Hennepin County

Defense lawyers for the man accused of fatally shooting Minneapolis North student-athlete Deshaun Hill have requested a change of venue just four days before his trial is set to begin, citing concerns over a new Showtime documentary featuring the athlete.

Under state law, Hutchinson had the opportunity to get his old job back with Metro Transit. Sources within Metro Transit Police tell FOX 9's Tom Lyden they "are furious we had to hire him."

“Our ethical obligations, one of the most basic ones, is that you may not lie to the court, period. And that is what happened in this case," Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said.

Julissa Thaler, the mother charged with killing Eli Hart, is now facing assault charges against a deputy while in jail.

Hennepin County welcomed its newest sheriff on Tuesday as Dawanna Witt was sworn into office.

In an office with historically low turnover, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is losing 14 people, including several top attorneys in the office representing decades of experience.

A 25-year-old man faces felony charges in a fatal Minneapolis car crash after allegedly speeding and running a red light while intoxicated, according to court documents. 

The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the life sentences for two people convicted in the kidnapping and murder of a Minneapolis real estate agent Monique Baugh in 2019.

Video from the October drunk driving arrest of former Hennepin County Board Commissioner Mike Opat shows the former public official desperately trying to avoid a trip to the county jail. 

“We can’t really see any other reason they were doing this, other than out screwing around,” Minnetonka Police Captain Jason Tait told FOX 9.

Former Eden Prairie High School teacher Craig Hollenbeck was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student during the second half of the 2020-2021 school year.

Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs are asking for the public's help to distribute warm socks, hats, and gloves to unsheltered people to help prevent them from getting frostbite.

Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs are asking for the public's help to distribute warm socks, hats and gloves to unsheltered people to help prevent them from getting frostbite.

A Hennepin County judge has denied a motion from the Bad Rooster for a temporary injunction against two sisters who claim funds from the Minnetonka-based food truck are used to “support a cult” that holds sway over their mother.

A Minneapolis man sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for a brutal stabbing death earlier this year also filed a lawsuit claiming the Hennepin County Jail violated his medical privacy rights while in custody. 

It is difficult to imagine things getting any worse for disgraced Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, who officially has only two more weeks left in office. And yet, here we are.