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Nicole Mitchell’s attorney requests felony conviction to be changed to misdemenors

September 21, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell’s attorney is requesting that her felony conviction be changed to a misdemeanor at her upcoming sentencing hearing. Mitchell was convicted of felony burglary and possession of burglary tools by a Becker County jury in July. She broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. Her attorney, Dane Dekrey,…

Primary election held for candidates vying to fill Nicole Mitchell’s state senate seat in District 47

August 26, 2025

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Nicole MitchellWOODBURY, 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, St. Paul teacher Dwight Dorau…

Special election called to fill Mitchell and Anderson seats in MN state senate

July 29, 2025

TJ Nelson,

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…

Sen. Nicole Mitchell to be sentenced in September on her burglary conviction

July 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell looks to her attorney Dane DeKrey during her trial on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Becker County District Court in Detroit Lakes, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, Minnesota will be sentenced on September 10 after being found guilty in Detroit Lakes. A jury convicted Mitchell on two counts of burglary and…

Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s trial to begin Monday in Detroit Lakes after several delays

July 13, 2025

KVRR Staff,

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…

Lawyers For Sen. Mitchell Wants Burglary Tools Charge Dropped

May 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

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…

One Year After Alleged Detroit Lakes Burglary, Sen. Mitchell Faces New Conflict of Interest Complaint

April 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

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…

Senate Committee Takes Up New Ethics Complaint Against Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury

March 13, 2025

KVRR Staff,

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…

State Lawmaker To Stand Trial For Alleged Break-In Of Her Stepmother’s Detroit Lakes Home

January 1, 2025

KVRR Staff,

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – State Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury will stand trial for first-degree burglary later this month in Becker County. Mitchell appeared at a settlement conference Tuesday for the alleged break-in at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home in April. No agreement was reached and the judge scheduled jury selection to begin Jan….

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters plea in Detroit Lakes burglary case

August 28, 2024

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State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP)– A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her father’s death.Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury, was charged in April. She told police at the time that she broke into the home in Detroit Lakes…