The trial for DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell is currently scheduled to begin Jan. 27, but in a filing on Friday, her attorneys asked to continue proceedings until after May 19, 2025.

With the Senate tied 33-33 after the death of Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, Mitchell’s absence would give Republicans a momentary majority of 33-32 in the Senate.

Woodbury, wants to delay her burglary trial until after the legislative session, creating a potential political headache for her Democratic-Farmer-Labor colleagues, who are currently deadlocked 33-33 with Republicans in the upper chamber as the Jan.

Mitchell’s trial is scheduled to start Jan. 27 in Becker County District Court and she asked that her trial be delayed until the first available date after May 19.

Minnesota DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell has filed a motion to delay a trial stemming from burglary charges in Becker County until after the 2025 legislative session.

Lawyers for DFL state Sen. Nicole Mitchell filed a motion Friday that seeks to postpone her Becker County burglary trial until late spring, citing case law that allows legal proceedings to be postponed for legislators until after the session ends.

Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell is asking if her burglary trial can be put on pause until after the upcoming legislative session. WCCO's Caroline Cummings has the story.

Just a few days before the session’s start, Sen. Nicole Mitchell is requesting her trial be pushed back so she can focus on her duties as a legislator