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Abby Simons

Reporter | Hennepin County courts

Phone: 612-673-4921

Abby joined the Star Tribune in 2008 and has covered the courts since 2011. She has also worked as a general assignment and police reporter.

Minnesota moves to bar farmer from selling raw milk, other foods

Officials say Alvin Schlangen sold food without proper license.

Updated: April 05, 2013, - 09:35 PM

The baby fell – and then Plymouth parents’ real pain began

Little Caleb Slaven fell about two feet from his carrier to a concrete patio, triggering a two-month legal ordeal for the Slavens — with Hennepin County officials eventually admitting they made a mistake — that lays bare the risks and ambiguities of child protection law.

Updated: April 03, 2013, - 06:48 AM

Minneapolis teen pleads guilty to drive-by shootings

An alleged teenage gang founder who was tried as an adult because of his violent past has pleaded guilty to...

Updated: April 02, 2013, - 08:39 PM

HIV case headed to Minnesota Supreme Court draws national interest

At issue is a 17-year-old Minnesota law that criminalizes transmission of the disease.

Updated: March 30, 2013, - 12:19 AM

Plymouth foster parents, not family, get custody of kids

The State Supreme Court ruled that relatives should get first consideration, but not preference, when it comes to adoptions.

Updated: March 27, 2013, - 09:41 PM

Apple Valley man beaten to death pursuing his dream in Mexico

The 38-year-old Apple Valley native reassured his parents that he was safe among the locals he befriended and employed to help him build the house by hand in a land where good-paying jobs were scarce. They were like family, he said, and he trusted them.

Updated: March 26, 2013, - 08:16 AM