KSTP chief political reporter Tom Hauser in as Deputy Mayor today.

Nicole Mitchell trial: Attorneys to present closing arguments Friday

Closing arguments start Friday morning in the burglary trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, who sat for hours of testimony Thursday.

Friday morning’s session began with Mitchell’s defence team calling character witnesses to the stand, with closing arguments expected to follow.

Nicole Mitchell is charged with first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools in connection with an alleged break-in at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home last year. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison.

The Fulda Free Press is no more

FULDA, Minn. — The end arrived this week for three local newspapers in rural southwest Minnesota.

The Fulda Free Press and Murray County News, the Nobles County Review and the Murray County ADdvantage issued their final editions this week, ending more than 140 years of coverage in the region.

“Farewell!” said a statement in the Thursday edition of Fulda Free Press and Murray County News.

The statement from Johnson Publishing cited the high costs of printing and postage, lower numbers of subscribers and advertisers and increased demands for digital over print production.

The health concerns of Jerry Johnson, who ran the newspaper for more than half a century, were also said to be a factor. In 1972, Jerry Johnson, along with his wife, Louise, bought the Fulda Free Press. The paper traces its heritage to 1880, when it was first published under the name “The Farmer.”

“The end of an era has come for small town newspapers covering our area,” the statement said.

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