"As compared to other states in the nation, Minnesota also received the highest score when it comes to penalties for both jail time (4.9) and associated fines for a second DUI charge (2.9)," the ...

We want to thank Justice Page and Justice Stras for their dissent, and agree with their thoughts that “the court today fundamentally departs from longstanding Fourth Amendment principles, and ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — There almost certainly will be changes to Minnesota's DWI laws, after the Minnesota Senate voted unanimously to pass legislation to toughen penalties for repeat offenders. The ...

Harsher penalties passed by the Legislature for crimes like drunk driving, drug possession and sex offenses contributed significantly to the incarceration boom that’s pushed Minnesota’s prison ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Minnesota lawmakers are cracking down on drunk drivers -- on snowmobiles and ATVs. The move comes after a drunk snowmobile driver killed a Chisago County boy in January who ...

MN is not “ONE” of the worst states for repeat DWI offenders, it is by far the WORST state for this. Our state laws and penalties are the most lax of any state in the nation.

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. employed at least 11 children between the ages of 14 and 17 between 2021 and 2023, according ...

Minnesota’s holiday DWI arrests almost returned to pre-pandemic levels Arrests from Nov. 24 to Dec. 31 include St. Paul driver who rolled her vehicle after getting upset about a pizza order.

Push for harsher DWI penalties. The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed a bill to strengthen the state’s DWI laws on Wednesday. ... more than 8,800 people have been arrested for DWI in Minnesota.

The court's decision answered a question asked shortly after North Dakota lawmakers criminalized refusal to submit as part of a broader effort to stiffen the penalties for drunken driving in 2013.