The law was changed in 1993 to mandate a life sentence without parole for anyone who kills a police officer, but Timothy Eling was sentenced under the old law, and the state's corrections commissioner says Eling is qualified for parole under those rules. But one lawmaker says he thinks the commissioner had discretion to deny parole.

A man who murdered an Oakdale police officer in 1982 is now on parole.The Star Tribune reports the decision by the Department of Corrections may be unprecedented. 63-year old Timothy Eling served 29 years for killing Richard Walton, who was moonlighting as a security guard at hospital when he was shot.

GOP leaders sent a request to Gov. Dayton Friday asking for more information on the recent paroles of two convicted murderers. Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants a legislative hearing to review the two paroles of Timothy Eling -convicted of a 1982 cop killing- and John Scruggs- believed to have ordered the execution of a teenage girl.

Seven juvenile killers who were sentenced to life without parole in Minnesota could be set free, KSTP reports. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life without parole is unconstitutional for juveniles. One of the cases in Minnesota involves Madhi Ali who was 17 when he gunned down three men at the Seward Market in South Minneapolis. Michael Swanson of St. Louis Park is also guaranteed another hearing after killing two convenience store clerks in Iowa.

Clarence Opheim has spent nearly 19 years in Minnesota's sex offender program. Now a court has ordered his release to a halfway house. Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson says she didn't fight the order because it's consistent with state law.

Officials say the president plans to formally announce that states seeking to drop parts of the law can apply for waivers. Cassellius submitted Minnesota's waiver request last month.

Some residents were surprised and upset to learn that while they might own their land, they don’t own what’s under the surface. Laws dating to the 1870s allow the state to own the minerals under property owners' land. Gov. Dayton says the state is taking time out to reconsider the rules.