Tom Olsen covers crime and courts and the 8th Congressional District for the Duluth News Tribune since 2013. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth and a lifelong resident of the city.

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores can take his discrimination cases against the NFL, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans to an open federal court in front of a jury, ...

The needs of special education students are on the rise, according to advocates.

Democrats who cheered statue toppling in 2020 now oppose Trump's transparent process to curate Smithsonian museums and ...

A chasm has emerged between two Texas Republican Senate candidates in the legal fight    against Democrats who fled the state to block a redistricting push.

In a ruling that keeps Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores' employment discrimination lawsuit against the ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Molly Coleman is one to watch, since she long ago showed a willingness to take on the powerful.

A Minnesota man accused of killing State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Vance Boelter, was indicted on ...

A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state ...

In a 29-page ruling, the three-judge panel found that claims made by Flores against the Giants, Broncos, Texans, and the NFL ...

State prosecutors had previously charged the man with second-degree murder in the deaths of State Representative Melissa ...

The decision marks a setback for companies like Facebook, X and YouTube, which argue the Mississippi law violates free speech ...