Nicole Mitchell (Sept. 23, 2025 media pool photo Forum Comm. via AP)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former state senator Nichole Mitchell of Woodbury has begun to serve her jail sentence. An attorney for the ex-lawmaker says the Democrat has reported to Ramsey County Corrections in St. Paul. Mitchell was ordered to spend six months in jail with work release privileges…
Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell has taken the witness stand as her trial continues in Detroit Lakes. The Woodbury Democrat is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in 2024. Prosecutors rested their case on Wednesday. The defense will continue its case on Thursday. This is a developing story. Check back…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — A jury has been selected in the burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell. First day of jury selection has gone underway, with many of the jurors having prior knowledge of the case. And one of the biggest questions coming up for jurors is if they would be able to set aside personal feelings if they…
Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, MNDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — The burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, which was rescheduled after the shooting of the Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, begins Monday in Detroit Lakes. Mitchell, who represents Woodbury, faces first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home in 2024. Her trial will begin…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn.(KVRR-KFGO) — The burglary trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury is rescheduled for July 14 in Becker County. Jury selection was originally set to begin Monday but was postponed following the recent shootings involving Sen. John Hoffman, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, and their spouses. Mitchell was arrested in April 2024…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A judge is granting a continuance in the trial of Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell. Mitchell’s attorneys requested the continuance in a hearing over Zoom on Monday, June 16. The reasoning for the continuance is due to the shooting of two state legislators and their spouses, one fatally last Saturday….
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) – The trial of Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been postponed due to the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in Sen. Mitchell’s trial, but it has been postponed due to the fatal shooting of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) –Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell have filed a motion to dismiss an added charge of possession of burglary tools following an incident in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. That is when Mitchell is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to steal some personal items from her late father. The Democrat from Woodbury has pleaded not…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Sen. Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa, Minnesota has filed a conflict of interest complaint against fellow Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury. The Republican says the Democrat Mitchell voted on a matter that directly impacted her income and continued employment. Mitchell took part in a Senate vote on January 27 to uphold a ruling by the presiding…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) – A Minnesota Senate committee has taken up a new ethics complaint against Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, who is facing two felony burglary charges. Republican lawmakers revised a previous ethics complaint for entering her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes last April. Mitchell has pleaded not guilty. Republican Sen. Karin Housley says the new statement is…
