Political control of the Minnesota Senate could be up for grabs following Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's conviction on felony burglary charges. The latest: The first-term senator from Woodbury is facing growing pressure to resign in the wake of Friday's guilty verdict,

A state senator from Minnesota has been found guilty of burglary and breaking into her stepmother's home after a week-long trial.

After about three hours of deliberations, the jury found Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. She told police right after her arrest that she went there to search for her father’s ashes and other mementos, but tried to back away from that story on the witness stand.