.

A 20-year-old mother is accused of drowning her child in the tub at a Bloomington hotel because she "could not enjoy her bath" while he was crying in the other room, according to court records.