The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a former nurse convicted of encouraging suicide in online chatrooms. Fifty-year-old William Melchert-Dinkel of Faribault was convicted of two counts of aiding suicide in the deaths of 32-year-old Mark Drybrough, of Coventry, England, who hanged himself in 2005; and 18-year-old Nadia Kajouji, of Brampton, Ontario, who jumped into a frozen river in 2008.

The State Patrol says a driver in Maplewood pulled his vehicle over, got out, and lay down in the highway in front of an oncoming truck. It's the third time in three months in the Twin Cities that an apparent suicide has involved stepping in front of Interstate traffic.

The 24 suicides among Minnesota National Guard members since 2007 are more than in any other state's Guard. But Adjutant General Rick Nash says not all of those suicides were related to military service. Nash says the trend in the Guard reflects an increase in suicides among Minnesotans generally.

Investigators are looking into whether harassment had a role in the death of a 13-year-old Kasson-Mantorville Middle School student. The Rochester Post Bulletin reports Rachel Ehmke parents believe bullying pushed her to commit suicide Sunday.

Rachel Ehmke's parents believe bullying pushed the 7th grader to take her own life this past weekend. Dodge County investigators are now looking into whether those claims had a role in the death of the 13-year-old Kasson-Mantorville Middle School student.

The Supreme Court has ruled criminal sexual conduct charges can not be refiled against Michael Sahr. The St. Cloud Times reports a district court judge dismissed charges against the 33-year-old when his lawyer pointed out a mistake. Prosecutors argue the dismissal is equivalent to a mistrial.