Terror experts say US must invest more in local enforcement to detect and deter plots

Experts: Invest in local efforts to detect terror

Petters co-defendant who admitted forging 10,000 documents sentenced to 5 years in prison

Petters co-defendant White sentenced to 5 years

Petters co-defendant Larry Reynolds sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison

Petters co-defendant Reynolds gets nearly 11 years

Co-defendant sentenced to 7½ years in prison for role in $3.7B Ponzi scheme

Co-defendant sentenced to 7½ years in Ponzi scheme

Iran’s president intervened in planned release of American held for more than a year

Iran’s president intervened in American’s release

Iran says female American to be freed to mark the end Ramadan, 2 men remain in custody

Iran to free female American for holiday clemency

Star witness in Petters fraud case sentenced to 1 year

Star witness in Petters case sentenced to 1 year

Judge orders ex-Army analyst held after testimony that he had restricted manuals on artillery

Agent: Ex-Army analyst had manuals on artillery

Attorney for Minnesota man charged with aiding suicides raises a mental illness defense

Man accused of aiding suicides claims insanity

Ex-Army analyst from Okla. arrested at Minn. airport trying to board one-way flight to China

Ex-Army analyst from OK arrested at Minn. airport

Investigators say they don’t know what led Iraq war vet to kill pregnant wife, daughter, self

Police look for why vet killed family, self

Police: Wisconsin Iraq War veteran kills pregnant wife, 13-month-old daughter and himself

Iraq war vet kills pregnant wife, daughter, self

Minneapolis police investigate apparent pellet shot found in window of Sen. Franken’s condo

Minneapolis PD investigates shot in Franken window

Gophers recruit Mbakwe avoids trial in felony assault case, will enter pre-trial program

Minn’s Mbakwe avoids trial in assault case

Suspended Mets pitcher Rodriguez makes court appearance, told to stay away from father-in-law

Suspended Mets star Rodriguez released, no bail

MLB owners unanimously approve sale of Texas Rangers to group led by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan

MLB owners approve sale of Texas Rangers

MINNEAPOLIS — Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg have no more courtrooms to enter, no more briefs to file, no more bidding wars to win.

Mets’ Francisco Rodriguez suspended for 2 days; closer charged with assaulting father-in-law

Mets closer Rodriguez suspended for 2 days by team

5 arrested at baseball meeting in protest against holding 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona

5 arrested in All-Star protest at baseball meeting

Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez charged with third-degree assault on father-in-law

Mets closer Rodriguez charged with assault

2 Minnesota women plead not guilty to charges of supporting alleged Somali terror group

2 women plead not guilty in Somali terror probe

Prosecutors say 2 Minn. women claiming to collect for charity supported terrorism in Somalia

2 Minn. women among 14 charged in terror probe

Justice points to ‘deadly pipeline’ as 14 are charged with supporting terrorism in Somalia

14 charged for supporting Somalia terrorist group

Justice Department says 14 charged with supporting terrorism in Somalia

Justice: 14 charged for supporting Somalia group

AP sources: Terrorism case involves alleged support for al-Shabab group in Somalia

AP sources: Arrests linked to terrorism in Somalia

Ex-Minn. SWAT officer gets 8 years for robbing bank; attorney cited sick daughter and finances

Ex-Minn. SWAT officer gets 8 yrs. for robbing bank

Moms of US hikers held in Iran hopeful after Iranian scientist who was in US returns home

US hikers’ moms hopeful as scientist goes to Iran

Mom of US hiker held in Iran hopeful after Iranian scientist who was in US returns to homeland

Mom of US hiker hopeful as scientist goes to Iran

Former Minnesota Mr. Basketball Royce White signs with Iowa St, looking for fresh start

Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St

Former Minnesota Mr. Basketball Royce White signs with Iowa State

Royce White signs with Iowa State

AMES, Iowa — Royce White, the talented forward who left Minnesota under a cloud, has decided to play basketball at Iowa State.

The monks’ progress: Fake diplomas, Africans in the basement and a no-tell motel monastery

‘Holy men’ blaze curious trail across country

Search, dig at Minnesota farm revives 21-year-old case of Wetterling boy’s abduction

Dig revives 21-year-old Minnesota abduction case

Jacob Wetterling Case Resurfaces

St. Paul man pleads guilty to threatening to kill US president and his family