Jeff Day
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Hennepin County courtsJeff Day is a Hennepin County courts reporter. He previously worked as a sports reporter and editor.
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Walz, other Minnesota agencies weigh in on rumors Trump will pardon Derek Chauvin
As the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd nears, the governor and other public officials are bracing for possibility the president will undo federal convictions.
May 13, 2025
Hennepin judge questions lag in charges for immigrant in fatality case highlighted by White House
The undocumented immigrant from Ecuador was charged in early May with vehicular homicide for a crash in August. The Trump White House is asking why he was released from custody days after the crash.
May 13, 2025
MPD leader to pay $75,000 in attorney fees to ‘Fall of Minneapolis’ creators after losing lawsuit
A historic First Amendment ruling last month helped in the dismissal of Katie Blackwell’s defamation lawsuit against Alpha News and Liz Collin, who questioned her testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
May 9, 2025
Driver in Park Tavern crash pleads guilty to two counts of murder, faces up to 30 years in prison
Six days before he was set to go on trial, Steven Frane Bailey pleaded guilty to several felonies on Wednesday.
May 7, 2025
Charges: 2 teens among 3 who lured drug dealer into deadly trap at Twin Cities riverfront apartments
Two of the defendants have violent criminal histories in their young lives, court records show.
May 6, 2025
New charges, court hearing from string of fatal shootings last week in Minneapolis
James Duane Ortley made his first appearance on four counts of second-degree murder and remains jailed on $2 million bail. Three men were charged in a separate slaying that took place four blocks away several hours later.
May 5, 2025
Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public
In overturning a Court of Appeals decision, the state’s high court examined whether or not a woman simply exposing her breasts constitutes conduct of a sexual nature.
May 5, 2025
Justice Department investigates Hennepin County Attorney’s Office over new race policy
U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted a letter addressed to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on the social media platform X Saturday night.
May 4, 2025
Charges: 2 teens among 3 who lured drug dealer into deadly trap at Twin Cities riverfront apartments
Two of the defendants have violent criminal histories in their young lives, court records show.
May 6, 2025
New charges, court hearing from string of fatal shootings last week in Minneapolis
James Duane Ortley made his first appearance on four counts of second-degree murder and remains jailed on $2 million bail. Three men were charged in a separate slaying that took place four blocks away several hours later.
May 5, 2025
Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public
In overturning a Court of Appeals decision, the state’s high court examined whether or not a woman simply exposing her breasts constitutes conduct of a sexual nature.
May 5, 2025
Justice Department investigates Hennepin County Attorney’s Office over new race policy
U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted a letter addressed to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on the social media platform X Saturday night.
May 4, 2025