The felony case could threaten the DFL senator’s career and the political balance of the Minnesota Senate, which her party controls by a single vote.

The defense team of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell has rested its case on Friday in her burglary trial, and closing arguments have begun.The Democratic senator is pleading not guilty to first-degree burglary and possessing burglary theft or tools in connection to a break-in at her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home in April 2024.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The felony burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, has revealed police missteps in the investigation into the alleged April 22, 2024, break-in of her stepmother’s home.