The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is joining the effort to vacate Bryan Hooper's 1998 murder conviction after attorneys say a woman has confessed to the crime.

Amy Sweasy Tamburino originally filed a complaint against Freeman, which the Hennepin County Board approved a settlement of $190,000; however, Sweasy claims that retaliation continued, resulting in her resignation. According to KARE 11's Lou Raguse, the settlement is the largest employment settlement ever approved by the Hennepin County Board.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she is filing a petition to vacate the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who in 1998 was found guilty of killing 77-year-old Ann Prazniak in her Minneapolis apartment.

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to take control of the Hennepin County Medical Center's overseeing body amid a financial crisis for the healthcare center.

MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County vocational counselor was allowed to return to work after bailing out of jail following charges of violent stalking and burglary filed in Hennepin County. Dedrick Mays, 53, is accused of escalating stalking behavior in April after an on-again, off-again girlfriend of 18 months broke up with him.

In the largest employment settlement in county history, the Hennepin County Board agreed to pay $1.6 million to former veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy. Sweasy alleged in a whistleblower lawsuit that she was forced out of her career by Hennepin County Attorneys Mike Freeman and Mary Moriarty because she objected to the handling of criminal charges against three of the police officers involved in

Hennepin County commissioners said they are watching how local governments nationwide are scrambling to establish similar isolation sites, including Seattle’s King County, where officials ...

Court documents show the 18-year-old St. Paul man was charged with criminal vehicular homicide in Hennepin County on Monday.

Tuesday to retake control of the nonprofit that runs HCMC and its clinics after years of budget problems, moving to prevent a closure of the safety-net hospital in downtown Minneapolis. The controversial move dissolves the Hennepin Healthcare System board of community volunteers that was created in 2007 to oversee the hospital’s day-to-day operations.