Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies during her trial.WOODBURY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A special primary is underway as candidates battle for the Minnesota Senate seat once held by Nicole Mitchell in Woodbury. The primary is for the DFL since there are two candidates: State Reps. Ethan Cha and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger. There is only one Republican running for the Senate District 47 seat,…
Nicole Mitchell & Sen. Bruce AndersonST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Walz has called for a special election to fill two vacancies in the state senate. Seats formerly held by Sen. Bruce Anderson of Buffalo and Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury will be on the ballot on November 4. Anderson, a Republican, died this month at 75. Mitchell, a Democrat, resigned…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A few days after receiving a guilty verdict for burglary, Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has decided to resign. In that time, she plans to finish up her final duties and obtain health insurance for her son. “I don’t know that she’s done her constituents any service by being there. I mean, she’s had very…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Senator Nicole Mitchell, of Minnesota, faces an additional charge for the burglary at her step-mother’s home in Detroit Lakes. The charge is possession of burglary or theft tools. The criminal complaint says officers found a blue crow bar at the scene. They also found “faint” pry marks on…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A judge in Becker County is granting a request for audio and video coverage of the burglary trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury. The order says audio and video coverage of the trial is appropriate due to Mitchell’s position as an elected official. However, the judge denied…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Senate ethics panel deferred further action Tuesday night on a complaint against a lawmaker who’s charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house until after her next court date. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, told police she broke in last month because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Senate ethics panel on Tuesday is expected to begin considering what to do with a lawmaker who’s charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, told police she broke in last month because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from her late father, including…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.ST. PAUL (KFGO/KVRR) – Senator Nicole Mitchell says, “I do not intend to resign,” in a statement released by her attorneys. The Woodbury Democrat faces burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother’s home early Monday morning in Detroit Lakes. Republicans are calling for an immediate ethics investigation with the apparent goal of expelling Mitchell…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, Minnesota has been charged with burglary for breaking into her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes and made her first appearance. She was released without bail on terms of having no contact with her stepmother and obeying a restraining order. Mitchell told police she…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday…
