A St. Charles mayoral candidate will remain on the ballot despite two felony drug convictions. Stephen Thomas Conlin will be sentenced in December after a jury found him guilty of third-degree marijuana sale and fifth-degree possession of marijuana last week. The charges stem from a 2010 raid on his home and downtown barbershop where authorities confiscated more than 17 pounds of pot, marijuana plants, cash and firearms.

KSTP reports Brandon Granger admits to selling and distributing cocaine since October 2009. Lawrence Wajda, another Minneapolis firefighter, is also accused of possessing and selling methamphetamine.

Authorities have busted what they say is certainly the first high-grade "party drug" lab they've found in Ramsey County, and it might be the first in Minnesota, according to the Pioneer Press. The residents of a St. Paul apartment are accused of breaking down prescription drugs, removing components and combining them with other chemicals to create what authorities refer to as "party drugs."

Students at the University of Minnesota tell the Star Tribune that the use of legal and illegal prescription drugs has become common on campus, and a new study says one in four adults fake symptoms to get drugs, news that has some doctors calling for tougher screening tests.

Authorities are ordering a top-to-bottom security review after uncovering an alleged smuggling operation that fed drugs to patients at a state treatment center. The Star Tribune says one patient has been charged, three other suspects are in jail and police have arrest warrants for two more people in the Twin Cities. Officials ordered the review after a patient suffered an overdose that put her in a coma.

The Sherburne County Drug Task Force arrested Rose McEachern Wednesday morning during a raid. Investigators found $30,000, 71 firearms, and an assortment of narcotics during their search of the 28-year-old's home.