Derrick Thompson was sentenced Thursday to 58 years for killing 5 women in high-speed crash. In June, a Hennepin County jury found Thompson guilty on all charges, including five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide.

Officials say they've found the body of a missing Wisconsin graduate student in the Mississippi River.

Nearly six weeks after the political assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband -- and targeting of other lawmakers -- state legislators will get financial help to improve their safety.

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