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A federal judge Friday sentenced 53-year-old Phillip Koontz to 20 years in prison.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury has convicted the son of a former executive of a now-defunct Minneapolis nonprofit of fraud.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal prosecutor says three Minnesota men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group were deeply committed to their cause and undeterred by their failures.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Monday will be a very special day for a Rochester woman.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has blasted the government for its handling of a sex trafficking case involving Somali gang members, saying one of the investigators was repeatedly caught lying and the so-called victims in the case had serious issues with credibility.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings tight end Stu Voigt has been found guilty of one count of bank fraud.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Wilhelmina Wright as Minnesota's newest federal judge.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of seven men awaiting trial in Minnesota on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for the state of Minnesota says state officials won't propose any specific remedies ahead of a Sept. 30 hearing in a lawsuit over the controversial Minnesota Sex Offender Program.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge who ruled Minnesota's sex offender program unconstitutional is warning state leaders he may resort to a "more forceful solution" if they don't prove willing to fix the program on their own.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge says a lawsuit filed by a suburban Twin Cities high school student can move forward after he was suspended for a two-word tweet about kissing a teacher.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is under federal court pressure to rework its program that locks up sex offenders even after they serve out prison terms.