A Brainerd man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child and received probation in Crow Wing County District Court. He accepted a plea agreement in August 2025 and was sentenced on January 7, 2026.

A 27-year-old Honduran man received a 16-year prison sentence for stabbing a teenager in the hand in Lowell. Legal authorities confirmed that this term represents the toughest penalty authorized by his plea deal.