Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Meriel Lester, current assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney’s Office criminal division, as a district court judge. Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall ...

LITTLE FALLS — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, June 24, announced the appointment of Meriel Lester as a district court judge in Minnesota’s 7th Judicial District. Lester will be replacing the ...

After the website shut downs, it took law enforcement a little time to figure out where people were going next, said Meriel Lester, assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney's Office criminal ...

The county attorney's office tries to take in 30 to 40 people at a time in the domestic violence court, Lester said. For Kendall, defining success of the court is simple: "homicide prevention ...