Jonathan Kuehl, Carol Mitchell's biological son, was the first witness to testify for the defense. Kuehl said he met his birth mother around 2003, and he met Nicole Mitchell years later, around 2008,

Testimony will continue Wednesday in the trial for a Democratic Minnesota state senator accused of burglarizing her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home.

Attorneys for the state of Minnesota and for Sen. Nicole Mitchell each outlined their positions in opening arguments for the trial Tuesday morning, July 15. The first witnesses took the stand.