marijuana

DULUTH - Two Texas residents were charged this week with attempting to transport 62 pounds of marijuana through Carlton County. Jorge Gutierrez-Salazar, 24, faces a felony charge of third-degree possession of a controlled substance, while Graciela Yadit Medrano, 21, is charged with...

WORTHINGTON -- A 16-year-old boy is facing charges after being involved in a marijuana bust with his father more than a year ago. The father served 60 days in jail for his part in the drug deal. The complaint states Fernando Dominguez Jr. pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree controlled...

WORTHINGTON -- Bail was set at $20,000 Friday for a woman who was charged with fifth-degree controlled substance possession, methamphetamine-related crime involving children and possession of a small amount of marijuana. Rishaunna Ilene Kluever, 25, of Worthington, was arrested Wednesday...

Bills making it legal for severely ill Minnesotans to use marijuana to ease their pain continues moving through the House and Senate. Both bills await further committee hearings after passing earlier tests. The Senate version passed the Judiciary Committee 4-3 Tuesday night. "I...

LUVERNE -- Charges were filed Monday against Jasper couple Michael and Kerry Vos, who were arrested Friday on charges of drug possession. Each faces two counts of fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and possession of a small amount of marijuana. Authorities were contacted...

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa -- Tyler Reed Monge, 24, of Sioux Falls, S.D., pled guilty Thursday to an accommodation offense, a serious misdemeanor. The charge stems from a May 22 incident in which Monge sold two ounces of marijuana to a confidential informant in Rock Rapids. Monge was arrested...

For the second time in two months, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department has busted a large marijuana growing operation. Only this time there was an arrest. Mario Cuevas-Alvarez, 31, address unknown, was apprehended Monday after a brief chase in a wooded area in the Town of Salem...

WORTHINGTON -- James Matthew Naab of rural Worthington, charged in early August with possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, made a court appearance Tuesday in Nobles County District Court for a contested omnibus hearing, with his attorney arguing the legality of the search warrant...

BEMIDJI - A 52-year-old Lake George man was arrested Thursday after about 220 growing marijuana plants and about 60 pounds of processed marijuana were seized on his property. The Hubbard County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from investigators of the Cass County Sheriff's Office,...

JACKSON -- A Jackson man is facing a fifth-degree controlled substance charge after a search of his home turned up marijuana, guns and cash. Duane Badgley, 53, made his first appearance in court Thursday, when bond was set at $10,000. According to a press release from Jackson...

WINDOM -- The Windom man charged in connection with a large marijuana grow operation in rural Windom has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months incarceration and three years of supervised release, along with $2,500 in fines. Marlin Dale Negen was arrested in late September...

SLAYTON -- A Slayton man has avoided a two-day trial on drug charges by entering into a plea agreement with the state. Travis Schwarz, 22, whose trial was to begin this week, will serve less than a year in a local jail for his part in a marijuana grow operation discovered last f...

SLAYTON -- Robin Hope Easterday, 24, of Fulda, pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Murray County District Court to a fifth-degree controlled substance charge stemming from a marijuana grow operation investigation.