Minnesota law enforcers are making fulluse of a new seat belt law, issuing 10,081 citations during a special crackdown in October.

Attorneys defending Tom Petters in his fraud trial are highlighting recordings madeby a government witness, in which company officers appear to wonder how much Petters knows about the scam.

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan says the FBIwill review an officer's use of a stun gun on a suspect who claims his civil rights were violated.

The prosecution's star witness in thefraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters admitted she stolemoney from Petters and most of her work for him involved lying.

Police say three missing North Dakotacollege softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, whichwas pulled from a pond on a farm northwest of Dickinson.

It's been nearly seven years sinceSt. John's University student Josh Guimond disappeared afterleaving a small card party at about midnight.

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the man who was shot by an off-duty police officer during a traffic stop in St. Louis Park Tuesday morning.

Deanna Coleman testified that by the middle of 2008, she nolonger believed Tom Petters' promises to find them a way out of whatprosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme, so she decided to reveal the scheme to federal investigators.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is recommending thata federal magistrate judge be named as the next U.S. District Courtjudge in Minnesota.

A northern Minnesota police department that had been looking forward to getting more than $40,000 for a motorized recliner has had to repost the item on eBay with bidding starting at $500.

A 67-year-old woman was found dead in her home last night, and police are investigating her death as a homicide.

A Lakeville woman who was intoxicated when she rolled on top of her infant grandson pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Monday.

Cass County authorities have charged a manwith manslaughter in the weekend death of a 2-month-old child,saying he got drunk, passed out and lay on top of the child whilebabysitting.

Twelve dogs confiscated last month in an animal cruelty investigation will be available for adoption today.

One of the prosecution's star witnessesis on the stand in businessman Tom Petters' fraud trial.

Iran should immediately halt the planned executions of three men under charges of male homosexual conduct allegedly committed when they were children, Human Rights Watch said today.

New York) - Bahrain's Labor Ministry should hold employers who withhold wages and passports from migrant employees accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. Both practices are illegal under Bahraini law, but authorities do little to enforce compliance.

BEIRUT - A decision by Lebanese judicial authorities is an encouraging first step toward recognizing the right of families of victims of enforced disappearances during the 1975-1990 war era to know what happened to them, five international human rights groups

New York) - India is falling behind other countries in meeting international commitments to improve obstetric care because it does not adequately monitor deaths and injuries in the critical period following childbirth and fix gaps in its health system and

Washington, DC) - The United Nations (UN) General Assembly should endorse the report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict when it meets to discuss Middle East peace issues on November 4, 2009, more than a dozen groups