Crime and Courts

Former Mesabi East and Northeast Range teacher Ryan Ross Denzer-Johnson, 44, received the maximum sentence Jan. 5, 2026, after pleading guilty to assaulting an adolescent relative.

KAXE covered natural disasters, federal funding chaos, Eichorn's arrest and resignation, mining permits and wild rice, library budget cuts, sheriffs teaming with ICE and more.

Providers in 14 “high-risk,” state-run Medicaid programs being audited by the state have billed $18 billion since 2018, and “half or more” is possibly fraudulent, Joe Thompson said.

Investigations into the car manufacturers found they knowingly failed to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in vehicles sold in Minnesota and elsewhere.

The unnamed 14-year-old male student was taken into custody and transported to a juvenile detention facility without incident.

The guidance says state law bars MN sheriffs, including those in Crow Wing, Cass and Itasca counties, from unilaterally entering agreements with federal immigration officials.

A 24-year-old man died at the King's Corner Bar in Mahnomen on Dec. 13, 2025.

Cyndy Martin’s resignation came one day before the DFL’s State Central Committee was scheduled to meet. The committee is the governing body of the party that meets three to four times each year.

According to 2024 data, about 1.34 million women worked in the construction industry. Advocates say while that's an improvement over past decades, women still face barriers in this field, including harassing behavior.

The incident has split Democrats between those who believe due process should play out for the accused and those who believe a personal scandal will derail the goals of the party in northern Minnesota.