A large framed photograph hangs on Col. Matt Langer’s office wall, showing the tangled wreckage of a crash. The Minnesota State Patrol chief captured the moment years ago as part of his investigation when he handled crash reconstructions. Two people died in the crash. “That’s a reminder of the importance of the mission that we do,” Langer said. As Langer leaves the State Patrol on Friday, the .
The trial of Nicolae Miu, the man accused of the fatal 2022 stabbing on the Apple River, begins on April 1. Here's a look at the key players in the trial.
The 25-year-old computer system used to manage the state’s child protection cases and social service programs wastes hours each week of individual employees’ time and stalls legislative efforts to improve child welfare.
County workers and lawmakers have some choice words to describe the 25-year-old state information system used to manage child protection cases and social service programs: Slow. Archaic. A nightmare. "It's the most vulnerable people that we have in the state of Minnesota that are in this system," Pine County Commissioner Terry Lovgren said. "They need the most care, they need the most help, .