...synthetic drug online, but didn't know it was illegal. The U.S. attorney's office had written a letter to Anoka County prosecutors, saying it might pursue charges, with stiffer penalties, if a deal wasn't reached. Defense attorney Brad...

...mind-boggling, isn't it?'' said Charlie Weaver, the state public safety commissioner who is a former legislator and Anoka County prosecutor. ''Everyone is responsible for how we got to this place. And the offenders know how to play the system...

BLAINE (AP) -- No criminal charges will be filed in a minivan fire that killed three children, an Anoka County prosecutor said. Prosecutors said they found nothing in the evidence investigators shared with them that would support charging...

...leading from the gas tank in the rear of the van was destroyed by the fire, which reached 2,000 degrees. Anoka County prosecutors said Wednesday that after reviewing all the evidence and reports, they found nothing to support filing criminal...