DETROIT LAKES, MINN. (Valley News Live/WCCO NEWS) -State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who is accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, has taken the stand on the third day of testimony.

The long-awaited felony burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, begins Monday, July 14, after multiple delays and the conclusion of two legislative sessions since her arrest. Seventh ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

Attorneys for the state of Minnesota and for Sen. Nicole Mitchell each outlined their positions in opening arguments for the trial Tuesday morning, July 15. The first witnesses took the stand.

Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell has avoided a lengthy prison sentence for burglarizing her stepmother’s home, at least for now. A Becker County judge sentenced Mitchell on Tuesday morning to ...

Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell listens to the closing arguments of the state during the fifth day of her felony burglary trial on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Becker County District Court in Detroit ...

Minnesota DFL state Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury testified in her own defense in her felony burglary trial Thursday, claiming the sole reason she broke into her stepmother’s home last year was out ...

Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell took the witness stand in her burglary trial for a full day of testimony Thursday. Mitchell is accused of breaking into her late father’s Detroit Lakes home to ...

DETROIT LAKES — The first day of a felony burglary trial for a Minnesota senator was dominated by jury selection Monday, July 14, in Becker County District Court. Sen. Nicole Mitchell is accused of ...